First Light of the Holiday Season
I know … it’s difficult to leave behind the
heady mystique and spiritual effervescence of October. It’s time now though, to
welcome the charity and spirit of Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season, with open
arms, and …
This time of year cannot but add a little
sparkle and effulgence into the dreariest of lives … if you let it … if you
give it.
Many have suffered this year, in acts
of nature and the brutality
of evil. It is not easy to look up from that if you are coping with the aftereffects.
For some, the only way is to seek the effulgence, however dim it may
appear, at first.
A wrap-up story in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat quoted a survivor of California’s historically
worst wildfires last month, and demonstrates the pain and poignancy. “…‛We’re
homeless,’ she said — not sadly at all, more like she was announcing a
forthcoming trip to Paris. ‛They say it’s good to experience new things as we
grow older,’ she said, leaning on her cane. ‛And I’ve never been homeless
before.’”
Even through anguish, the aroma of a simple
turkey-and-gravy frozen dinner can evoke effulgence and fond memories of
Thanksgivings past, and gratitude for survival, present.
We’re heading into a rather somber Holiday
Season. For children—of all ages, as we can all be children at this time of year—the
season’s effulgence in one string of Holiday lights can
brighten a life. Just ask Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
Think charity and
thanksgiving
this month—offer effulgence to someone who may not otherwise feel the luster of
life.
Word Challenge: EFFULGENCE. Feel the light and see
the brightness, inside and out, as you fit effulgence
into your week of charitable writings.
Write first for
yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle)
E-N-D
