December?

I'm 43 years old.

You would think that after all this time I would realize just how quickly December follows Thanksgiving. But no. . .

I think that a big part of it is not being part of a Christian community and thus not celebrating Advent, and because of that not having spent the last couple of weeks preparing for the preparation that the season is about.

Some of my Christian friends have been posting about Advent, and it's reminded me that I have no spiritual stake in the season anymore. "Yule" has never been meaningful to me in the way that Christmas was. My current theology and mythology don't include the coming of an avatar, and I have become so accustomed to walking in darkness that even the symbolism of the return of the light/Light doesn't feel particularly meaningful to me.

And yet, I want to observe. I want this to be a holy season again.

Maybe that's what my next journey should be about: finding my own "reason for the season" and/or discovering how the old celebrations can take on new meaning for me.

The Annual Santa Letter Meme

Dear Santa... Dear Santa, This year I've been busy! In November on a flight to LA, I stole the emergency flight information card (-40 points). In January _storyteller_ and I donated clothes to the needy (11 points). Last Wednesday I pulled scinnlaeca's hair (-5 points). Last Tuesday I helped blessed_harlot see the light (8 points). Last Friday I saved a busload of nuns in Angola (326 points). Overall, I've been nice (300 points). For Christmas I deserve a widescreen tv! Sincerely, feral_journey

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