This was a draft 3 years ago, back when I had the time and the energy to blog on a semi-regular basis but I've edited it and added some thoughts in a brief snippet.
I wouldn't mind the holidays if it they weren't ubiquitous and omnipresent. You can't get away from the music and/or the advertising. It isn't even a religious issue either. It's more of a piece of mind issue. Everybody wants to have their cake and eat it. And you can, it's easier than ever to have everything you've ever wanted within reason at any time of year, not just during the holidays. We are spoiled rotten and we love it. I really don't care that I'm going from the first to third to first person extemporaneously, it's just gonna happen. I feel like we take the condition for granted. I'd like people to be happy, but we put value on everything. I am a polarizing consumer - I either go overboard or don't give enough. I used to get anxious and stressed out over something that's trivial. I wish I could be great by satisfying everyone's needs and in the process, help the needy, but I am just a mortal man. I'll do my best and try not to be too selfish. I may contradict myself but it's all just gray area at this point. The holidays are for the kids and the kid in all of us. The romantic iconography that litters the landscape, learn it, live it, love it. But take a deep breath and don't get overzealous and envelope yourself in it like a freshly wrapped gift. Just throw yourself in a bag with tissue paper so you don't smother others with your sheer joy.
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