I don't hate christmas anymore

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  • George
    Member
    • Oct 2012
    • 25

    #16
    Al, Let's just ignore the Christian side of it and pretend that people are celebrating the anniversary or Sir Isaac Newton's birth instead.

    Happy Newton-mas!

    Gassho,
    George

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    • Jinyo
      Member
      • Jan 2012
      • 1957

      #17
      Al - I hope you made it through the day without feeling too bad.

      Truth is - Christmas is a difficult time for a whole raft of people.

      But ... you're right - resentment and anger is toxic. I'm happy for others who enjoy this time of year - breath a sigh of relief when its over - and look forward to New Years day which always feels like a clean page.

      Gassho

      Willow

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      • AlanLa
        Member
        • Mar 2008
        • 1405

        #18
        Thank you , Willow. Well said. I am no longer on the raft, but I can still see it from where I float, though with much less desire to get back to it:


        For me and my grinch years, the best holiday has been the 26th when it was all over, at last! And that is still fairly true.
        AL (Jigen) in:
        Faith/Trust
        Courage/Love
        Awareness/Action!

        I sat today

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        • Jinyo
          Member
          • Jan 2012
          • 1957

          #19
          Happy 26th Al,

          Willow

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          • Hoyu
            Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 2020

            #20
            Originally posted by George
            Happy Newton-mas!


            Gassho,
            George
            Ah Newton-mas! Once came up in this old thread...

            Worth a revisit because there are great discussions in it which relate. Personally, I love Jundo's perspective on celebrating them all!


            Gassho,
            Hoyu
            Ho (Dharma)
            Yu (Hot Water)

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            • Daitetsu
              Member
              • Oct 2012
              • 1154

              #21
              Christmas has always been more like a family reunion for me. One of those occasions when we all get together and talk, laugh and have fun. It was like that when I was a kid and now it is similar being a father. No religious meaning involved.
              Several friends of mine and I have made some pretty bad experiences with regards to overly eager Christians and Christian belief per se, so I am glad that I associate Christmas with family and not with the Christian belief system. (I am sorry that I can't be too cheery when it comes to the topic of Christianity.)

              Anyway, I hope you've had a wonderful time with your families and friends!
              no thing needs to be added

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              • Amelia
                Member
                • Jan 2010
                • 4985

                #22
                I feel almost the same way, LimoLama.
                求道芸化 Kyūdō Geika
                I am just a priest-in-training, please do not take anything I say as a teaching.

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