It's A Wonderful Life
Personal quirk: I always love Christmas.
It's hard to do sometimes, but I make damn sure I always love it.
There's an old Hungarian saying: "the best way to become wealthy is to appear as if you already are". That saying percolates through a lot of other wisdom; Dennis Prager's "The best way to be happy is to act happy" (I'm paraphrasing); Laura Schlesinger's "the best way to save a relationship gone sour is to live like it hasn't gone sour" (again, paraphrasing).
Christmas can be a stressful time. And yet I consciously refuse to let it feel that way - because if you can't hold this season sacred (figuratively and theologically), then what can you?
There are times - chasing from store to store looking for the right thing, seeing my checking account balance plummet, wrestling with trees (which is my least-favorite part of the season) - that it's hard to keep this in mind. But keep it in mind I do - consciously repeating "It's Christmas" at times, which actually helps a lot.
Upshot; for the past several years, Christmas, even with all its' stresses and pace and petty irritations - has been a wonderful thing.
As I hope it is for all of you. Last year I took a week off for Christmas, to go visit my family in North Dakota. I'm not doing that this year - not a formal break or anything - but posting will be light and possibly nonexistant through the weekend. But in case we don't talk about it - I hope you have a Merry Christmas (Chanukkah, Ramadan, solstice, or day of sluggardly football-watching), and one that you're glad you had.
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December 22, 2005 12:37 PM
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Mitch revealed:
"Laura Schlesinger's "the best way to save a relationship gone sour is to live like it hasn't gone sour" (again, paraphrasing)."
Ah, that explains your continued support of Bush. Keep your chin up, little buckaroo! Don't think about the war, New Orleans, the deficit, the grand juries...
Posted by: angryclown at December 22, 2005 12:18 PMAlso, happiness, like love, is a decision you make. Just like anger.
Posted by: Kermit at December 22, 2005 12:24 PMHappy Holidays Mitch! Season's Greetings all you right-wing knuckleheads!
Posted by: angryclown at December 22, 2005 12:35 PMYou bet, Kermit.
Rush also has a similar phrase... words to the effect of, "you say there are bad times, and that's fine but I don't wish to participate".
Even Souch has a similar phrase... again words to the effect of, "they want you to disbelieve what you eyes tell you"
Posted by: badda-blogger at December 22, 2005 02:52 PMAnd a greeting duly filtered for political, religious, affectional, gender and social propriety to you and yours (not to imply ownership but merely an outdated, sexist affirmation of affectional orientation and familial grouping, of which this greeting recognizes, respects and cherishes all variants without regard to race, gender, orientation, and I apologize for having given any impression otherwise) this season, AC!
Posted by: mitch at December 22, 2005 03:42 PMAnd a Happy Christmahannukwanzivus and Pastafarian New Year to all of you, too.
Or Merry Christmas, if that's not too offensive.
Unless you're someone I'd like to offend who would be offended by "Merry Christmas". In that case, Merry Christmas!
I think.
If you are someone whom I'd like to offend but are not offended by either the first one (too hard to retype) or Merry Christmas, you'll have to take the thought for the deed.
Sorry.
Posted by: Doug Sundseth at December 22, 2005 06:19 PMAngry Clown is the Saddam Hussein of the War on Xmas. I'd better get going - all those presents and trees to steal, after all.
And if that frikken Cindy Lou Who gets in my way, this year I'm taking her down.
Posted by: angryclown at December 22, 2005 06:35 PMMerry Christmas, Mitch.
Posted by: mike at December 22, 2005 06:52 PMMerry Christmas also to all of you.
May God Bless and Keep you safe. May the warmth and glow of the Menorah show the joy and laughter to one and all.
May the Prince of Peace guide your path toward understanding, and may hate hold no place in your heart.
PB
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