Thursday, 05 January 2012

• Random Thoughts-"Glad to See The Holidays Go"

  When I was little, I lived for the holidays. Thanksgiving and Christmas were my favorite times of the year. It seemed like such a magical season  and everything seemed to sparkle. I loved seeing all the Christmas lights and the trees going up, I loved the anticipation of waiting for Christmas eve and Christmas morning to see what would be under the tree and the thrill of wrapping up my own presents for people and seeing the look on their faces as they opened them.  At holiday time I could feel the spirit of giving and goodwill in people.

  But, recently,  the holidays just seem to annoy me more every year. I notice the commercials starting right after Halloween and all the displays going up in the stores and the Christmas songs playing on the radio make me want to throw up.  I don't feel as happy around the holidays as I used to, and I just feel stressed out by the whole thing-having to find gifts and not knowing what to buy, feeling cranky in the shopping mall  instead of enjoying the whole experience, and  I wonder what has made me so jaded. Maybe the magic of Christmas really is just for the  young and I am seeing  it is all about selling and commercialism. What really bothers me is the black Friday rush where everyone goes out to get the best bargains. Most people are well behaved, but some people get really rude -people push and shove and pepper-spray their way through and it just seems so shallow and greedy to me. This year I had to really look deep down and to feel the true meaning of the holidays and push away the other stuff and not let it all get to me. But, for the first time that I can ever think of I am happy that the holidays are over. I used to be sad when January came and all the celebrating and parties were over and it was time to get back to normal. I never thought I would be a "bah-humbug" kind of person. 

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