The Grinch, Santa, Jesus, Ebenezer, You and Me too
With all of the crazy hurrying around that this season entails, December is still a time when we pause, even if ever so briefly, to reflect on all that the year has meant to each of us. It is a time when we can look forward to creating new beginnings in the coming New Year. December is filled with the wonder of imagination…
This month holds a host of meanings for each of us. In contemplating the last twelve months, I am, reminded how all holidays are not about The Events, the presents, the parties, or even—the memories. When we remove the lovely ornamentation's from our lives, the Wrapping’s and the Trimmings, we discover the real treasures that we give to each other and in that gift alone, we uncover the true significance of each holiday. How we give, why we give and how we relate and share who we are is always a presence worth celebrating.
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This time of year we remember who the Grinch’s in our lives are and how we wish for them to be—less-so. We are reminded of a certain baby in a manger and how he grew into a man who had integrity, love, hope and a peace that he carried within himself—for all the world. He embodied and recognized in himself the very soul that resides in each one of us. Perhaps he arrived, simply to remind us of Who We Truly Are. He saw, without doubt, that we all share the same Goodness; the same Love and the same Body…
December also brings (some of us) another kind of man. A burly man who bears a constant smile, rosy cheeks and a colorful red outfit. While he surprises –some of us with gifts, he is a model of consistent joy, spirit and giving—a beautiful symbol of how we can be for others and ourselves—all year long …
December is a time when we remember, Ebenezer Scrooge and perhaps even the Scrooge in all-of-us (?) Could we be? Are we? Were we—ever? Ebenezer reminds us of how fleeting our-time-here- is and how technology is making it even more the quicker. He learned the value of Present Moment and how it could create a nightmare for his future (and ours). He gained immediate insight into the value of life (his and others), one very long, cold and lonely night as he saw clearly how the past and the future collide. If we want them to collide well— we must pay close attention to how we live in our present…
Ebenezer is our subconscious voice and stopwatch, ticking, ticking, ticking and alerting us to: Wake up! Wake Up! Wake up—before it is too late... For when he did awaken from his past and future, the very next morning he became: Sharing, Giving & Love.
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It is with humble gratitude that I write these holiday thoughts. At the close of every year my wish for everyone in my life is that we will be blessed with another year together—that the New Year will bring us more living, more love and more Time…
Merry Every Thing
Wonder-filled.