Christmas Cards Don’t Matter
Sometimes at Christmas, I am very inspired because it’s been a good year with lots of news to report. Perhaps, I’ve been so busy that I’ve been out of touch with those I care about. On those years, I get excited about making or buying Christmas cards to share with everyone. I make a list, I get addresses, I start the process. It’s a really fun time.
On other Christmases (like this one), I am at the end of a year where I didn’t accomplish what I wanted to, and I’m sort of looking forward to the holidays speeding right past me. I mean, I’m open to the moments of cheer and contact with old friends and the like, but I’m not as much in the moment of the holiday. I think that in years like this one, it’s OK that I don’t feel inspired to write out cards and send them. It means that on the years that I do write them, they will be straight from the heart. I’ve heard a few friends talk about how they want to/HAVE to get their cards out. Well, I say just skip it. I know you love me. I know you care about your friends. Will they really doubt that fact without the card for the fridge? And if they do, are they really the best friends to have? Just a thought.
To anyone reading this who knows me, I do hope you understand that I will not be finding the time to spin my past year into a little Christmas letter for you. I still like you. I still care about you. And there’s a good chance that next year, I’m going to send out a kickass Christmas letter and card. Just you wait!
Comment by mynx
December 17, 2007 @ 6:52 pm
well i read it. so that means you still like me! gotta say, i feel ya on this one. this year has been a helluva for me, and i’m not so much into holiday cheering as i am sleeping in. it’s not a bad thing. it just is.