Just relax and enjoy it...

We’re decorating the house this weekend! 
The nice thing about being somewhere new again is you can start afresh with brand new decorations and a brand new plan, without feeling obliged to follow the formats of previous Yuletimes.  I know Christmas is all about repetition and familiarity but it’s very easy to fall into the tradition trap and just do the same things over and over because you’re scared of trying something different.  How many families, I wonder, wish to put a Star atop the tree this year instead of the usual angel, but don’t because they’re all thinking “Everyone else will hate the change”?
It’s very strange the way we have hijacked the birth of our Lord to make it a time of mass spending while trying desperately hard not to annoy each other.
No wonder they say it’s the most anxious time of year….

RC 4-12-14