happy christmas everyone

someone is wishing to have a happy Christmas. others are certain that their Christmas will be joyous no matter what. while some are completely left devoid of any reason to be merry, others have contented themselves even with just the idea of a happy Christmas.

[in two weeks, it'll be Christmas once again. it is a time when merry making (should) come(s) naturally from people. in a desperate attempt to salvage the tiny specks of happiness which might have found their way into my being (and hopefully choose to stay), i am writing my christmas entry 14 days in advance, to capture the spirit while i still can. we should live every day remembering the message and feeling the spirit of Christmas anyway.]

we begin with gratitude. after Christmas, we welcome another year and it is always wonderful to water the seeds of thankfulness. no matter how trying personal struggles prove to be, there will always be many blessings to be thankful for.

• there is family and those whom you consider family. they are the people who have seen you through your highest and lowest points and have remained there, ever supportive and unwavering with their love and guidance.
• friends who remind you that you can still laugh despite problems and make your problems lighter even for just a day or two (and tell your stubborn head that there isn't any problem to begin with).
• time. the blessing of spending time with people you hold dear is priceless.
  
• hope and faith even when you have sometimes turned a wearisome face on life, keeping that tiny ember of faith and hope is a reminder that your spirit can and will remain alive.
  

gratitude is the antidote for being unhappy, or at least a first aid remedy for the weary. it somehow lifts you up from the doldrums, even when you seem to have forgotten how it is to be really happy, when smiling came as easily as breathing in air.

cheers to gratitude, we will have a happy Christmas.