Here Come the Hectic Holidays...Again
It’s that time of year again when people are getting on my
nerves. The frantic, frenetic pace of
the holidays seems to make everyone crazy.
Driving like maniacs to get to the mall, running into people with their
shopping carts, ripping stuff off the shelves and not putting it back.
And the parking lots! Pulling in and out without so much as a turn
of the head to see if anyone is behind them.
The other day I saw a huge pickup truck pull into a parking space where
the mom had her door open and her child standing between the door and the
vehicle and this monster truck pulled in so fast and close the mom had to close
the door so that the child and herself were between the door and her
vehicle to be relatively safe. If the truck would have been
one inch closer he would have squashed them both, maybe to death. Inside the store, he was walking hard and
fast, fists clenched, I thought he was deliberately on his way to punch someone
out who worked in the store. Normally I
would have said something but this beefy guy looked so angry that I thought it
best to keep my mouth shut. And this is
supposed to be the happiest time of the year?
Seems to be it’s the scariest time of the year. You know, like the song: “You better watch
out, you better not cry, you better not pout I’m telling you why...people out
there are angry, wigged out and stay out of their way or they just might punch
you out or run over you.”
What happened to getting together with family and friends
for a little fun, food and cheer sans hassle?
Or did that never happen? Has the
craziness of the holidays always been around us? Is it just my wish that people stop it, take
a deep breath, scale back on the buying of a gazillion presents and make life simple
during the holidays?
My goal this year is to abide by the KISS rule: Keep It Simple Stupid. Not that I’m stupid but seems to me I’d be
stupid if I made myself crazy again, like I normally do, for that one day of
the year where getting together with family should be something to look forward
to and not something that in the end sucked the life out of me.
My wish for all of you out there is KISS. Have a safe and happy holiday season. Slow down, breathe and enjoy.
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