What Christmas Means To Me

Merry Christmas

~~ What Christmas Means To Me ~~

Christmas is a time of believing
in magic and miracles,

of new hope, a fresh start.

It's a time of taking stock of the year just past

and putting things into perspective,

renewing our relationships with family

and friends and the greater community.

It's a time of the reawakening of

kindness and goodwill towards all.

May all the hope and goodness

of this season bless you and yours!

--CountryMouse, December 2004

Yule - December 21st

2005

As a pagan, I celebrate Yule, with all its
meanings of the turning of the Wheel
of the Year, darkness giving way to light,
new hope, and new beginnings.

But I also celebrate a Dickensian
Christmas, with family, friends,
merrymaking, food, and fun, as
that's what I grew up with and
that's what still feels comfortable.

The best, for me, is family and friends:
the joy and laughter, the quiet comfort,
the blesséd treasure of this season
And all seasons.

So Good Yule and Merry Christmas!
May you and yours be merry and
have good health all the new year!
May the blessings of this special season
be upon you all!

--CountryMouse, December 2005

Yule