Gasoline fuel for vehicles hit constant all time highs and recent lows shortly after our Government bailed out a number of big businesses. Some cry foul politics while others scream theft of public trust and unnecessary price gouging.
But one constant has remained. The sun’s come up on each of us while at the end it goes over the horizon to our fellow neighbors to awaken.
Communication across borders and political lines drawn by governments has proven ineffective from people pursuing freedom, not just of speech or choice but to pursue knowledge, perspective, and validation that we as humans believe not just in ourselves but the majority of our fellow man in what’s possible and good.
Many of us across this planet share in the upcoming celebration of holidays each of our beliefs hold dear. Thankfulness. Renewal. Sacrifice. Stewardship.
I’d like to know how many other bloggers throughout the world celebrate these things in their communities. While many of us have blogged in the past about our personal lives, this might be an opportunity for others to show off something special about themselves and their own culture that others may not be aware of.
Regardless if it’s a past post or new one, please link an entry from your blog that brings out how these holidays touch your life. Doing so will give others a glimpse of not only you and your community celebrating, but a chance for each of us to see that we’re not so different after all.
One lucky person will be selected at random Friday, November 28th at 11:00pm (EST/EDT) from all blog entries (200 words minimum, picture appreciated but not required) to receive A NEW CAR!
Lastly, as long as a blog entry can be translated using Google then it’s all good!
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Hi John. I couldn’t think of a better post to link, than one which isn’t about me or my own family at all. It’s two years old, and because you wrote this, I’ve found it again.
I hope no one out there celebrates the joys of the season without stopping first to acknowledge the great gift they’ve already received… the gift of the freedom to even do so.
Thanks.
<a href=”http://fracas.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/bless-all-the-dear-solidiers/”Bless all the dear soldiers…
Ok.. try #2
Bless all the dear soldiers…
I hope that people respond to this John – it would be very interesting.
I am the curmudgeon I pretend to be as I hold no particular time of the year special. I try to treat every day as special and worthy of celebration and be constant in my values …… people who have to have a special time to be reminded of all that they believe in and hold valuable saddens me ……
OK, back to normal – I love Christmas Pudding with brandy butter AND double cream …..
Very interesting post, I like Christmas as it seems to be the only time people make an effort to All get together
Only this week we had a conversation about Christmas – I’ve gone right off it recently and would all but forget it. But I do love candlelight and midnight in church; and I also love mulled wine and carols with a brass band on a crisp evening in a Saddleworth village.
The thing is that although both of these things resonate inside me, I still think that they are little more than sentimental rituals for most people.
With our new global world, there seem to be few truly local celebrations of events with real relevance to our lives – the old winter festivals linked to nature and the path of the seasons.
Hey ho – Christmas still raises a tear, bring it on!
Regardless if it’s a past post or new one, please link an entry from your blog that brings out how these holidays touch your life.
So it would see, as of now… I’m the only one in the running for the CAR.
*tee hee*
You’ll take me out for a spin won’t you ….?
You must all swear to never let this leave this room, but I agree with Daddy P (in a sense) that we shouldn’t require a holiday to appreciate those in our lives who mean something to us.
I’m one of those people who believes that Christmas is supposed to be a religious celebration for those who celebrate it as the time Christ was born. I have never understood those who don’t believe in such, and yet celebrate it. I also think that we who celebrate it as such, shouldn’t only choose two times a year (Christmas and Easter) to live our faith, in the sentiments expressed by DP, we should be doing so all year.
Then… I must agree with Sylvie, that because it is one time when people do make the trek to be with family from afar, it ends up becoming more of the “party and gift” type celebration so many enjoy. I see no reason why we can’t create a balance of the two… it’s only when we don’t create the balance, that people become jaded and ‘fed-up’ with the whole thing.
One of the best memories we have, is during a past Christmas when we didn’t live near the relatives. We’d traveled in, and arranged a skating party for as many of the fraccy family I could gather. It was at an outdoor rink built on the riverbank here (bonfire in the middle of the rink with benches, and a hut with a woodstove for warming up) and though there were no gifts, no alcohol, no party gowns involved… it was the best day ever!
Hmmm. This is going to be difficult to decide who the winner is.
With the holiday celebration and things associated with it in a number of our lives, maybe I’ll give it until Monday night to determine who the winner is.
It’ll give me time to wax and polish the NEW CAR as well. I should have my son video me doing that and post it or something.
Hi! I will try to write something in the evening!:)
Wait a minute:a car?!!I do not want a car…
It’s a NEW CAR, Belinha. I wish there could be exchanges, but that’s not possible so late of notice.
HINT: You could always ask me to donate it to a local charity here. I’d be more than happy to discuss who received it and how it’s going to be used.
JC,this one is for you!