Its all over, another Xmas has come and gone. Did you get what you want? Welp it doesn't matter cause really you could be out buying in on these amazing boxing day sales right now! As I gotten older and maybe wiser I started to realize that last sentences don't matter. I mean actually I knew that a long while back but let me get down to Xmas and what is really about.....
Do you remember what you got last Christmas or the one before that?? Presents are for kids. I mean yes it is a big deal then. I remember just waiting to open my Santa present. But even as a kid something better was always coming. My cousins! We would go over or they would come over and it was soooo much fun. I think that was maybe when I started to there was more to Xmas.
Then I moved away, it solidified it. Coming home it didn't freaking matter what was under that tree. It meant 2 things. Time off! So that was super awesome. But more than that it meant I got to see family. My parents, grandparents and brothers. I remember going with my grandpa to buy a couple bottles of wine and maybe a bottle of whiskey, when I was 18ish. I remember going with my uncle a few years to different pubs or to friends houses. Just to "spread cheer" Wrapping my dads gifts or a few years later sitting with mom in her closet wrapping everyone's gifts. Or after opening gifts, doing things. Like making a skating rink on one of ponds. Playing games with my brothers. Prepping a crazy big meal! All things for a few days done, just spending time with family. So lets put that down, family that is part of the real meaning of Xmas.
Know what else there is? Charity. We should really do this all year round, but people don't. Or not as much. I mean sure we will toss a few bucks here and there BUT for me at least I give more at Xmas. We often go to a Christmas Carol and give money to the actors after when they are raising money. I bought extra food at Safeway to drop in the bins. Some offices do things like toonies to wear ugly Xmas sweaters. People are out with those bells and people actually open the wallets for them. Why is that? Why are people more generous at Xmas? I mean including myself maybe we could all do a tiny bit more all year. Wouldn't that make the world a bit better of a place? So lets put that as something important and great about Xmas. Charity
Hey remember a few days ago when you were nicer? Ya that was good. I was to. I dunno if it cause people have family coming, time off or what but people in general seem nicer leading up to the big day. Then comes Boxing day and we all go back to the grumpy people we were before. I blame boxing day sales but who knows.... So maybe that is something else we could work on doing all year, being a bit more kind.
I am going to put out only 1 thing kinda political in this blog. Who gives a fuck what people say? I say Merry Christmas cause that's what I like. As long as you don't have an issue with me saying that then we are good! You wanna say happy holidays that's fine to. You don't wanna say anything, cool. All I ask is you respect the same back. Here in Canada we have done Christmas for what a couple hundred years??? So ya that's our deal, fuck you if you have an issue. We will put up trees, sing carols and all that jazz. I am not asking that you take part, I am simply asking you respect what we do. Same as if I was in a country that didn't have Christmas. I wouldn't try and push it on them. Can't we as a nation just be happy for each other at this (and all) times of the year? Also some of you people on twitter make me laugh. Just stop for a day, politics, bickering, everything. I can't believe for one day we can't just all get along. I had to respond to one person, so yes that was annoying but really I had to lol....... When your spreading hate on Xmas I can't deal with it!
So there ya go, that's all I can say about Christmas. It seems to bring out the best, charity, kindness, family, friends. Why can't we just do that year round?
Do you remember what you got last Christmas or the one before that?? Presents are for kids. I mean yes it is a big deal then. I remember just waiting to open my Santa present. But even as a kid something better was always coming. My cousins! We would go over or they would come over and it was soooo much fun. I think that was maybe when I started to there was more to Xmas.
Then I moved away, it solidified it. Coming home it didn't freaking matter what was under that tree. It meant 2 things. Time off! So that was super awesome. But more than that it meant I got to see family. My parents, grandparents and brothers. I remember going with my grandpa to buy a couple bottles of wine and maybe a bottle of whiskey, when I was 18ish. I remember going with my uncle a few years to different pubs or to friends houses. Just to "spread cheer" Wrapping my dads gifts or a few years later sitting with mom in her closet wrapping everyone's gifts. Or after opening gifts, doing things. Like making a skating rink on one of ponds. Playing games with my brothers. Prepping a crazy big meal! All things for a few days done, just spending time with family. So lets put that down, family that is part of the real meaning of Xmas.
Know what else there is? Charity. We should really do this all year round, but people don't. Or not as much. I mean sure we will toss a few bucks here and there BUT for me at least I give more at Xmas. We often go to a Christmas Carol and give money to the actors after when they are raising money. I bought extra food at Safeway to drop in the bins. Some offices do things like toonies to wear ugly Xmas sweaters. People are out with those bells and people actually open the wallets for them. Why is that? Why are people more generous at Xmas? I mean including myself maybe we could all do a tiny bit more all year. Wouldn't that make the world a bit better of a place? So lets put that as something important and great about Xmas. Charity
Hey remember a few days ago when you were nicer? Ya that was good. I was to. I dunno if it cause people have family coming, time off or what but people in general seem nicer leading up to the big day. Then comes Boxing day and we all go back to the grumpy people we were before. I blame boxing day sales but who knows.... So maybe that is something else we could work on doing all year, being a bit more kind.
I am going to put out only 1 thing kinda political in this blog. Who gives a fuck what people say? I say Merry Christmas cause that's what I like. As long as you don't have an issue with me saying that then we are good! You wanna say happy holidays that's fine to. You don't wanna say anything, cool. All I ask is you respect the same back. Here in Canada we have done Christmas for what a couple hundred years??? So ya that's our deal, fuck you if you have an issue. We will put up trees, sing carols and all that jazz. I am not asking that you take part, I am simply asking you respect what we do. Same as if I was in a country that didn't have Christmas. I wouldn't try and push it on them. Can't we as a nation just be happy for each other at this (and all) times of the year? Also some of you people on twitter make me laugh. Just stop for a day, politics, bickering, everything. I can't believe for one day we can't just all get along. I had to respond to one person, so yes that was annoying but really I had to lol....... When your spreading hate on Xmas I can't deal with it!
So there ya go, that's all I can say about Christmas. It seems to bring out the best, charity, kindness, family, friends. Why can't we just do that year round?
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