I asked you several weeks ago how you feel about the holidays. Here were your options:1) MAGICAL! I LOVE IT ALL!
2) Family time is great- I love seeing Uncle Jack (Daniels)
3) Who cares as long as there are presents?
4) I'm ambivalent and/or in denial.
The majority of you are saps. 66% of you think this time of year is magical. 16% of you are cynical lushes (Uncle Jack, you know who you are). And the rest of you are smart enough to recognize you're in denial- which tells me that you probably spend the holidays on the rocks, but keep all your turmoil locked inside just long enough to exchange what you got for what you actually want.
Really, though, the holidays always end up with one sentiment: gratitude. We may be grateful for having survived four quarters of economic hardship, or a semester at college. We might be grateful for some cool weather, and the opportunity to break out the sweaters we've been eyeing since July. Often, we are grateful for family and friends. Or we are grateful for having survived them. As the angel Clarence writes at the end of "It's a Wonderful Life": Remember, no man is lost who has friends. Wait, that's not it... Oh- here it is:
Every time a martini shaker rings, an angel gets his (or her) wings.
Thank goodness for that ending!
ReplyDeleteI was reading the post and I thought you were losing your edge and was about to seriously question the foundation of our friendship.