Bringing Joy

It’s crunch time people. Christmas is only 9 days away! There are still so many things to do, to bake, to buy, to wrap!! I have found that around this time my view of the season starts to get tested. I either continue to proclaim how much I love Christmas like Buddy the Elf or I start understanding why the Grinch didn’t love Christmas on a whole new level. Are you with me on this?

Since I know this about myself I was more mindful today about my interactions with others. I will fully admit I thought to myself, numerous times today, “Don’t be a Grinch! Don’t squash their joy!”. It was a choice I had to make every time something started to veer towards pushing my buttons.

I think Buddy the Elf was onto something when he said, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”. He not only embraced all the craziness, he shared it. He shared joy. So today I tried to do just that, I embraced it. I watched others be joyful and I joined in.

I don’t know if it always sounded beautiful, but it was certainly a joyful noise.

So go make a joyful noise today friends. I promise you’ll end up bringing some joy to yourself in the process.

To Everything There Is A Season…

Kiley Ann