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....snow, snow, snow, and more snow, everywhere in sight, the gentle wind cascading the blanket of white, through the crisp, clean air, in un-yielding, swirling waves.
...almost a shimmering, hypnotic pattern appears, a bright, transluscent flicker emerges, within this collage of density, outside, haunting you, mesmerizing you, as you let out, a deep sigh, and simply accept the luck, of what nature brings you, that day...
...nestled there, beneath, in the warmth inside, you truly feel the need, to go out in the cold, but you are somehow, able to justify, that for this special moment, it is a necessary stop, shutting it all down & taking it all in. Indeed, it feels like quite a nice respite, on the merry-go-round, of life.
...as the snow, continues, to tumble on down...
...and on this day...especially more than others, that long deep sigh, to relax & let go, felt especially so good, for so much of the oncoming, Christmas holiday season, remained ahead, for you, and for others...
...do you realize, in its more tranquil moments...the Christmas season is one of great joy, of seeing people we hardly see, of sharing our laughter, of bringing together a special harmony, in a way that warms our heart, immensely, and almost every single time, brings a tear to our eyes.
...but so much of the holiday season these days is a barrage of hustle & bustle, getting here, getting there, of beating people to the good deals, shoving people aside, clearing out a path, in a frenzy of un-necessary, extreme tensions...
...why has it come to this...why...why did we lose our simple...vision of harmony...of just taking it all in...of just feeling the essence of the Christmas, we cherished, deep within our soul...
...I suppose somewhere...somehow...we will attain this moment of peace...but it won't be for long...for the onslaught of getting ahead & going beyond...is a crazed calamity of obsessions, which has a grip on so many lives...during this perilously wicked, don't-stop-me-now, era...
....these fast-paced, I'm-on-a-roll, I-gotta-keep-going, times, have become the essence, of who we are, essentially, in the world, today...a force to reckon with, no doubt, yet we can only go on, for so long, at such a wretched, non-stop...don't tell me I look tired, I-know-I'm-tired, but-I'm-just-getting-started...reality...
...So, so, many, don't even realize this, that they have become, caught up, so quickly, so overwhelmingly, in a sharply, miserable, manic fury...
...somewhere along the way...the Christmas Machine, was...flash...flicked on...and then suddenly...whammy...our most illustrious American tradition, Christmas-Time, was rendered shockingly into a steep, steep, relentless challenge...of non-stop, chaos...for the masses to unknowingly endure...
...and ever since...every year...the pace quickens, faster and faster, the demands almost neverending, trying to acheive a maximum amount of goodness, at a cost of really showing who we are inside, who we really, really incredibly are...inside...
...envision...reaching back...reaching far, far back and finding ourselves, seems almost utterly impossible, doesn't it...because it hasn't been established as a true part of what the almighty Christmas Machine, allows...which in so, so many ways, elude-ing-ly, escapes us all, ...unfortunately......
...and maybe that is why, mother nature, has to step in, and send in the snow, send in the frigid cold and send us a sign that halting our ballistic patterns...is for our own good...
...it's not that anyone would realize all this, but maybe, just maybe, someone does. And maybe this someone is YOU..!!!
...you have the power to hold steady, to hold tight, to bring in the reigns, and slowly open up your restless mind, to lessen that heavy load, and caring-ly, carefully, reach further back and truly, truly find yourself, for the good of yourself and for the goodness of others, too.
...so this...this holiday season, why not create your own spectacular snowstorm, right there, in your own mind, a soothing, shimmering gathering of sparkling particles, dancing all about, right in front of your eyes, to slow you way, way down, until you find yourself wondrously still, even if it is on a bright, bright, sunny day or cloudy, cloudy night, even if it's not part of your seemingly endless, crushing agenda...
...please...without hesitation, immediately turn off that Christmas Machine, and for God's sake, settle down, and settle in, say good-bye to all those stresses, and let the world, slowly, and ever so gently, pass you right on by...
...and finally, I'd like to wrap up, this very unique, Christmas message, by saying, in conclusion, that...
...For amidst the constant chill, of the freezingly cold days & nights of December, the holiday spirit, always still, burns amazingly warm & bright, and brightly, it will forever glow, for all of us, to magically behold, within our wishful hearts and within our wishful dreams...for years and years and years...to come...Don't ever think twice about absorbing the moments of love, joy, and happiness, that come your way...feel them deeply, as much as you can...and then, give them back to others...because that is truly what the Christmas spirit, is all about...
* * MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE * *
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