“Oh We Need a LIttle Christmas, Right This Very Minute”
Thought of the Day:
“On Chrismas Eve all animals can speak. However, it is bad luck to test this superstition.”
Thinking Outside of the Box:
My first reaction on reading that quote above was, “Well, duh… I wonder why?????” I really don’t think animals can talk on Christmas Eve, or any other day for that matter,
except in ways to each other and in ways we can’t understand. But I won’t test it and talk to the first donkey I run into December 24th.
Having said that, I think it is important that we remember that Christmas is not just a time for reflection and deep spiritual thinking. Sometimes, Christmas is all about having fun! We forget how to have fun in a world that has so many deadlines, so many bills to pay, and so many responsibilities to attend to. Its good to just play, like kids play. If it’s snowing, go build a snowman. If it isn’t, bake some cookies and make them all huge ones instead of the orderly lines of three by four on the cookie sheet. Play twister with your kids (be sure you have a good supply of aspirin on hand) and sit and look through catalogs with them too – point out the things you want that you know you will never get. Just for fun.
And don’t forget to make paper snowflakes and colored paper chains. String some popcorn and cranberries too. Make some snowmen out of cotton balls and put artificial mistletoe all over the house; sneak up and kiss someone when they least expect it (which will be pretty much at any time, so go for it).
Have fun this Christmas. Oh… the most important thing: Play “The Chipmunks Christmas Album;” you will feel young again!!
Some Last Thoughts:
These are some of the little superstitions about Christmas that I thought were amusing. I hope they bring a chuckle to your frazzled holiday season.
“Place shoes by side on Christmas Eve to prevent a quarreling family.”
“You will have as many happy months in the coming year, as the number of houses you eat mince pies in during Christmastime.” (I am in serious trouble here!)
” If you eat a raw egg before eating anything else on Christmas morning, you will be able to carry heavy weights.” (Why would I want to do either?)
In Ireland it is believed the gates of Heaven open at midnight on Christmas Eve. Those who die then go straight to Heaven. (I like that one – I’m Irish}
“Let the children have their night of fun and laughter, let the gifts of Father Christmas delight their play. Let us grown-ups share to the full in their unstinted pleasures….”
Sir Winston Churchill
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