Greetings Dear Reader,
As a writer, I cherish the value of being a reader. One of the authors who continues to influence
my life is J.R.R. Tolkien. This matters
today because I will be out there among the Black Friday shoppers briefly. My goal is always to be kind. I like to amp that up today. I want others to encounter kindness and
humility amidst the spending and getting.
It is really very easy.
I step outside of the hubbub and remember to see the people. I remind my heart and mind to see them as
real humans with needs far beyond the deals and bargains. I pray and smile and show deference. I help if I can.
The way in which we continue to live a life of gratitude and
begin to show the Christmas spirit is to be patient and kind in the small
things. We can be good to clerks and
shoppers. We can smile at children. We let someone go first. We can give up a parking space. We hold back the season of greed by
continuing to live in a season of gratitude.
“Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil
in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday
deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay… small acts of kindness
and love.”
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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