Parakalein

Yesterday I was on the phone with an insurance agent who was trying to help me resolve a problem.  She was so respectful and cooperative I became increasingly relaxed and confident that we could together resolve the problem without attacking each other or defending ourselves.  We laughed about several things and even before I knew the problem had been respectfully resolved I told her that it was delightful and sort of Christmassy to make the best of a mess.  She thank me and I said, So I want to wish you “Merry Christmases all around”.  She commented that she had never heard that expression before and really liked it and wanted to use it.  I told her it was not mine that I had never said it to anyone and I sort of liked it so would use it myself.  She laughed and we all felt Christmassy all around us. I had never used that expression before it just came up from somewhere inside me.  Interesting.

It did not just happen.  We made it happen by making the best of a troubling situation.  That is what Christmas is: the gift of making good in the midst of something bad or just not good!

Merry Christmases all around!