Have a little Season's Reasoning!

This was written on Dec. 22nd 2010; it was something I wanted to share.


I had a beautiful drive down the coast this morning to see my doctor. Along the road I normally take is a home that has a billboard. It normally proclaims that he's ordained to do marriages or during a political season, you'll see his extreme right views. Today his board read: "It is NOT Xmas! Keep Christ in Christmas."



WOW! Thanks for that. It makes me laugh because here is an extremely religious person, protesting a religious abbreviation. People like this see it as offensive to say Xmas, but they don't even know where the term comes from! The "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for "mass", while the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word translated as "Christ".



I find it amusing, but it's not the secularism of Christmas that I object to, after all it was originally a pagan holiday. I find issue with the commercialism of the season; Stores packed with Christmas items before thanksgiving, the rudeness of shoppers trying to get the best deal, and the massive amounts of money spent on gifts and food.



I try to focus on loving people and instilling kindness into my kids. We like to have fun and celebrate the holiday for what it is. We spend the time making home made crafts and cooking. I love Christmas/Xmas/Winter solstice/Hanukkah. I love to decorate and enjoy some of the music.



My advice this season? Love each other and enjoy the time spent together, everything else is just stuff.



MERRY XMAS!