Christmas Spirit comes from the heart. It's always present and opening ourselves to it is sometimes a challenge. The doors open in, so pushing out doesn't help. Keeping it alive in our hearts is a similar process of surrendering to the loving that is always present.
Christmas time seems to be filled with the symbols that help us to remember to open our hearts. Symbols are around all the time--babies, dogs, nature, and many other symbols. At Christmas they seem to be everywhere we look.
Commercialism seems to run rampant during the season yet, underlying the commercialism is an underlying sense of peace and connectedness. These days we need to pay attention with our hearts to stay in touch with that sense in spite of all the efforts to take us out of that place.
Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life is one of my family's favorites at Christmas time. I also used the movie to teach English language learners in high school about much of the American culture and history covered in the movie. The film shows how riches take different forms in our lives and the importance of paying attention to what is really important.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
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