Merry Christmas!

Ever stop to analyze why Christmas is such a special season? No matter what your belief, there is a spirit in the air, a lightness in people's heart, and excitement beyond Santa Claus and children. If only we took the time to contemplate what spawns such a spirit, maybe we could extend it a little longer, a few more weeks, a few months, even throughout the year. I suspect a great deal of the joy created at this time comes from sense of oneness with one another through our ties.

Perhaps that spirit, one of ties and family, come because during the season of Christmas we are more willing to let go, in order to celebrate. But if we let go more often, could we not celebrate more often as well?

It's a thought worth pondering. It's a reminder that we have more control over our happiness than we like to admit. That the power we take for our lives results in greater living. And greater living starts with greater giving, not of the material, but of the emotional. And that giving means a willingness to risk, to dare, to do.

What does Christmas say to you?