Simply..smaller gifts....

5/12/2017

..bigger donations. This has been the trend in our family in recent years.

I like it.

Arianna Huffington talks here about taking some time to disconnect from the world in order to connect with yourself, so that you can explore your values and know what you want to do.

I think that can apply to Christmas. Who needs the frantic stressful excess and commerce-driven experience that the media would have us believe is what Christmas is about? We do have a choice and we can choose to switch off both literally and metaphorically to all of that, and create our own meaningful and spiritual experiences, around this wonderful midwinter festival

Connecting with distant friends as I start to write the cards this evening.

NB I apologise if my replies to your comments are sometimes out of sync with the comment. I blame the system (but it might be me)!

4 Comments

cathy

5/12/2017 04:44:14 pm

I have definitely pared down what I give & therefore, my shopping. I only put out the few decorations I really like & not much baking. Doesn't sound much like Christmas, but what it's done for my peace of mind! I so enjoy sitting with the tree lights on, knitting or reading, listening to carols rather than frantically trying to get the next thing on the list done.

Freda

6/12/2017 02:31:03 am

Sounds like you are creating a little much needed 'peace in the world' Cathy.

Julia

6/12/2017 05:57:06 am

Our best christmases were always the ones where we did not have much money. Kondoing christmas over the last several has been the best thing ever. I am really happy to have a small tree, only my favorite ornaments, and nice flowers for the table. No need for surprise gifts. Family, together, means so much more to us. And what a relief to have dropped out of the obligatory social circuit of meaningless babble over cocktails and nibbles.

Freda

6/12/2017 02:06:31 pm

Simpler and yet simpler....

Simply..smaller gifts....

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