Whats on your Christmas List?

I Gave my kids an option to write down what makes them the most happiest for Christmas in the a form of a list. But the catch is that there is no guarantee that what you want is what you get. I have found that many kids seem to want things that they see on TV but yet its not something they want , just something that interests them is all. I Told them also to make a list of things that they will do for there fellow man as well. cant live in this world if you cant give back to the planet or too the people around you. I want my kids to understand that life is not something to take for granted especially when it comes down to Christmas. My kids know why this day is special and that it needs to be respected. During the Holiday season people always seem to loose perspective on what is important at times and that we all just need to sit back and reflect a little to get a better perspective is all. I feel life without the media in times like these would be appreciated because all the Holidays seem to be exploited in so many ways through it.
Happy Holidays

Are You a Christmas Scrooge?

It was the year 1995 when  I worked for this big electronics firm and I always gave what I could to my fellow co-workers who needed help especially on the Holidays. There was this one person that i was always helping out and gave him rides to work and bought lunch or shared mine. When one day one of my other friends told me that that guy I help out is a millionaire , I laughed and said;" Do you really expect me to believe that",I mean who would when I know where he lives and everything . There was nothing to suggest that he was. I confronted my co-worker and it took a lot of work to get him to come clean, Then he spilled the beans and told me everything, that he was gonna tell me but really wanted to know what kind of person I was before he told me. I then said to him doesn't matter I don't care anymore about what you have to say just don't talk to me anymore. Really, how would you feel after three years helping out someone and find out that you where being used like that. I still donate my time and money to charity's and I am sad that I have not helped anyone like I have helped my disassociated friend.