Merry Christmas

Well Christmas day is here at last and what a wonderful Christmas it has been, good family fun, good food, even the dog seems to be having more fun than usual. The only thing that could be better is to have the entire family here and not spread out in multiple cities, oh well, thank god for technology. You know I really enjoy the love people share at this time of year and the efforts people go to in order to contact friends and family, I only wonder why do we make these efforts only once a year and not more often. It seems at though the various charities do the bulk of their campaigning at Christmas time, do people need these charities less at other times of the year? To me I wish we could have the same generous attitude at Easter, Canada Day, Labour Day, or Thanksgiving Day, heck maybe we could be more generous on every full moon of every month, I guess that's going a little far. One thing for sure is, that it is nice that during this time of the year when it is generally colder outside that our charities can provide blankets and warm clothes, warms meals and some times a shelter to sleep in for the people who have no homes and can't afford a good meal. It's nice that we have people who organize giving gifts for that time of the year when families that don't have a lot to spend on gifts for the children, who for the most part don't place a lot of importance on toys ( it's seems like they know when there isn't enough money), but they sure do enjoy the gifts when they receive them. It's nice that when a family that does get over burdened with expense, that they at least know they can go to a food bank and have food in the fridge for this time of year. I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to live a life outside of poverty and each year at this time I really become thankful of the life I have (more so then normally). However, each year I say to myself that I should do more to get involved with more charities and ya sure I donate a little money here and there, but the closest I've ever gotten to actually getting fiscally involved with doing something concrete, well a couple of years ago I read that book "Giving" by Bill Clinton ( a great read), I need to do more this coming year for helping out in my community and get more involved period! I guess I have found a new short, medium, and long range goal for the new year. Anyways Merry Christmas and hopefully everyone has a splendid time.