so what do the holiday's truly mean to you? do you celebrate the birth of the savior? or do you celebrate the bestowing of gifts upon you and your family? or maybe you reminisce about things that have happened in your religious or personal past. or possibly you have just recently finished celebrating your heritage?
i care less about what it is that you are celebrating and more about YOUR ability to articulate what you believe in. can you say out loud what tenets are so important to you that no matter what you will not waiver? what, in good conscience, are you willing to step away from your work load and still accept pay while you celebrate? i tongue in cheek talk about worshiping at st. mattress of the springs. most say 'where is that located?' i politely tell them it is in the neighborhood. suffice it to say corporate worship has left me underwhelmed.
but that is not to say my faith in god has wavered. i am a believer. it is part of my being. but i have soured on the religiosity that finds its way to the front of main stream america. that part of religion makes my stomach turn, my body feel like a good hurl and my blood boil . . . pick a venom and i feel it.
i love. but i am human. . . . and admittedly i fall terribly short . . . i am open to you and all that makes you who you are. please, feel welcome at my table. i hope you seek out like minded people. i truly believe that if we share our love for each other we really can make the world a better place.
and until that happens - well, what is one more person being kind? that isn't such a bad thing now is it? so, in light of the holidays, may you find peace and joy and a place to call home. may you feel special and loved and accepted no matter where you are. and if you feel yourself coming up short, give me a shout and you can join the merry band of people who love each other right where we are.
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