jumbled bells...

it's interesting to me to see how people seem to think a certain time of the year is more important than any other..."christmastime" and all that...people who know me know that i don't put any more stock into one day than another. every day should be special to you and those who you love because, as has become a trite saying, "tomorrow isn't promised to you."

it's also interesting to see how much emphasis people place on things, rather than people. especially those who have kids. "christmas is about the kids". bs...as adults, we should be doing more to get kids to understand that christmas is about family and giving, rather than how much can get stuffed under the tree. but, unfortunately, too much of life is lived with the yardstick of happiness measuring the "whats" and "what kinds" of life, rather than the souls and those touched by those souls...

i'm just as guilty, as i tend to spend the end of the calendar year as time for introspection and planning for the next, but i should do that every day...and i spend too much time determining my success by the size of my bank account and the things i've acquired. i'd like to think i've acquired more friends...not acquaintances...true people who care about me and who i care about as well...but that too might be a benchmark of vanity...