Every Day Christmas?

Here is the chance to make your Christmas wish come true. Do you know the wish I am talking about? Sure you do. It’s the wish that every day was Christmas day, right? Wouldn’t that be great? You could go to bed every night with anticipation of what tomorrow would hold. You could wake up every morning with excitement knowing that this day was special.

Well now you can do that. You can live every day as if that day is Christmas day. So let’s get to the question: How can I do that?

The key to an “Every Day is Christmas” life is simple. It is the difference between being a giver and a getter. Answer this question: What is Christmas about? If you are thinking that Christmas is about getting presents and opening toys and getting new clothes, then you will not have Christmas every day. People are not going to give you gifts every day. However if you are thinking of Christmas as a time to give, then Voila! You have discovered the secret to living an “Every Day is Christmas” life. If your excitement for Christmas comes from the thrill of sharing and giving, then you can wake up every morning with the excitement of knowing that today, this day, is your opportunity to give to others.

Mavis Lark Moore, a recent speaker at the Professional Women’s Forum, said this, “My wish is that you don’t get all caught up in the pretty bows and gifts and that you remember the baby (in the manger). And that you are a gift yourself. Christmas is only one day and what if we lived with the attitude of Christmas year-round? For we make an impact every day. And may we be the gift.”

Mavis is right. Every day is Christmas for givers because they see each day as an opportunity to give to others. They take advantage of the opportunity to share generously with people around them. It may be a smile, a word of encouragement or a hug. It may be that they buy lunch for a friend or take food to a homeless kitchen. Regardless of whether the gift costs money or not, these people are constantly looking for ways to give themselves away to others. And for them, every day is Christmas day.