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created on 12/14/2013  |  http://fubar.com/boredncols/b356845

I think the holidays is a great time to stop and reflect on life and purpose. Most of us are really busy through the year, we run from one situation to another, and often can't sit back and enjoy the companionship and conversation of others in the community. In some traditions, like the American Indian, the elder would sit and teach the children around the community fire, often using stories to teach a truth that the younger generation should remember. There are lessons all around us, as we sit back and take notice.

I was sitting in a mall, and the first thing I had to do was find a place to get coffee. My coffee was a crutch, I  knew it, and I knew I had gotten used to having it. There were places and times in my life that a cup of coffee was a luxury. I was in a hunting stand in the woods of Southern Ohio waiting to see my first deer of hunting season, and I didn't dare budge from my perch, less I miss the opportunity. Of course, those that hunt would know what I am talking about. There was a time that I found myself on a beach in California, between city bus stops, that I would have done almost anything for a cup of coffee....I wasn't homeless, I just missed the city bus that was going to my destination. My weekend was spent walking almost 50 miles to my destination, and it wasn't much fun...so I started to check schedules.

 

The lesson though was to appreciate the good times, something simple like being able to sit in a mall in Central Ohio sipping a cup of latte, and watching the crowd shuffle by.....it is a beautiful thing to be able to say the hardest hardship I have had in a year is finding a decent cup of coffee....as I get ready to celebrate the holidays with family from other parts of the country, it all looks like even though my family has been far away, we have always come back to our roots...and spent the holidays with each other. So, from our family to yours....everyone out there have a safe and happy holiday season:)

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