site, I decided to share my thoughts on gifting over the holidays.
As usual my thoughts are a bit different from the norm. I guess
you could say that it is normal for me to be abnormal. Some would
be offended by that. I, on the other hand, have no desire to 'fit in'
to this cookie cutter world we live in.
When I think of the gifts that I received over the years They're
have been a few that have proven to be very useful and practical.
Most were not but were given with all good intentions. There are a
couple different thoughts on gift giving. I take the practical approach.
I would rather give a family gift maybe something for the home that
is needed and will be used all year. Others think gifts given this time
of year should be extravagant gifts that we would never buy ourselves
under normal circumstances. Both approaches have merit I guess and
I can see how making gifts more personal would bolster the spirit of
the season a bit more.
As far as receiving gifts I am not a big fan. I am a very simple
person that requires very little to keep happy. The fact that someone
would buy me an expensive unneeded present doesn't bother me as much
as the fact that I feel obligated to like and use it when I really have no
desire to. My favorite present? The one that is making me smile right
now just writing this ? A hand colored card from the grand kids or a
big open armed hug from a friend or family member. No, not one of those
pat on the back 'how ya been' type of hugs but a genuine warm almost
crushing hug that tells me they really do care. They are rare, at least in
my world. I think we as men try to build up this tough guy image and
we end up making people believe we prefer a new tool box when all we
really want is acceptance and love. Ok there I said it. This is officially
a 'mushy 'post. Well too bad.. It is what it is. It feels like Christmas to
me every time I visit, winter spring or fall to see my granddaughters running
open armed through the yard yelling 'Pappy' . I've never gotten that feeling
opening a gift no mater how grand it was! Hugs are a little harder to come
by. Nobody wants to hug an old fart. Maybe that is why they are so special
to me. I'm sure as the girls grow older, and If I'm lucky enough to grow older
with them, they too will cease the big hugs. I like to think that it won't be
because of lack of affection but out of fear of breaking Pappy..lol
Well that brought a tear to my eye just thinking of that day coming.
So to end on a happy note let's just wish that maybe this is the year ! Maybe
the tree won't have so many gifts under it and peoples hearts will have more
gifts in them ! If not this year .. maybe next year.. In any case I won't stop
hoping. So now my readers know my Christmas wish list. Pretty hard to
fill when most are people I've never met from places I've never been to.. but
you never know ... It is Christmas after all.. HO HO HO
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