All I Want

For many, this time of year is a time of frustration, stress, anxiety and fear, instead of happiness and joy. We worry about finding the perfect gift, where will we find the money, how will we find the time and should we use skim milk for the egg nog.

I realized as I started the stress cycle again ,this year, that there is no “thing”, that I want. That is not to say, that there is nothing I desire. What I desire this year more than ever, is people. I want my whole family to set judgments and opinions aside and embrace the joy of just having each other. I want to share a meal and laugh like we did so long ago. I want to spend my time, with those I love and am so blessed to have. I want find, the one perfect gift, for each of my kids that causes them to say, “daddy, will you play this with me”? I want to spend all day decorating and cooking with the ones I love, and laugh about the lights that won’t light and the bread pudding that burned.

What I want most, is that none of it ends on December 26th, or ever. Resolutions and change don’t have to wait until January 1st. Everyday is the right day to start over.

Blessings,
Dave