Comments on: my 2008 holiday letter http://www.lifestudent.com/hub/2008/12/24/my-2008-holiday-letter/ The Unofficial Blog of John Halcyon Styn Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:19:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: raven http://www.lifestudent.com/hub/2008/12/24/my-2008-holiday-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-1699 raven Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:23:35 +0000 http://www.lifestudent.com/hub/?p=889#comment-1699 "Not to be a blasphemous Scrooge, but does anyone else find it ironic that people celebrate the birth of Jesus (a man who said worldly possessions could keep one out of Heaven) by buying each other material goods?" i completely agree ... there is so much commercialism rather than just showing one another love and kindness. i'd much rather spend time with a good friend than exchange gifts ... there's so much pressure to buy the *best* ... rather than each of us being our best. happy holidays to you and yours ~ “Not to be a blasphemous Scrooge, but does anyone else find it ironic that people celebrate the birth of Jesus (a man who said worldly possessions could keep one out of Heaven) by buying each other material goods?”

i completely agree … there is so much commercialism rather than just showing one another love and kindness. i’d much rather spend time with a good friend than exchange gifts … there’s so much pressure to buy the *best* … rather than each of us being our best.

happy holidays to you and yours ~

]]> By: amber http://www.lifestudent.com/hub/2008/12/24/my-2008-holiday-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-1697 amber Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:20:58 +0000 http://www.lifestudent.com/hub/?p=889#comment-1697 This was so so beautifully written. The bit about grandpa made me smile. Have a wonderful holiday my darling. xoxo. This was so so beautifully written. The bit about grandpa made me smile. Have a wonderful holiday my darling. xoxo.

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