Tis The Season

Reader Contribution by Lois Hoffman
Published on December 20, 2013
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Tis the season to shop till you drop, write endless greeting cards, bake cookies, go caroling, wrap presents … the list goes on and on. Whoa!

It’s been said time and again that we all need to slow down and enjoy the spirit of the season, and we all try even though we don’t know exactly how to go about it. I think this year I will trim my Christmas card list, but as I write each card, I think what a joy that person is in our lives. So it is with each name on the list.

Each year I vow I will not make so many cookies to share, I will buy a wreath instead of making my own, and give gift cards instead of shopping for each individual. But all of these things have become tradition, and tradition is what ties us to family, friends and each other.

So, how do we break the ties with all the commercialism of the season and get back to the true reason for the season? I am reminded of the tale of the little evergreen tree…

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