I love Christmas! The season for giving. It’s a stressful time obviously as well for those who put a lot of importance on presents and buying the right thing for the right person. It gets harder and harder every year for me to buy good gifts that will be something that the people receiving them will cherish for years to come. Some years though, when I’m feeling the real sense of Christmas, I enjoy just donating money and reminding those around me the true meaning of Christmas. As much as I do love opening tons of presents, those days are long long gone…. I have found more joy in having people donate that money they would’ve spent on me on charities. I usually ask that they write down why they chose the one they picked and it’s inspiring and uplifting to read. PLUS, if you give to a charity to help the less fortunate, it’s something that could potentially change a life instead of gathering dust in a closet. May we find that happiness, that peace, and that content feeling to just give up on the presents and give to charities instead. May we shine brighter every year that passes and remember the real meaning of Christmas is Jesus being born! We have been given the greatest gift of all, all other gifts pale in comparison when you think of the gift that Jesus offers us. Just a thought. Love and be loved.