Black Friday

I love holidays.  What is a holiday, other than a regular day that we (as a society or parts of a society) have agreed (mostly) to celebrate as special for a specific reason? And why not find something . . . like gratitude, veterans, independence, trees, the Irish, flags, important people in history, etc . . . to celebrate and make special? I think it's fabulous!

I understand that not everyone loves holidays.  Some people become grumpy, others greedy, and some suffer stress and anxiety.  I hear complaints of commercialism and religious discrimination.  There are grievances by some of time spent with difficult family members. I do not mean to be uncaring or disrespectful, but let go of all of that and find something, anything about it to celebrate.  Don't like tradition?  Buck it!  Don't like family obligation?  Duck it!  Don't like your shirt tale out? Tuck it!  . . . I can see this is heading in a bad direction.

Okay, as I was saying . . . holidays are simply great excuses to be loving and joyful, to spend time with people you love and enjoy this journey we are all on together.  If someone else's idea of holiday doesn't work for you, create your own new ideas and traditions.  Celebrate everything in life that makes you happy and express the things that help you find peace and joy.

For some folks, today is a holiday . . . Black Friday.  Official kick off of holiday shopping, fabulous sales, huge unruly crowds of coupon wielding women, bumps bruises and expletives . . . but for me, Black Friday is perhaps the best of all holidays.  It is the day I revel in my gratitude hangover, eat the best leftovers in the world, laugh with people I love and find everything I want to celebrate throughout the looming holiday season.  And, the day is even named appropriately (though I like to call it Ange Friday.)

Happy holidays!