Year after year we celebrate Christmas. The majority of us share gifts with loved ones and the words “Merry Christmas” is rejoiced with a bottle of wine, turkey dinner and with family members amongst us. Christmas means different things to different people. To children, it’s about presents, Santa and spending time with family. It’s exciting to watch children open their gifts and it does bring me great joy watching my own children unravel their presents. There are many that do not celebrate Christmas as the majority do as they don’t have family amongst them for the celebration. It saddens me to think how many are unable to celebrate Christmas rejoicefully as they think of their loved ones that have crossed over into the afterlife and they find it difficult to celebrate Christmas like it used to be. For others, it is a financial reason, a work commitment or for whatever other reason their loved one could not be present on this important day of the year. To others, Christmas implies “party time!” as easy as it is said.
It is the birth of Jesus Christ, our savior that is the real meaning of Christmas. No one ever drinks up a toast and says “Happy Birthday Jesus”! Okay, we don’t need to say “Happy Birthday Jesus”, but we can acknowledge his presence. Many cannot for financial reasons celebrate Christmas with presents as in gifts but in spirit the PRESENCE can be felt. The one where we can feel gratitude and compassion at this time of the year. It doesn’t matter who is with us or without us but it is their presence that can be felt and the feeling of gratitude in our heart. As difficult as it may seem for some that either have bed full of bedbugs, unable to walk, no husband, wife, partner or whatever, we all have each other. To me, Christmas is a peaceful time of the year where we stop to reflect on caring about our loved ones, a time of remembering those who cared about us. I see it as a time when God’s gift of giving us life, that is his PRESENT of feeling his presence. During Christmas, you are loved, there is always someone with you in spirit.
Christmas is an important day of celebration and you can make it any celebration as you may seem fit. We all have our own reasons, but you can celebrate it any way you choose. Finding a reason to be grateful, a time to reflect on the gifts that life has given you. The gifts we give our children under the tree to me is more about the joy in my children’s expression. I see this all as a symbolic reason of celebration. A symbol of pausing for this particular day of the year and being grateful. It is a time of gathering and being happy in this particular moment of the year. It all seems magical and beautiful at this time of the year that a fairytale is almost real.
If God thought in limitless ways, so can you. You have eyes to perceive colour, you have your senses which you can perceive that you are alive and there are limitless reasons for you to be grateful that you were given life as a gift. That in itself is a reason to celebrate. So, what is the real meaning of Christmas? It is a great excuse to stop what you are doing and to get close with your family to celebrate. It doesn’t matter in what shape or form but in our hearts in the same place. A time of remembrance in our thoughts, feelings and actions. If they are not here in flesh, they are here with you in Spirit. It’s not about presents. It's about Presence.
The remembrance.
With Love,
Aleksandra Zaric
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It is the birth of Jesus Christ, our savior that is the real meaning of Christmas. No one ever drinks up a toast and says “Happy Birthday Jesus”! Okay, we don’t need to say “Happy Birthday Jesus”, but we can acknowledge his presence. Many cannot for financial reasons celebrate Christmas with presents as in gifts but in spirit the PRESENCE can be felt. The one where we can feel gratitude and compassion at this time of the year. It doesn’t matter who is with us or without us but it is their presence that can be felt and the feeling of gratitude in our heart. As difficult as it may seem for some that either have bed full of bedbugs, unable to walk, no husband, wife, partner or whatever, we all have each other. To me, Christmas is a peaceful time of the year where we stop to reflect on caring about our loved ones, a time of remembering those who cared about us. I see it as a time when God’s gift of giving us life, that is his PRESENT of feeling his presence. During Christmas, you are loved, there is always someone with you in spirit.
Christmas is an important day of celebration and you can make it any celebration as you may seem fit. We all have our own reasons, but you can celebrate it any way you choose. Finding a reason to be grateful, a time to reflect on the gifts that life has given you. The gifts we give our children under the tree to me is more about the joy in my children’s expression. I see this all as a symbolic reason of celebration. A symbol of pausing for this particular day of the year and being grateful. It is a time of gathering and being happy in this particular moment of the year. It all seems magical and beautiful at this time of the year that a fairytale is almost real.
If God thought in limitless ways, so can you. You have eyes to perceive colour, you have your senses which you can perceive that you are alive and there are limitless reasons for you to be grateful that you were given life as a gift. That in itself is a reason to celebrate. So, what is the real meaning of Christmas? It is a great excuse to stop what you are doing and to get close with your family to celebrate. It doesn’t matter in what shape or form but in our hearts in the same place. A time of remembrance in our thoughts, feelings and actions. If they are not here in flesh, they are here with you in Spirit. It’s not about presents. It's about Presence.
The remembrance.
With Love,
Aleksandra Zaric
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