Christmas is a big hassle.
People brave crowds, spend to much, do a bunch of last minute shopping, and go at a hectic pace for about a month. All in hopes of creating one perfect moment with friends or family or both.
It’s worth it.
If the whole holiday is about showing people we care, we can take a lesson from it. Of course, people are friendlier during Christmas. We talk to strangers, we let others ahead of us on the highway. We cook up goodies.
We show others how much we care by giving them our time (it does take time to find the right gift). The benefits we get back last for a while. Sometimes until next Christmas, when we do it over again.
If we do that little bit extra to show our loved ones -and strangers- that we care, what about the rest of year?
I’m going to take some of those lessons from this year’s Christmas, and spread them out. I think I can send a card to a partner that I haven’t been in touch with lately. I can probably find out what someone wants, content wise, as a little extra something. Like writing up an email for them.
I can do that. I’ve been doing it for a month. Why stop now?
I’ll let you know how it goes.
