The Holy Horror Days: Ready, Set, Go CRAZY!
December 6, 2009
Alright let’s get real here. They are not Holi-days (Holy-days), they are Holy Horror Days.
I don’t know about you but I find this time of year very difficult and very painful. If you ask me the world has gone crazy and no one is stopping it. Come early November, I start getting that feeling of oh no here it comes feeling. It begins with one of my favorite radio stations insisting that I would like to hear Christmas carols 24 hours a day from early November until December 26th.
I would not.
I don’t like Christmas carols all that much. I never did and I certainly don’t want to hear them 24 hours a day for almost 6 weeks. What are they thinking? I used to like them long ago back in the dark ages of my childhood. I never heard them on the radio then. We sang them outloud. Believe it or not we actually went around the neighborhood to people’s
houses and sang for them. The concept of sharing was beautiful. I loved that.
Now we are bombarded with those once holy songs that have become tiny missiles of the constant reminder to BUY, BUY, BUY. That is the purpose of Christmas carols on the radio these days. They are meant to whip us into a frenzy of holiday insanity. Hate that!
Then there is the fact that starting early December I have to drive 10 miles out of my way to avoid any malls. Why? Because God forbid I would be near one when someone was on their way to purchase that giant screen TV that is on sale for only 24 hours. I might get run over just being in the vicinity. People need their electronics this time of year, especially if they are on sale.
Which also makes me completely sure that we have gone insane. We are actually killing ourselves to get up at 4 am on black Friday so that we can save $1000 on a TV. Some actually told me that he did this the other day. I was shocked. I wanted to say, “Would you like to help me save you another thousand and I’ll throw in your peace of mind for free?” DON’T buy that TV at all. Do you really need it?
But I’m pretty sure that come this time of year, my old fashioned, peace-loving values are the ones that would be seen as crazy, not getting up at 3 am to shell out a ton of credit, because we can be sure no one uses cash anymore. That is only for people who have truly gone out of their minds. A nostalgic reminder of days of old.
I am goddman F _ _ _ ing determinded to keep my peace of mind this time of year no matter what! See how riled up and angry I get? Just just thinking about it makes me irrritable, yikes! But honestly, I really have to push against this tidal wave of consumer insanity run rampant. Since the world has gone insane in these ways, I my try my best to do the opposite:
1. Since people become rude and agressive - I try to be kinder and extra thoughtful,
2. As consumerism runs amok - I try to simplify
3. When things get noiser and more hectic - I try to slow down, go inside and keep things quiet.
My Personal Goals for the Holy-Days are:
1. keep peace of mind and heart
2. be kind to others
3. do the opposite of what the world is doing
To do this I need to:
1. avoid all malls and large shopping areas whenever possible.
2. turn off the radio whenever the hyper commercials come on.
3. pray more than I usually do for the sanity of the world and for the strength to endure.
4. be kinder and more helpful to others than I normally strive to be.
5. do something completely different like go to a cabin in the woods and meditate for 4 days.
What about you? Are you ready for the Holy Days of Insanity to arrive? If you are reading this and going, - Yeh I’m totally caught up in the whirlwind, then maybe you want to stop right now and reevaluate.
But don’t worry about me. I’m completely outiftted to pass through these holidays noise and frenzy free. How about you? Let me know how you’re fare.
Yours in the spirit of happiness, holiness and love,
Annie
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Wow Annie - I thought I was alone ! ! ! I have the solution for you
move to Australia - I have been here for 10 years and it is easy to avoid all things Christmasy!
First off it is hot so snow and Santa do not even make sense
Xmas day can be outside
with a BBQ and prawns instead of heaps of meat and carbs
It is wonderful!
Everyone needs to watch “Home for the Holidays” directed by Jodi Foster…you will love it!
Annie — you reminded me of those long-ago years when I was in high school and I played cornet in the school band. A quartet of us brass players and a group of singers would be driven by our parents to randomly chosen houses. We’d get out of the car and start playing and singing Christmas carols. The surprised homeowners would come to the door and just be thrilled — out would come cookies and their joyful thanks. It was so much fun. It seems so innocent now when we are bombarded by TV, radio, emails, robo-calls to keep buying. Thanks for bringing back those memories. Jeannette