Holidays

I wanted to write this post before Christmas but like everyone else I found myself much too busy. In any case I am writing it now.

I have thought a lot about the Holidays especially Christmas and Easter. I am focusing on Christmas today and will focus on Easter in the spring.

Every year I have been in turmoil about anything to do with Christmas. If I celebrated it as a Christian then I felt very guilty because almost all of the rituals are from pagan sources and forbidden in the Old Testament. I also knew Jesus was not born in December and never told us to even celebrate his birth in the first place.

I then got very confused when Christians were so defensive about non-Christians not mentioning the Christ Child or even using the term Merry Christmas. I was confused about people getting upset about Santa but then put up a tree and decorations. I just could not understand why a Holiday brought out so much strife in people about the way it is supposed to be celebrated and treated. If the nativity scene was not in the courthouse yard that was a travesty. If it was put in the courthouse yard that was a travesty also. So what gives?

If we choose to celebrate Christmas with any kind of bent toward Jesus I just thought he would want us to get along and pass on peace and love… period.

I have come to the conclusion that Christmas is not just about Jesus it is about our culture. Since our culture is a mixed bag of religions and beliefs including no beliefs at all it stands to reason that everyone would have their own way of celebrating this year ending holiday in the way they see and feel it should be celebrated or not celebrated. It should never be a battle of wills over who is right and who is wrong.

I don’t think it matters if the nativity scene in displayed on the court house lawn or not. That has no bearing on how I feel or believe. I am not offended or worried that my right to believe will be dissolved or taken away. What I choose to believe or not to believe is between me and the Creator anyway and no one can dissolve or change that by what they claim or say.

I just think that so many people spend so much time being offended by what someone else says that they don’t agree with, that everyone misses the whole thing. I often wonder how much of this junk is just put out there to divide people and cause dissension.

It was like this whole Christmas season was over shadowed by some goofy Duck guy who made some remark about whatever and a whole can of worms were opened. That overshadowed everything good about Christmas. I mean who cares what he thinks or believes? Both sides were wrong in making it such a big deal. All I could see was everyone were feuding and fighting. Some said it was about the right to say what he wanted.” Free Speech”… but I do not think that was the point in any of it. It was about people being offended on both sides. The man said what he felt and since some did not agree the fight was on. Just like people get all pissed off every year about ‘Jesus is the reason for the season’ thing. Jesus is not always the reason for some people, and for some he is. So everyone just deal with it!  Why can’t we all agree to disagree sometimes? Why can’t Christmas just be about having fun and showing love and kindness and yes a bit of that dreaded word tolerance?

When I was growing up December was filled with painful rituals. Actually more than any month of the year. My birthday is in December, full moon, new moon, winter solstice, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. All these times were used for occult rituals. These rituals included sexual rituals, human sacrifices. Etc... So needless to say this has not always been a great time of year for me and other survivor/victims. I usually fight deep depressions during this time of year. So when I see people fighting over all this stupid stuff it really pisses me off. Here I am and many others who are trying to find some good this time of year, trying to get past PTSD and enjoy what blessings we have and then are bombarded with all this other crap from people who just need to a throw on a log and chill!

As for me… I just want to enjoy the lights, the tinsel, making cookies and putting goody bags together for the kids. I want to laugh at the silly Christmas movies and cartoons listen to Christmas tunes, build a silly gingerbread house with my grandson and forget about fights, anger and satanic rituals for a few days of the year. I don’t think Jesus would mind at all!

Love and Peace to you all!!!

Judy