I've noticed that many folks are decorating for Christmas early. While we'd pretty much adhered to celebrating Thanksgiving before decorating, we've relented. This year has been difficult for so many.
With a year filled with animosity and vitriol many are finding their joy where they can...we being among this group.
And so we'll decorate, enjoy seeing others' decorations, have folks in for desserts and coffee, smile at passersby, take long walks in all sorts of weather and look for herons, fox, eagles, et cetera, send Christmas cards even to those who do not reciprocate, write a Christmas letter that neither brags nor 'eulogizes' our family (we've all received these), that is not filled with the trite, and that somehow brings some joy to those who read it. (This is going to be a challenge, but I think I can do it without being totally irreverent).
In short we will make our own joy, do what we can to help others, and be thankful and aware of the good that is in our lives.
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