Happy Christmas my dear friends! Santa comes tonight! Are you excited?? What are you hoping for this year?
When I was little, tucked into bed, eagerly awaiting Santa's arrival, I used to wish for world peace. Seriously. It didn't occur to me what that would actually and materially mean in the world - I was too young to understand the politics involved. Not to mention how appropriative, colonizing and Western-centric that wish really was - why should people who don't believe in Christ, Christmas, or Santa get along for one whole day based on those very principals? And on PST time, no doubt?
That being said, there's nothing wrong with wanting and wishing for world peace. But let's hope for it for the sanity of each other and the planet. Not because a loud, glutenous, white, English speaking straight man tells us to....Fuck. Women's studies was done a number on me. Why can't I just enjoy life and not tear into the underlying politics of everything? I have a love/hate relationship with my degree, evidently. Bottoms up!
Last December I listed my goals for this year:
- love better.
- live smaller.
- to craft more.
- find joy.
- be in the moments.
I have to say I did not too badly. I definitely loved as best I could. I scaled down my spending to live smaller. I found more joy in the moments - ah ha! Two birds with one stone. And while I didn't get to craft as much as I'd have liked, I did focus more on creativity, publishing real live articles for real live magazines.
This next year I'm striving for the same. I'm going to focus on more love. More joy. More moments. More crafts and creativity. Less booze. And publish more. Though those last two seem contradictory to me - to be a good writer don't you have to be a good drunk, too? Maybe not.
Happy Christmas my darlings - I hope this holiday season brings you much joy, friends, family, presents and of course, alcohol and fabulous food. My wish for you is also to lover better, live smaller, find joy, and be in the moments. Show up, in your own life. And lastly, have an inspiring and active new year.
And now for a 'lil Garfunkel & Oates. Obviously.
Come back next Monday for my year end wrap up - your & my favorite posts from the last 12 months plus the posts I think deserve a little more leg humping.
xo - happy holidays,
This is such a cool post - I love the photographs, and it's sweet you used to wish for world peace :) It's great you've done well with your goals - you have reminded me I need to set some for next year! Happy Christmas to you and yours, Kristy!
ReplyDeletehaha - thank you April! happy Christmas to you too!
DeleteMerry Christmas lovely lady! I hope it's as fabulous as you! xoxo
ReplyDeleteaw shucks - and to you my friend!
DeleteHappy Christmas Cutie Pie! I used to wish for world peace....and I still kind of do...but I am starting with inner peace:) Hugs!
ReplyDeletegood place to start heather. miss you!
DeleteOH Kristy, here is wishing you the happiest of Holidays and a wonderful New Year. You are one of my most favorite folks to follow and read and just generally know in cyberspace! Looking forward to lots of news from you in 2013. Great post by the way.
ReplyDeletethanks Teresa - it is a pleasure to know you too. I hope this year brings you much joy!!
DeleteDamn! Garfunkle & Oates won't work for me....but Merry Christmas to you and yours and my goals are much same as yours. Except the alcohol part. LOL. Can't drink less than nothing. Maybe I should wish to acquire the taste for wine. That would be nice. ;)
ReplyDeleteaw man! you should google that shit - it's awesome.
Deletep.s. think of all the money you save by not drinking!! i envy you.
'leg humping' . . . . snort. I am visiting the in-laws and the 3 neutered boy dogs are all running around humping each other to establish dominance or just because it's fun. I dunno. Never seen my boy dog exhibit this behaviour in the past 15 months though . . .
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed meeting your blog this year.
i've enjoyed meeting yours too kirsten - i love leg humping! well... when it's a human. not when it's a dog.
DeleteMerry Christmas to you. I hope you enjoyed the holidays, and I too wished for world peace, if only for a moment....wouldn't it be grand.
ReplyDeleteI love your 2012 and 2013 goals: simple, straight forward and highly effective.
And to you Meghan! xo!
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