What gift do I have to give?
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Well, I have to confess, I had to think about this one for a
while!
But I figured it out.
My gift to give is the awareness of when and
how best to break the rules and transcend inhibitions.
I’m usually the first person to say that rules are rules for
a reason.
Conventional morality is
usually a good, if not perfect, guide to avoiding causing troubles for people,
including ourselves.
But you don’t get
to my age without realizing that following rules just because that’s what
everyone does, or the way we’ve always done it, isn’t the best way to live a
full life.
And even more insidious than time-worn societal rules are
self-imposed rules that no longer serve our best interests.
So let the Devil tempt you to do something you never dared
before.
I’m going to actively search for
random opportunities to give the gift of encouraging joyful freedom and
innocent self-expression in myself and others throughout the coming year.
Let’s start now!
If
you’ve always had short hair, grow it long, or vice versa!
Wear red!
Recite Dr. Seuss in the grocery store checkout line!
Kiss your boss on the cheek!
Eat dessert first!
Tell yourself how beautiful you are--and
believe it!
Start writing the great
American novel!
Or the best cookie
recipe of all time!
Or feel good about
giving up on an old, tired dream that you don’t really dream anymore.
Dare to be different!
Or the same!
These are my Christmas wishes for you.
The theme for December 27:
Third Day, December
27, Wisdom Day (Prudence). This is
the feast of John, the longest-lived of the original twelve disciples of Jesus,
and the author of both the Gospel of John and Revelations, two of the most
mystical books of the Bible. The
teachings of this wise old man have intrigued, inspired, and enlightened
countless people for millennia. What
is my wisdom, and how can I share it?
I’ll post my reading on this tomorrow.
Merry Christmas!