December is here and we're in full swing of the holiday season. Many of us have begun to participate in the madness that proceeds Christmas. There are Christmas parties to attend, goodies to bake, decorations to go up, shopping to complete and somewhere in there we hopefully find a little time to try and relax just a bit, oh and actually enjoy the holiday itself.
The Christmas season (or better yet the presents and party season) can easily be one of the most stressful times of the year. The amazing marketing schemes stores put out there can make us hyper to find the best deals for Christmas gifts, we struggle to not overspend, although many of us do and are left paying off Christmas debt for months to come, because for some reason we still see that the best gifts show how much we love someone (which in our hearts we know isn't true). We want to enjoy the season, but with all of the holiday activities most of us find ourselves simply exhausted and frankly by the time Christmas day rolls around we're thankful it's done and over with and we don't have to think about it until the next year.
It's sad. Our desire to have more, more, more and the inability to say NO to all the festivities, the shopping, the overdoing it, leaves us unable to truly remember what the point of this season is. CHRIST, His birth, His life on Earth. This season is not about Santa Claus, reindeer's, elves, the biggest and best presents, etc.
The Christmas season (or better yet the presents and party season) can easily be one of the most stressful times of the year. The amazing marketing schemes stores put out there can make us hyper to find the best deals for Christmas gifts, we struggle to not overspend, although many of us do and are left paying off Christmas debt for months to come, because for some reason we still see that the best gifts show how much we love someone (which in our hearts we know isn't true). We want to enjoy the season, but with all of the holiday activities most of us find ourselves simply exhausted and frankly by the time Christmas day rolls around we're thankful it's done and over with and we don't have to think about it until the next year.
It's sad. Our desire to have more, more, more and the inability to say NO to all the festivities, the shopping, the overdoing it, leaves us unable to truly remember what the point of this season is. CHRIST, His birth, His life on Earth. This season is not about Santa Claus, reindeer's, elves, the biggest and best presents, etc.
