I don't hate christmas anymore

[George]

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

[Jinyo]

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

[AlanLa]

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.

[Jinyo]

Happy 26th Al,

Willow

[Hoyu]

Happy Newton-mas!


Gassho,
George

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

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?9144-Christmas

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


Gassho,
Hoyu

[Daitetsu]

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!

[Amelia]

I feel almost the same way, LimoLama.