Friday, November 25, 2011

CRAZEE!

Did you hear the one about the lady who pepper sprayed everyone who got in her way of her items?
Or the one who opened fire on others for taking what they thought was theirs?
Boy, and all this is for getting that 70% off of something that you more than likely will have to replace when it becomes obsolete within the year?
Gosh, I don’t get it; hurting people to get all that bling.
Not that I don’t see a real reason for retailers to get the customers to come in, but offer a deal that’s not going to make them maim, blame or at least try to keep them tame in the process, huh?
Why is it that this time of year of love and peace and good will towards man and woman seems to bring out those negative aspects of us?
My educational background is in retail management and I don’t recall in all those years of how many that I was on the other end of those deals and steals… but, I suppose it was traumatic enough to make me not rush out of my home of comfort and perfect temperate climate to get run over by lunatics trying their hardest to get as many of what they can to impress themselves or others in their family or perhaps their friends, but are they real friends and family who love you or do they just LOVE you for what you get them, hmm?
The test of time and trueness of affection is if the ones you think the most of still care about you when you don’t over indulge them. I know it’s an adjustment to many, but go with me here…
Think about it and perhaps try on a not so special an occasion, trueness of love will mean they still react lovingly to you with not as big of an over-the-top display of lunacy that you really can’t afford anyway.
Or even if you can, wouldn’t you want to know why they really appreciate you, hopefully that it is for you and you alone?
BIG SMILE here.
Some of us know how it is to be able to give till it hurts with all that bling and then have financial problems that make you reevaluate what’s it all for and hand make your gifts the next year or two. Those could be the reasons that these days I still see the value in trying to be crafty and yes I do mean in more ways than one, ha!
We all care about each other perhaps at this time of year those feelings are heightened because of all the advertising and who hasn’t shed a tear or two at those Hallmark or Publix TV commercials and Folgers tries too! Boo hoo!
But the real mark of caring is being there and spending time, which is free and listening and helping each other with menial tasks on a daily basis or going that extra mile to do it…even opening a door for a stranger while on your shopping trips and a smile does really go a mile and so in closing be old fashioned and be kind…and if that is boring I will show you mine if you show me yours…smile, that is silly!
Spread the true cheer of the season and make others know it too…
Cause the world gets smaller everyday and don’t we all love you too?

On those words to do with whatever you care to allow me to be the first to wish you all a very happy good night and to ask you to kindly to count all your blessings and share all your overages and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, ya hear?

PS Tomorrow is the day of shopping that all small businesses can use your help and love and consideration to continue in your neighborhood so support them by buying whatever they got on sale or not, okay? Install another smile here.
We need them and that means all of us.

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