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The Meaning of the 
Holiday Season 2001
Shared by firend and colleague Mary G.

 1. Last Holiday Season we were thinking about all the things we didn't have;
This Holiday Season we are thinking about all the things we do have.

 2. Last Holiday Season we were placing wreaths on the doors of our homes; This Holiday Season we are placing wreaths on the graves of our heroes.

 3. Last Holiday Season we were letting our sons play with toy guns; 
This Holiday Season we are teaching them that guns are not toys.

 4. Last Holiday Season we paid lip service to the real meaning of the holidays; This Holiday Season we are paying homage to it.

 5. Last Holiday Season we were lighting candles to decorate; 
This Holiday Season we are lighting candles to commemorate.

 6. Last Holiday Season we were trying not to let annoying relatives get the best of us; this Holiday Season we are trying to give the best of ourselves to them.

 7. Last Holiday Season we thought a man who could rush down a football field was a hero; this Holiday Season we know a man who rushes into a burning building is the real one.

 8. Last Holiday Season we were thinking about the madness of the holidays; This Holiday Season we are thinking about the meaning of them.

 9. Last Holiday Season we were getting on one another's nerves; 
This Holiday Season we are learning to appreciate our family and friends.

 10. Last Holiday Season we were giving thanks for gifts from stores; 
This Holiday Season we are giving thanks for gifts from God.

 11. Last Holiday Season we were wondering how to give our children all the things that money can buy--- the hottest toys the latest fashions, the newest gadgets; this Holiday Season we are wondering how to give them all the things it can't---a sense of security, safety, peace.

 12. Last Holiday Season we were thinking about all the pressure we are under at the office; this Holiday Season we are thinking about the people that no longer have an office to go to.

 13. Last Holiday Season we were singing songs; 
This Holiday Season we are singing anthems.

 14. Last Holiday Season we were thinking how good it would feel to be affluent; This Holiday Season we are thinking how good it feels to be alive.

 15. Last Holiday Season we thought angels were in heaven; 
This Holiday Season we know some are right here on earth.

 16. Last Holiday Season we were contemplating all the changes we wanted to make in the New Year; this Holiday Season we are contemplating all the changes we will have to make in this new reality.

 17. Last Holiday Season we believed in the power of the pocketbook; 
This Holiday Season we believe in the power of prayer.

 18. Last Holiday Season we were complaining about how much of our earnings went to pay taxes; this Holiday Season we comprehend that freedom isn't free.

 19. Last Holiday Season the people we idolized wore football, basketball, and baseball uniforms; this Holiday Season the people we idolize wear police, firefighter, and military uniforms.

 20. Last Holiday Season "peace on earth" is something we prayed for on Sunday mornings; now it is something we pray for every day.