The Holiday Season, A Time For Joy & Time For Preparation

Happy belated Thanksgiving to all, and welcome to the season of lights, merry-making, and cheer!  If you take a look around, a few simple hints can clue you in on what I'm talking about.  Wreaths over business doors, lights illuminating the streets outlining people's houses, and people humming (or singing) carols of bells all are signs of what's already begun.  Now is a season of joy and merrymaking.  There's no time to be gloomy, and no time to be sad.  Now is the time for all to be glad!  Enjoy having family around, and just be happy with each other.  The holidays are a time of rebirth, not only for me or for you, but for the whole world!  Not only for rebirth, but also for preparation.  People all around are scurrying trying to get shopping in.  They are also trying to get the decorations for the season up on the rooftops or filling the house.  But what also plays a major role in preparation is how everybody is preparing their hearts for the spirit of what's to come.  Whatever holiday it is you celebrate at this time, you always experience a sort of happiness that only comes around this time of year.  Enjoy it, and be prepared for what's to come, for the season has just begun!