December: 'Tis the Season

Of giving.
Of stressing.
Of forgetting the meaning of it all.

According to “Material World: A Global Portrait” by Peter Menzel:

The Getu family in Ethiopia wishes for a second set of clothes.
The Wu family in China, with a household of 9, wishes for a refrigerator.
The Yadav family in India wishes for 1 or 2 cows for milk.
The Costa family in Cuba wishes for a car, though admits it’s only a wild dream.
The Delfoart family in Haiti has no radio, telephone, television, VCR, bicycle, or automobile. They wish only to have food to be able to feed their family.

While you hustle about this holiday season with at least a little money in your pocket to buy presents, and food in your belly, remember how blessed you are: every moment of every day.

You are a miracle.
The abundance of your life is a miracle. ENJOY it.
And may you spread that joy wherever you go this December, and always.