Where The Real Magic Lives...

 

Hi!

So, the month of December is saturated in occasions and holidays of all kinds, touching a plethora of cultures and religions. 

Everyone prepares in different ways, celebrating a multitude of traditions. For some, the traditions lie in not having traditions at all, but doing something unique every time, some follow rituals that have been passed down for generations, some, fall somewhere in between. 

We tend to, I guess, fall in the in between. Some things happen the same way, year after year, while other things evolve, never repeating twice. 

However, and whatever you choose to prep for and celebrate, I hope it's everything you wish it to be.

Some will invest hundreds if not thousands of dollars in decorations, gifts and food while others will be doing mathematical gymnastics trying to create magic from pennies. 

The real magic lives beyond the dollar signs.

It's reflected in the eyes of the littles as you drive through the neighbourhoods with the "best" lights. It hangs out in the kind deeds that tend to multiply this time of year. The real magic is found in the shy little one discovering their most awesome voice and/or dance moves during their holiday concert matinee performance. We feel it every time we are able to add something a little extra to the food bank donation bin. 

The real magic is in the moments of laughter during board games, the inside jokes shared over meals, the specifically special treats that only happen at this time of year. The real magic is in sharing what we have, no matter how much or how little. It's in reaching out to those who may be struggling, and lifting them up in whatever way we can. 

It can be as simple as being patient in the checkout line, as smiling and being cordial regardless of the chaos. As simple as holding a door, buying someone a coffee, donating old winter gear to the unhoused. As simple as simply connecting. 

I think, one side-effect of the pandemic has been a lingering disconnect. We became little more than morbity statistics to each other for a while, and we are struggling a bit to get beyond that. I suppose it's normal, whatever that is. But I think that the effects of globally going through what we did will have a fingerprint on humanity for a while yet. 

There are still some who refuse to accept the reality of what happened and continues to happen. They choose to live in a cocoon of misinformation and conspiracies. Unfortunately, there is little or nothing that we can do about that. If the actual events that took place in front of the eyes of the world aren't proof enough, than nothing we can say will be. 

So let's do our best to reconnect, to be kind, to reintroduce ourselves to what humanity can be instead of what we have allowed it to become. 

We have never been perfect, but we have been better than what we are. Let's do our best to be better again. 

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May the rest of this year make your every wish come true.

May you be bathed in joy and laughter, feeling loved through and through.

May you spread any light you can muster to everyone around.

May you find magic in every sight and every sound.

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