For the past few weeks, I've been reading Mr. Dickens and His Carol: A Novel by Samantha Silva. It's a tale about Charles Dickens and how he came about writing his legendary book, 'A Christmas Carol.' This fiction AND non-fiction blend has been a delightful companion to help me relax and give me some mini-vacations this holiday season. Because of this book, I've been fascinated to learn more about Charles Dickens. In fact, that is one of my personal 'fun goals' for the new year ahead.

Most folks have seen the movie, 'A Christmas Carol.' The original reaches way back to December 16, 1938...and there have been tons of remakes ever since. You likely know the story...Scrooge is unkind to the folks who work for him, he's not charitable in the least, and he's the perfect mixture of cranky and rude. Scrooge goes home after work one night, falls asleep, and is visited by three ghosts throughout the evening...Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. These ghosts take Scrooge on a journey through his past and present, and give him a vision of his death as well.

Scrooge is eventually terrified (and inspired) enough to see the error of his ways...and when he wakes up on Christmas morning, he is full of joy, excitement, and ready to spread a whole bunch of love.

I enjoy watching holiday movies in general, but this particular one (along with 'It's a Wonderful life,' which incidentally holds so many similarities to 'A Christmas Carol'), contains a whole bunch of excellent messages that are perfect to ponder at year-end. I'd like to focus today on these three:

1) 'Letting people in' is important. While most of us won't have three helpful ghosts visiting us on Christmas Eve, there is a whole world of people available (family members, friends, authors, mentors, business associates, neighbors, medical professionals, etc. etc.) to provide education, inspiration, help, and guidance to us as needed. In my eyes, life is a huge brainstorming session and a land of helpful minds, hearts, and hands...if we simply let people in.

2) Before dismissing someone... The other day, I was in the library ready to check out a book and the person ahead of me was being impolite to the librarian because of frustration he was having with the computer system. The patron left exasperated...and, by the time it was my turn to check out with the librarian, she was pretty cranky as well. Thankfully, it was the end of the day and hopefully they both got a good rest that evening. That all being said, who knows what was going on with the library patron AND with the librarian that day. It could have been a bad day for one or both of them. It could have been a bad week...or a bad year for one or both of them. Everyone has burdens they carry, some that affect them very deeply. While it's very easy to dismiss someone as simply being a rude person, sometimes it's their inner pain that just comes pouring out of them now and then. This is why it's so important to always strive to be kind. You just never know when someone is going to go a bit, or a lot, over the edge.

3) Giving ourselves a 'reboot' may be exactly what we need. We normally think of a reboot in association with our computers. Sometimes, our computers get frazzled, overwhelmed, and may even go a little bonkers. The quickest fix is often to simply reboot them. Same with our lives. Every single day (including today) offers us the chance to reboot and start fresh. We may have to begin the new day with the same challenges as yesterday, BUT we don't have to start with yesterday's approach...especially if that approach was one that wasn't productive. I know...this is sometimes easier said than done...but we only have one life to live, and we might as well strive to live each day in the best way we can. Knowing when we need a reboot, is often the first step to making our tomorrows better.

In closing, I love this particular quote from 'A Christmas Carol':
'His own heart laughed: and that was quite enough for him.' (Charles Dickens)

I hope your heart remembers yesterday's happy moments with fondness, enjoys the peacefulness and meaning of today (Christmas Day), and is filled with anticipation and hope for wonderful possibilities in the days to follow.

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