Take time this Christmas

Christmas mania has well and truly taken off.Looking around the queues at tills, and the traffic on the roads hysteria has set in already.Retailers await a bumper spend this year with delight.Set a budget, make a list and stick to it.When you have spent the money,come home and regroup before setting out again with another list. Is there any need for this mania? Instead of getting embroiled in mad trolly dashes and wrestling at the tills for the last of the special offers,take time.Take a leisurely stroll down main street,look up, admire the Christmas lights,admire the lit Christmas trees,listen to the carol singers,and greet neighbours and strangers with Christmas cheer. Christmas is for giving yes, but more importantly, its a time for family and friends. It is also a time for yourself to enjoy some peace and joy.Let us remember that as the mania goes on around us.I would like to wish all my readers, and patrons a Very Happy Christmas.

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