Tis the season...Seattle’s 106.9 started playing Christmas music 24/7 today. This will last until after New Year’s. I will not say, “Holiday Music.” I plan to greet each of you with a “Merry Christmas!” as I wear my Santa hat!
I will do this because I show respect to people and their beliefs or non belief throughout the year.
The following happened to me last year: “Two young held the door at the QFC. I was delighted. I thanked them and then said, ‘Merry Christmas.’ They were beyond belief that I said, ‘Merry Christmas, not Happy Holidays.’ I took a moment and shared why. It had to do with love, respect, acceptance and my faith. I smiled and hobbled into the store.
The same two young men approached me a few nights later on the street. They smiled and said in unison, ‘Merry Christmas.’ I smiled back and said, ‘Happy Holidays.’ They wondered why. They had shown me respect. I showed them respect in return. I had two overloaded bags of hats, socks and gloves as I attempted to navigate the streets to handout the goodies as I used my cane and the rain came down and wind blew. These two men carried my bags and talked with the homeless. They also wished them a ‘Merry Christmas.’
Once everything was handed out, we hugged each other. I’ve never seen them, again. Thinking about it...we never asked each other our names. We didn’t need to it was all about the moment.
Merry Christmas!
