fear

his fears

about

me

are

his truth

about

himself

 

Denial

 

We all come to this

and yet we are never ready

we all come to this

some fight

some sigh

most deny

many cry

we all come to this

and we're always surprised

we all come to this

 we still fight 

we still murder

we still lie

 bombs are falling

and I am exercising

tanks are rolling

and I am doing laundry

missiles are targeted

and I am baking

Happy To You

Happy To You 

 If someone says Happy Holidays to you - Thank them.   Wish them the same

If someone says Merry Christmas to you - Thank them. Wish them the same

If someone wishes you Happy Chanukah, Kwanza, Diwali, Yule tide - whatever/whichever glad tiding they offer you - say Thank you.  People are wishing you Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas for the joy of sharing their hope of a peace filled season of light with you.  

You are free to wish others the greeting of your choosing, there is no ban on saying  Merry Christmas. Someone  saying Happy Holidays is not an attack on Christmas,  long before television and nightly news programs people were saying Happy Holidays as a greeting. 

Not all people are Christian; not even those that celebrate with a Christmas Tree and Santa. Not every person living in the U.S.A. is a descendent of those that populated Plymouth Plantation and there are cultural festivals leading up to Christmas for many non Anglo-Saxon cultures. 

This should be a joy filled time of year for reflection and well wishes. Offer your wish with joy and love and accept the Happy Holiday or the Merry Christmas or the Happy New Year  with joy and gratitude. 

 

 Every day I hear from you it makes my heart happy

color

 

Wonderful thing

 If you have not lived it

 you cannot understand it

 and that is a wonderful thing

 as much as you want to understand

 and support and console 

I would not wish this pain

 on any human being 

ever. 

That you cannot understand

the depth

the width

the height 

of this pain

That is a wonderful wonderful thing