Ghost of Christmas Present

It’s nice and grand to get ipods and ugg boots on Christmas day. But not when you worry more about how much your parents spent on you this year and if you’ll be happy with your gifts. What about when your shoes get dirty and your ipod breaks? What happens when your materials tarnish? Sure, electronics and cute clothes are a + in life. But they shouldn’t = life. I think happiness is deeper than your pockets. Watching a good movie and eating a good meal should mean more than a new outfit. I mean materials wear out and get lost but memories can last a lifetime. Instead of taking the picture, live in the moment. Christmas for some is about jesus, for others presents. But for me it’s about celebrating winter with those I care about. On Christmas day, my family celebrated Christmas and left me while I slept without saying anything.
So as I drove to my moms house crying the whole ten minutes, I realized what was really important to me that morning. I didn’t care about presents or santa or whatever. I just wanted to feel wanted by my family. I just wanted to be around people in the holiday spirit. At my moms house I began to feel so much better just playing with my baby brother. As much as I dislike my stepdad, he out of the blue decided to fill my car up with gas. Which was extremely nice and because of that action that made me feel good, I wanted to make someone else feel good. So on the way home I bought two homeless women food in the walmart parking lot. I think with every action someone makes, there’s a reaction. People make us feel hurt, happy, grateful, excited and because of that…we react in good, bad, strange, decisions. I really don’t know what the point of this blog was. At first I was going to criticize how people make materialism a priority, and then I was going to say practice good karma and now I’m just not so sure. But, the bottom line is…if you have a good family, good friends, a good life. Don’t take advantage of that. Cherish them during the holidays rather than things, because the best things in life..aren’t things. And give when you can. As much as it feels good when someone does something special for you, it feels even better knowing you made a difference to someone else.