Put The Brussels on to Boil

Time for me to put some denial aside – Christmas is coming and that is a fact. Those that know me well are aware of my usually dismissive and less than embracing attitude to the festive season. In my defence I have good reason for my usual stance, the fact that all that I value about the season has been diluted and endangered because of the materialistic world that has enveloped me. It may sound like a tired line, maybe that is because I am tired of having to peddle it each year and it seemingly fall on deaf ears.

However this year, with the encouragement of some very significant people in my life I shall attempt to embrace the events that are coming and partake in them rather than sitting on the sidelines exasperated at with what I see, I can't complain or utter any disagreement about something if I'm not doing my own bit to alter it, as is the case with anything in life.

Also I'm sat back and reviewing what surrounds me and what I see is a lot of affection for me, that puzzles me but that is because I am too critical of myself at times – so I'm told. Christmas is a time where we can express our thanks to those that stick by us through less than sunny periods, those that bring the sunshine to us throughout the year and ultimately those that life would be poorer without. Yes I'm aware that sounds like sentimental tripe but that is what I do best.

So I'm entering a brave new world by putting things in my own little piece of it back to where it used to be. I'm far from the grouch that I paint myself as at times and this is the perfect time to say thank you to those that support me, in the way I feel is most appropriate – that is the crux of it all, making it appropriate for each those that you are sharing with.

To make myself at ease at this and give it the meaning I believe it deserves it needs thought, as you know I do a lot of thinking so that shouldn't be difficult. Besides arguments to the contrary – size doesn't matter (no snickering in the cheap seats!). Christmas should be a time of sharing with each other and finding the best way to show you have actually thought about them, that you value them and their part in your life.

We shouldn't need a reason to say thank you but Christmas is one that we can make the most, even if it is in the form of a card and a personal message, that means a lot – it does to me anyway. This isn't a time to be an individual sucking on a humbug, it is time to be part of something with those that you want to be with, make the most of it, Christmas is its own gift.

I'm a little early but enjoy the festive season when it arrives my friends.

Enjoy today, look forward to tomorrow.