I am the chief procrastinator in the world. Just ask anybody who knows me well. Sometimes I mean to be and sometimes I don’t. But why do what you can put off, has always been a big problem of mine.
Tolerance. We are so focused on being tolerant of people. Of saying oh, no problem, it’s not your fault, I’ll except that.
I’m talking a little bit about Christmas cards. Surprise.
People can’t get to Christmas cards, so they send a new years card or a valentines day card or something else down the road. Now that’s okay with me cause I like to hear from my friends any time. And it makes me think maybe I should send out a mid-year card too to my friends, just to keep in better touch. Wouldn’t that be nice?
But what really bothers me is when people say, well I just can never get to those Christmas cards, I’m too busy. What that really says to me is that I’m not important enough to them. I mean really. Did you really not know that Christmas was coming? It comes at the same time every year. These are the people who complain every year that people start to prepare for Christmas too early. That you shouldn’t think about the whole thing until sometime after Thanksgiving.
Well I don’t know about you, but holidays are kinda easy. You have your tradition which you can add to or subtract from. You basically have your list of things you do for the holiday. Ok now back time. The big day is Dec. 25. How long does it take to decorate, outside & inside? How many parties will you have and go to? How much time does that require? Put it on your calendar. Who are you buying gifts for, how much and what are you buying? How much time shopping, wrapping, organizing? Where’s the Christmas card list and how long will it take you to pick out cards, take pictures, write a family letter, whatever makes you happy? What is your faith commitment? How many cookies will you bake, with whom & when. How long does that take? Add it up. You’ve done all those things before. Now subtract it backwards from Christmas day. If you want rest days or fun days or don’t want to be over stressed, subtract out more days.
That’s how you get your Christmas cards out in time. Everybody’s busy. You are not special. You cannot get busier and specialer. Trust me on this. Next year don’t be surprised about Christmas, it’ll come whether you’re ready or not.
Just sayin’.
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