The tree is ready, stockings are filled, packages to be wrapped, Christmas sweater on, Christmas movie on, cinnamon candle on, everything surrounding us is bright, enlightening and heart-warming.
Last friday was our christmas dinner, friends at home, fondue on the stove, pinata stuffed with candies and not-so-candies like gifts, gifts and Elf. Christmas is about that, not about going to the mall and buying, no I'm just coming back from there and seeing people rushing... This is not my christmas. My christmas is about sending people letters and packages that will make their heart go wwwwweeeeeeeee up and down booom booom boooom, eyes filled with stars of happiness and surprise: this is christmas.
When you can touch someone, with a word, with an attention, with an invitation, it's all that matters.
There are two things in Canada, (good and bad): the malls and the family time.
On my way back home, I caught myself looking and laughing at kids falling over and over on the ice rink, uptown waterloo. This was one of my favorite moment today. Looking at that little girl, trying to ice-skate, with her brother and her mommy. Canada: where the kids know how to ice-skate before walking. This moment was what I preferred compared to the comments I could hear in the mall: "What can I buy him/her? What do you think she/he will like?" Use your brain or at least your heart, not your wallet... These tow kids were just enjoying their moment. We, adults, sometimes forget how to enjoy Christmas, but we can learn again...
So I hope everyone will enjoy their sharing time, it's not about pretending who you want to be or who you think people think you are. It's about family, good times, fun times. It's about sharing what you know will make the other happy. It's deeper than just exchanging gifts, it's about our time together separated, away or together.
Merry Christmas everyone : Love From Canada
Coleeeeeny out ==>
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