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| 'Days of such wonder, Magic-Filled nights, Miments they'll look back on all of their life'. Lyrics excerpt from Christmas Dreams by Francesca Battistelli |
The best thing about Christmas for me
Has always been the good memories it stirs up
Although, like everyone else,
I also have bad Christmas memories
Yet, I look forward to Christmas
Because as bad as some memories are
The good ones are more potent
In my head
My Christmas memory loop is playing
Reels from the past:
Of this year and all the other years before it.
To remind me that:
Bad situations have been overcome
Good things were been experienced and achieved
In my head
A live broadcast is streaming
Receiving feeds from multiple current sources and experiences
Showcasing in real time:
All the good in my life
All the good in the lives of those around me
Immersing me in the vividness of the present Christmas
In my head
There are several trailers
Interrupting reels from the past and the live feed of Christmas
Each one paints a picture of the future
Telling me to raise my hopes again
Humbling me with teasers of personal and material inadequacies
This is why I cherish this holiday
Far beyond what I have
Far beyond what people say
It is a time to reflect
A time to experience
And a time to project
Christmas for me is a head + heart thing
If you have children at Christmas, you have one job:
Give them a Christmas to remember
I'm not talking about gifts, that is only part of it
Give them love, give them family, give them an experience
Something to bring them through the tough adult years
Make Christmas memories that will last them a lifetime.
Merry Christmas guys!