Why Even Bother with All That Holiday Stuff?

How the Grinch Visited and Almost Stayed
This year I’m noticing what may be a disturbing event in my neighborhood.




This year I’m noticing what may be a disturbing event in my neighborhood. Although I celebrate another holiday of the season, Chanukah, I find I’m really missing the usual Christmas decorations along my street. I’m not seeing an array of cheery holiday lights this year.

Yesterday I realized I was beginning to look for them, remembering where they were and who put them up last year. And truthfully, it’s beginning to worry me a little. I’m really hoping this is not a trend and that I’m going to get a little fire glowing by saying "I really miss the lights."

In this the darkest time of the year, the dark of the sun and the dark of the moon, moods can darken as well. So why even bother to light the lights, decorate the house, and expend all the effort of preparation, shopping and cooking?

Maybe just for this year, you decide you won’t participate in the madness. You know, putting up all of those lights just for the few short days of the holiday season, the crowds at the mall, the idiotic spending, and trying to find just the right gift to please Uncle Jack. Come on. Admit it. You’ve thought about skipping the madness, haven’t you?

Is your mood getting darker? Is the holiday music getting on your nerves? What about the bone-chilling cold outside? Maybe the hibernating bear in you is begging to just crawl into a cave and stay there. Want some good advice? Don’t ever listen to that bear.

Call it light therapy, retail therapy, group therapy or call it by any other name, but help decorate your block with the lights of the season, trim the Christmas tree, light the lights of Chanukah, Participate in parties. Bake cookies. Fill your home with light-hearted music and savory fragrances.

Fight the darkness in every way that you can.

This is what distinguishes us from the animal kingdom. We have the power to make choices that will improve our moods, our friendships and our communities. At the moment of the darkest sun and the darkest moon, we have the power to light up that darkness.

Light just one candle.

Happy Holidays to you and yours,


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