Remember that the best things in life are not things at all. Yes, we all (or at least most of us) need to work to support our families, but too many of us get too consumed by that work that we forget about the families.ģ. “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans” is a line from a song that often plays in my head. Hectic lives can often get in the way of paying attention to the things that really matter. Be totally in love with everyone and everything. World and national events will still be there the day after Christmas.īy turning off the news, you will allow yourself to clear your minds and hearts so that you can …Ģ. There is enough going on in our own lives, every once in a while it can be refreshing to cut out the outside world.

Though I despise most of what social media has to offer, I found a nugget that I’m going to borrow to lighten moods and spread some holiday cheer. Some trolls on social media platforms can turn the most benign posting into an anti-Trump, anti-Obama or even and anti-G. Those who tend to spend too much time on social media know that it doesn’t take too long to get a livened debate of divisiveness. It almost seems like a rebranding of this still-great country may be fitting - the Divided States of America. The turmoil that used to be reserved for the international scene has crept into our country, state, even our neighborhoods. That’s how Linus finishes his soliloquy explaining the true meaning of Christmas to Charlie Brown in the Christmas classic.įinding peace on earth is difficult most every year, but it seems to be more allusive this year. “… and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

Images of peace on earth