The Good News

The Spirit of Christmas
Whilst its true that the global economic crisis will affect us all in one way or another, there is another aspect to this situation that has a really positive side.
Yes, we are going to have to pull in our belts, cut back on excessive, unnecessary spending, stop taking out debts that we might not be able to repay and generally find ways to make the best use of the resources we already have.

However, where we can still improve is in the reaching out to others within our community on a regular basis. The spirit of Christmas is all about giving - about generosity of spirit. This is the time of year when people around the world do give of their time and energy to help out at the homeless shelter, play music in the rest homes to bring Christmas cheer and in countless different ways consciously attempt to bring light and love into those who most need it.

We are facing a serious economic crisis and as Napoleon Hill said: “In every crisis are the seeds of opportunity.” We now have many opportunities in which to change our world and it starts on our own doorstep. With the energy crisis, we will be forced to work together more, to create sustainable communities where our food is locally grown and not shipped in from hundreds, even thousands of miles away. This can be such a wonderful blessing, to quote Charles Dickens: this period could well be “the best of times and the worst of times.” Many are focused only on the “worst of times” and whilst it is important to be aware of what is happening and of the likely consequences and to take out adequate protection for you and your family, it is vital to see that we are coming into a whole new age.
This Christmas could be the start of something really magical - where we think about the world that we wish to create. Where we are not only doing charitable works over the Christmas period, but where we are literally creating a whole new caring, hospitable and hopeful world for ourselves and our children.

It is a time to celebrate and also to think about the world that we can now create together.
Think of a world where our old people are given free food and utilities, a world where we take care of the earth not by fighting nature with chemicals, but working with it. A world where there is more friendship and more love. We have only one world and it is for all of us. You don’t actually need that much to be happy. Think this Christmas of sharing, cooperation, solidarity and working together for a better world.

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