Tis The Season

“Tis the season…”

Greetings folks and Happy Holidays! Most of us associate this time year as being joyful, promising and reflective, and as we should. The winter holidays are an opportunity for us to gather with family and friends, give gifts, show our gratitude for nearly a year of God’s favor, and reflect on all the things that make life worth living. However, this isn’t true for everyone. For every person that has their choice of houses to stop at, there’s someone who doesn’t have any. For everyone who has a tree full of presents, there’s someone who won’t get any. It’s easy to look at our lives and our prosperity and assume that most people, if not all, enjoy the same comforts as us. Perception is reality. Well the reality is, is there are a lot of men, women, and children, who celebrate the holidays alone, with no gifts, no food, and no bells to jingle.

For some, the holidays are a reminder of grief, suffering, and heartache. Imagine having broken up with your long-term partner and having to spend the holidays alone for the first time in forever. Imagine having lost a loved-one around the holidays, this time last year, or a previous year. Imagine, being homeless, depressed, hungry and unable to share in the joy.

I’m not going to put up the face of some homeless person or hungry kid and ask you to donate $9.95 a month to help feed them. I’m just trying to make you aware of something you may have otherwise been ignorant to. If this moves you to give a dollar to a homeless man on the street or buy a hungry person a sandwich, more power to you.

My true goal is to get you to think about your contacts, friends, and family who, for one reason or another, may have a rough holiday season. Maybe they lost their job, a loved one, are depressed, or are angry the Lakers didn’t sign CP3. Whatever their issue may be, take the time to call, text, email, or stop by and say hey, because you never know just how big of an impact you may be making.

Well, I hope everyone enjoys their holidays and get to spend some quality time with their friends and family. Merry ChristmasHannuKwanzaa! Until next time, Stay Up and Be Blessed!