UNWRAPPING DECEMBER


"In the end, just three things matter:
How well we have lived.
How well we have loved.
How well we have learned to let go."
Jack Kornfield

Hello December!!! Only three weeks and a few days until Christmas day. My holiday decorations are all set to come out, and once again walls and halls with be festively festooned. Holidays past always come to mind, and it isn't the presents or money spent that come to mind, but the friends, family and love that fill my memory. I remember the first Christmas on my own, in a one-bedroom apartment with soda crates for tables, and cinderblocks with wooden planks over them for bookcases. Not much money to go around, but great fun, great times, and love and joy in the air.

How is your holiday season unfolding? Are your friends and family nearby? Are you new to town, but reaching out to neighbors to share some holiday cheer? I think back to years when I have been included in holiday plans, and how special it was to be included, and I try to do the same, by paying it forward.

In the world today we must remember that simple acts of kindness to our fellow human beings is the biggest and most lasting gift we can share with the world.


"“Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” — The Grinch Who tole Christmas,   --Dr. Seuss


From my heart to yours--live, love, and let go of fear, resentment, or anything that blocks forgiveness. Release the hold that any of these things may have upon you, and then, from this moment on, let Love lead the way.
Love, and Light,
Rev Sandy Smith




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