Comments on: Trading holiday madness for holiday joy http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/ musings, thoughts, and writings of Barbara W. Klaser Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:12:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.3-beta1 Comment on Trading holiday madness for holiday joy by: Victoria http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-15142 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:30:19 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-15142 Dear Barbara - I'm reading this a year after you've written it and I love it. It is just what I was looking for. I would like to copy and paste it and send it to all the gift-receivers I include each year. I'm not feeling like giving material gifts this year and your piece says it all. Thank you so much for your pearls of wisdom. Victoria Dear Barbara - I’m reading this a year after you’ve written it and I love it. It is just what I was looking for. I would like to copy and paste it and send it to all the gift-receivers I include each year. I’m not feeling like giving material gifts this year and your piece says it all. Thank you so much for your pearls of wisdom.

Victoria

]]> Comment on Trading holiday madness for holiday joy by: violetismycolor http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-12555 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:12:08 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-12555 Happy new year to you, too... Happy new year to you, too…

]]> Comment on Trading holiday madness for holiday joy by: Reenie http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-12551 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:54:28 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-12551 This was lovely – as you are too. Best wishes for the New Year! This was lovely – as you are too.

Best wishes for the New Year!

]]> Comment on Trading holiday madness for holiday joy by: Wayne http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-12542 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:01:39 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-12542 Happy New Year! Happy New Year!

]]> Comment on Trading holiday madness for holiday joy by: Sarah http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-12487 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:05:21 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-12487 I gave gifts this year unwrapped. It seems I ran out of time and paper and money all in the same moment. The reactions of the recipients were interesting. Some shrugged and laughed and enjoyed the innards (the whole point of gift-giving I thought). Others stage whispered that I must not care much about them or about Christmas and how much did Mama think I paid for her gift? And I must have bought it on sale. Oh, my. Tis the spirit of Christmas, I guess, and I'm glad the mandatory part is over for another year. The gifts were bought with care and forethought for the recipients, but if all they care about is how much did I pay, I'll leave the price tags on them next year. [grump] Are my feelings hurt? Well, maybe a little. I gave gifts this year unwrapped. It seems I ran out of time and paper and money all in the same moment. The reactions of the recipients were interesting. Some shrugged and laughed and enjoyed the innards (the whole point of gift-giving I thought). Others stage whispered that I must not care much about them or about Christmas and how much did Mama think I paid for her gift? And I must have bought it on sale. Oh, my. Tis the spirit of Christmas, I guess, and I’m glad the mandatory part is over for another year. The gifts were bought with care and forethought for the recipients, but if all they care about is how much did I pay, I’ll leave the price tags on them next year. [grump] Are my feelings hurt? Well, maybe a little.

]]> Comment on Trading holiday madness for holiday joy by: Helen http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-12486 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:03:56 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-12486 Dear Barbara, Yes I agree, I think it has to do with Letting Go. Letting Go of perfection, or the striving towards it. Keeping things easy and not inducing feelings of stress on ourselves or our loved ones. What comes to mind also is wrong expectations. It is another day and each day has a way of working out how it is supposed to end up. On another note; I watched that Winter solstice video, (well the archive of it), that was incredible, thank you for the link! with love, your sis, Helen Dear Barbara,

Yes I agree, I think it has to do with Letting Go. Letting Go of perfection, or the striving towards it. Keeping things easy and not inducing feelings of stress on ourselves or our loved ones. What comes to mind also is wrong expectations. It is another day and each day has a way of working out how it is supposed to end up.

On another note; I watched that Winter solstice video, (well the archive of it), that was incredible, thank you for the link!

with love,
your sis,
Helen

]]> Comment on Trading holiday madness for holiday joy by: Eric Mayer http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-12476 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:50:15 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2007/12/23/trading-holiday-madness-for-holiday-joy/#comment-12476 Wonderful essay. This is all very true, I think. As for me, to be honest, I try to do as little as possible in the way of holiday activity. As a child I loved the holidays but there came a time when Christmas had to be made perfect, and that could only be done (it seemed to some of those involved) by the expenditure of large sums of money, or at least far more money than I ever had. All that glittering, inviting, happy perfection out there to be bought but the credit cards were always maxed out. What a tragedy. Luckily I have left those attitudes behind but I can't say I will ever be very fond of this season again. The shadow of those bad times has not yet dissipated, Maybe someday. I have reached the point where I don't make a point of going about proclaiming bah humbug! Wonderful essay. This is all very true, I think. As for me, to be honest, I try to do as little as possible in the way of holiday activity. As a child I loved the holidays but there came a time when Christmas had to be made perfect, and that could only be done (it seemed to some of those involved) by the expenditure of large sums of money, or at least far more money than I ever had. All that glittering, inviting, happy perfection out there to be bought but the credit cards were always maxed out. What a tragedy. Luckily I have left those attitudes behind but I can’t say I will ever be very fond of this season again. The shadow of those bad times has not yet dissipated, Maybe someday. I have reached the point where I don’t make a point of going about proclaiming bah humbug!

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