FireMike

Tomorrow, and in some parts of the world, today is Christmas. A day of happiness and cheer for the whole world to celebrate with their loved ones. Often forgotten is how many people are not cheerful on this the holiest of days. Many tend to be depressed this time of year for many reasons, death of a loved one, recent breakup/divorce, money and etc. I am one included in this group, this hasn’t been the greatest of years for me in terms of personal and financial life. The breakup of the one who despite the deciet, I still feel is/was my one true love, and then toped off with the loss of my job and unemployment for 2 months led to a very down and out December for me. For most of the month I have dwelled on the downward spiral this year for me personally, and on the fact that I would not be able to provide the kind of christmas I have in the past for my 2 absolutely wonderful children. Today I went to hang out with my parents before I had to come into work, down and out I tried to pretend to be happy with minimal success. My father, who has been thru it all asked me to go to the basement and watch a movie with him. My father and I spent a great deal of time together in late spring and early summer turning his basement into a great theatre room. The movie my father choose for us to watch, Invincible. When the movie began he told me to really pay attention to the movie for it held meaning that he thought I needed at this time. During this film there a multitude of relevences to my current situation that I took note of. First being, family no matter how bad of a situation you are in will always be there to help you back up. Family also never looks down on you, or becomes ashamed of you for failure as long as you’ve busted your ass trying to fix the situation. Next was that you can’t be afraid to go for your dream and make it a reality no matter what, its ok to have HOPE. Finally, be invincable… My family is of greek heratige, we are of true spartan descent and we dont quit no matter how big the odds are against us. When the movie was complete my father asked me if I got the point, YES I DID. My father than told me of the period of life when he was in my shoes, and asked me if knew allthis, to which I said no. He then told me it was when I was 12 yrs old and then again when I was 17yrs old. I never knew the difference, as my children will not know the difference bc the most important thing I do for them is show them attention. Time, affection, education, LOVE in general is what fatherhood is about, not how many presents you buy them or how much money you spend on them for christmas. Christmas is about love, it is about hope for the next year, it is a time to bond with those in our lives that we don’t get to see as much as we’d like to, but on this one day a year you have all day with them. The meaning of christmas is love, remember that as you celebrate the holiday, LOVE not gifts. Merry Christmas to all. STRENGTH & HONOR

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