I love the holidays. I love the lights, the parties, the multiplicity of meetings where gratitude is the topic. I love opening cards and sending messages to loved ones. I even love wandering the stores where Christmas music is playing. I don't buy a lot of gifts any more. And I have requested none. Giving to charities rather than giving gifts to friends and family members who really have need for little is a far better way to spread some cheer I think. I don't know about your town but in Naples the need is greater this year than ever before. More fa[...]
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2 I have always loved the holidays. I love the sparkling lights, the decorations, the carols and giving gifts to loved ones to let them know they matter to me. I have fond memories of how my family celebrated Christmas. We kids woke up early and hurried downstairs to see the gifts placed under the tree, while my parents sat watching, probably more tired than any thing else, pretending they were seeing what Santa had brought for the very first time. I usually got at least one thing I hoped for which made the day a success. That we had no fireplace, thus no c[...]
