A Gift From Me to You

Sorry it's not wrapped. As much as I love this time of year, every year I find it harder and harder to buy into the overwhelming pressure that stems from Christmas consumerism. It begins before we have time to remove the pumpkins from our porches and ends with a discounted Boxing Day bang, almost literally. Bang bang. Dead bank accounts. 

As a lover of words and in support of the things I love the most about this holiday season (togetherness, never ending cheery music, people smiling, good food, great drinks, and time off work to soak it all in) here's an early and small gift from me to all of you-- a few of my all time favourite holiday quotes that have nothing to do with ribbons and bows:

“This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays!”     - D.M. Dellinger

“May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility.”      - Mary Anne Radmacher

“The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart.”      - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing others’ loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of the holidays.”       - W. C. Jones

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. Wishing you happiness.”      - Helen Keller

"Christmas is built on a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."      - G.K. Chesterton

"Unless we make Christmas an occasion to celebrate our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'."      - Bing Cosby 

Wishing you and yours a "white", laughter-filled, peaceful holiday season. 

With unwrapped, free, warm wishes and love,

J (and Blondie too).