This Christmas...

Christmas is almost here. I feel life slows down and  takes a break during Christmas. I find it the most unique here in The United Kingdom. The Christmas season is like a visit by a very beloved friend. It keeps us waiting  with  joyous anticipation which grows incessantly as the season gets nearer. The whole feeling is strangely romantic. Then, just like valediction from a close friend, there's always a sense of withdrawn melancholy when its all over ..We wait for another twelve months to fly by .. and it does...as if it was all just yesterday...

This Christmas , we will slow down again. Take stock of our loved ones, miss those who are not here with us and welcome the new comers into our families.. Make resolutions for the new year, eat, drink and hang up our boots even if its just for the moment.

On the other side of our planet , joined to us with the invisible thread of humanity, people will be struggling. As the shock of the devastation evaporates, the frail children, men and women will be busy putting their nests together. While we will be thinking of roast dinners and parties,they will be worrying about shelter and survival.Lets stop and share the spirit of Christmas this year with the people of Philippines. Lets make this season extra special. Lets be mindful of food wastage and give away what we don't need or use. Its one earth and we are one people...