The Begnning of the End and the Beginning Again

Twinkle

Friendship, love, health, energy, enthusiasm and joy are things that make life worth living and exploring. ~ Denise Austin

It's that time of year.  The time when we are supposed to get all caught up in the magic of the season and to have good will towards mankind and all that jazz.  Well, there's one thing I have never fully understood about this time of year - and that is why do we have to be all those things this time of year.  Shouldn't we be doing all those good things every single day of the rest of the year too? 

I have always had mixed feelings about Christmas.  It's fun to see all the decorations go up and enjoy the twinkling of the lights on the trees.  It's fun to put away everyday items and put up Christmas decorations.  And then when it's time to put away those Christmas decorations I always put the old, everyday decorations up in a new way.  And that is fun.  To me, it's a sort of fresh beginning, but with all the old familiar things. 

And yet, for that month that they are put away, there are these items that move in for a bit.  They get brought out the same time every year.  They remind us of all the "good" things we should be doing . . . and then they get put away until next year.  And while they are gone, in those other 11 months of the year, do you continue the "good" things or do you pack them away until next year?

I hope I am not sounding to cynical or full of skepticism or such.  Actually I think I am quite the opposite.  I am ever hopeful.  The person that is always looking for the good and the rainbows and the unicorns (and glitter like Flo from the Progressive commercials says). 

And here is my hope on this the beginning of the last month of the year 2010 - that we, each of us, will carry forward from this day forward good tidings to all.  That we will look for the good, and especially in those times when finding the good is very hard to do.  That we will spread love and peace and joy.  And that as we are putting up our holiday decorations and listening to that very inspired music that we will commit to being who were are in this very moment for the upcoming year.

And please forgive me if my thoughts seem to be a little jumbled - I seem to have caught a wonderful winter cold - so is it me talking or the cold medicine?  I guess we'll never know.