"Man o man! Thursday cannot get here soon enough!"
It seems like every day on every channel there is some "Dr. Feelgood" advising us on how to eliminate or reduce holiday stress. Way too much to do, and way too little time! And this year! This year we got robbed because of Turkey Day coming so late! Less days to shop, to bake, to decorate! No wonder I feel so out of sorts.
And this is exactly what drives many people nuts about this time of year. Here it is, one of the two holiest days of the Christian faith, and we are worried about everything except getting our hearts prepared. Instead of doing everything we do to stress the importance of Christmas, we are letting the ancillary fluff that surrounds this very special day, stress us. It happens year after year. I have talked to many who just want it to be over with so life can return to normal. It is so sad.
Christmas today reminds me of how we approach many weddings. Rather than focusing on the marriage, instead we focus on the wedding. That one event, which takes months and months of preparation, costs thousands of dollars, lasts less than a day, and then it is over. Like a wedding, Christmas has become an event, instead of the recognition of what it really is.
So to those who celebrate the reason for the season, Merry Christmas! It is truly a day of joy, promise and hope. For those who year after year get caught up in the hustle bustle, hubbub of the Christmas event, I also have good news. Thursday is only hours away, and then we won't have to worry about this again until Black Friday, 2014.
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