. . . thanksgiving thoughts . . .

when did thanksgiving become the holiday of glutony ... i don't know how many times over this holiday weekend in particular i heard questions or comments about how much an individual overate or 'gorged' themselves on the holiday feast. and then, those lines for the stores, the frenzy to consume even more ... i just wondered as i heard reports or saw the news ... is this reality?

i realize that for many people in america, that is what this holiday and christmas is all about really. what gets me is the participation of the christians in their frenzy for their holiday and their jesus to be celebrated ... and the lengths that they go to do that ... is just, well, honestly, its disgusting. and it sets a horrible example of the christian life and the true meaning of CHRIST-MAS ... or 'more christ'.

christ is commonly related to the person who was jesus christ, but 'christ' is not a person, christ is what dwells in us all. it is a concept of our connection to god. more christ ... less us ... less our pomp and circumstance ... less crystal cathederals and mega churches and more christ (or mas christo ... christ-mas). less our celebrating what we think 'christ' is, and more living it ...

we don't all have to participate in the exercise of the deadly sins to get where christ is the center of our lives ... well, maybe we do ... after all, if we go down the road enough times, the we will conquer the death those sins bring and renew our lives in alignment with the christ that lives in each of us.

i do not ... i had my plate of thanksgiving with my family and some new friends ... has it always been this bad, and i just really notice how bad it is this year? or are we getting worse?

peace & harmony,
elaine
'freedom must be exercised to stay in shape!'