CHRISTMAS

All Day Everyday

By Christine Jayakaran

I’m a Christmas addict. There I said it!

Maybe it’s because I was born on Christmas Day or maybe it’s just because the season is so magical. This Christmas though, has gotten me thinking. And I mean a lot.

I’ve been thinking of why I don’t live with this wonder and expectation the whole year round. Of why I don’t live as intentionally as I do during this season. Christmas can’t just be a season but a way of life. I want to live the whole year through with a wonder- filled sense of gratitude and joy. Just being alive and breathing is a miracle and everything else about life is a huge bonus. I tend to live with low expectations so that I’m not heavily disappointed but I’m gradually realising that I can still have high expectations of my God and myself (without being a crazy perfectionist !!) That intentionality I mentioned is something I want to cultivate more.