The Real Spirit of Christmas

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. — Calvin Coolidge Bob and I believe that Christmas is not a day, but the way we live. To live with the conscious awarenessContinue reading “The Real Spirit of Christmas”

Lessons from the Winter Holidays

“People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To be entertained is a passive state–it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a spectacle…. Celebration is a confrontation,Continue reading “Lessons from the Winter Holidays”