Which Scrooge did You Choose?
Is it ALL Over and Too Late for You, or tell me, is there still time?!?
Which Scrooge did You Choose?
Whether your version of Scrooge was George C Scott, Patrick Stewart or Bill Murray, they all had one thing in common; a B.C. and A.D. version...
B.C. or Before Confrontation with the Three Spirits, and A.D. or After Divination, when they emotional tinsel untangled.
(Looking back on this Christmas, were you The "Whats the big deal, It can Wait" or were you the "I'm ALIVE & It's NOT too Late" version... Which Scrooge did you Choose, or did the Holiday Spirit deliver unto You?
Well the Holidays ain't done yet so you've still got a Chance to "be your BEST Ebeneezer", and "Not just some Old Geezer!!!"
Below are a number of ideas from the "I'm ALIVE & It's NOT too Late" List, if you're thinking that this Holiday "inched" by You to quickly... And Yes, that IS a self-promoting reference to the 20+ year old Poem we give out every year, "How The Inches Stole Christmas" (...if you didn't get yours copy this year, well, you probably wound up on the Naughty List, but like Scrooge, it's not too late for you, just fill out this quick form and I'll shoot it to you faster than 8-tiny reindeer can deliver...)
Now, back to the ideas from The "I'm ALIVE & It's NOT too Late" List to round out your Holidays...
1) Make a Memory; (Memorigenesis as described in my Book, 'got Parkinson's?... are You sure?!?) by doing just about ANYTHING that's safe but certainly memorable, PURELY for the sake that you'll remember it!
2)Extend Your Celebrations; surprise someone, ANYONE, with a late gift or an early for the New Year's Blessing, to PROVE this is "The Most Wonderful Time of Year", and not DAY of the Year... take off the pressure by expanding the footprint of it all, turns Deadlines into Lifelines.
•Watch the great Holiday Movie moments, not the whole Movie; to make that easier, here's a list of them on YouTube...
•It's a Wonderful Life:
https://youtu.be/OfUV-F9jFro?si=Hli5TBsWjnzfItC7
•Scrooged:
https://youtu.be/9rznhiJXdR4?si=jgXYXGDfMMa02xp1
•Miracle on 34th St:
https://youtu.be/jagJeaLXRRQ?si=dZqXF75iGOAzLu-M
•Muppet Christmas Carol:
https://youtu.be/WlRpGj7LWS4?feature=shared
•It Happened on 5th Ave:
https://youtu.be/DKCHOp4GAh8?si=Q0hiJqWVODpNmiCI
•White Christmas:
https://youtu.be/gjnZyuFKH0k?si=gMs00faSRxihZ4u8
•Elf/Santa Claus is Coming to Town:
https://youtu.be/nwBtZOTEbgo?si=byJ92Wj83mPouYBI
•A Christmas Carol (1984):
https://youtu.be/b7Um603B2lI?si=UDd30dkdfBrRw_3g
•Home Alone:
https://youtu.be/6H6HjXoPAQg?feature=shared
•Buy some dam' Mistletoe or at least a Ball cap with a picture of Mistletoe on it and wear it... Often! Until and through New Year's Eve... Here's some history behind the botany of Mistletoe -
https://fwbg.org/newsletter-2/before-stealing-a-kiss-learn-the-mythology-and-history-of-mistletoe/
•Take Santa Claus Photos at HOME, or someplace other than the Mall with the guy who says he's Santa but smells like "beef and cheese".
•Wear something Red/Green Everyday of the rest of the Season... and here's some foundation to the fasion choice of Red & Green this time of year -
https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-are-red-and-green-traditional-christmas-colors#:~:text=During%20the%20celebration%2C%20Romans%20would,the%20festive%20and%20merry%20season.
•Give Thrift Store Treasures-
Thrifting can be both Fun and grounding in a world where Bigger & More always comes from a Store.
•Learn About Other Traditions of Your Heritage (Race, Nation or Creed?!?)
•Volunteer... Now that Christmas and Thanksgiving have both gone "by the by", food pantries and homeless shelters see a drop off if aid and offers if assistance... Here's your shot to be an unexpected Hero!
•Start your New Year NOW and prove to yourself how important a priority it is... Waiting for it is not wanting it forcefully... There's a reason that New Year's Resolutions flame out and fail so famously; because if it's not important enough to prioritize than is it really important enough to see through to completion?
Don't procrastinate, PRE-castinate (it's a word, look it up).
And now, the four life-changing words that no "B.C.-Scrooge" can appreciate until they become the "A.D.-After Divination" Scrooge...
"God bless us, everyone."
Click here for some cheer...
https://youtu.be/ESEcTTtDHy8?si=BTZA7WiSF8UljMzk