Tonight I put lights on the tree as J and the gilrs spent time at the library, this is a good thing because if anyone has read my blog lately you know what happens when extreme ammounts of frustration ensue, If you're wondering check out Thanksgiving Days post as well as the comment left if you are the person who left it well at least you know who you are" Anyway I'm putting the lights on and the kids are not here which is a good thing because I usually tend to lose my temper and get hurt at least once or twice dont ask it usually involves my foot stepping down on the wrong end of a piece of the tree. Anyway as I was going through this a couple of interesting things came to mind.
1. I did not lose it, in fact it was a nice quiet night and I put the tree together and put the lights on and no bad thoughts at all, I also put some christmas music on which I have not wanted to do all month. So thats a good thing as well.
2. So listening to Harry I heard him singing a song called I come with Love. If you haven't heard it I suggest you do. A person who does not profess faith singing a song that so adequatly portrays what Christmas is all about really helped me gain a bit more perspective about the season. Not saying I'm into it but this was a nice thing to hear. Means that I still have a spot that can be softened toward the 25. Still it also got me to thinking.
3. Charlie Brown was a chump. I know we all love that special, it is in fact the way I learned the Christmas Story word for word but still think about it. It's another spot in life where mediocrity is ok. Where doing less than the best job that can be done is rewarded because we're all ok right. He messed it up. He got a cruddy tree and in the end it was all ok because everyone realized that it was the thought that counted. He thought it could be made better and linus says at the end "it's not a bad little tree" except it was a bad little tree. Just becuase they all sing hark the herald angels sing does not change the fact that the tree was crappy. I know I know when they loved it and decorated it, it was fabulous but be realistic. If there is not someting there it's not going to be put there with a song and a little "love."
Whats this mean well to me it means all of us especially me have bought into this idea that were good enough, were smart enought and doggonnit people like us. Well it's not so it's not the way it is. The wisemen brought gifts of gold, francinsense, and myrrh. These were thought out precious gifts. Not emotional feel good gifts.
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oops. that should have been from me...
Harry really is quite nice at Christmas time. You know, I've not been a huge fan of Christmas for the last several years. But this year I've had a change of heart.
It doesn't matter anymore what the world does at Christmas. And all the decorations are not bad things. But when I really celebrate Christmas for what it should be - the rest of it doesn't matter so much.
So, I can enjoy my childhood memories, while not trying to reproduce them. I can enjoy the lights and music, while not grasping at them like they will saave me from the rest of the year...
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