Christmas Joys

I recently attended a fantastic Christmas Show at Riverside Church in Monticello, MN. The theme of the show was, “Find your way”. Though I have not recently considered myself lost, I realized during the show that this Christmas season I do need to, “Find my way”. Like many of you the holiday seasons can be a time when the ideas of new traditions are clashing with the memories of old traditions.

We have comforted ourselves in the arms of those old traditions that form great memories of times spent with our family members and life long friends. As time continues to mature the circumstances of all of our lives, our priorities change, traditions change and people change. Arising out of the bed on Christmas morning has always been a pleasant event. The thought of joy to the world and peace on earth will always bring joy to our hearts. It is those challenges and circumstances in life that have contributed to lessening the joy of arising in a welcoming spirit on Christmas morning.

Many of us have lost family members, jobs, homes and friends in which our memories and old traditions are linked. Those old traditions were supported by the memories created by the people involved, not so much as the events or activities. I can personally speak from my own experience, that my past few Christmas holidays have been very difficult to celebrate in the same spirit that I have always welcomed. The loss of several family members and friends have sorrowed my want to celebrate in the manner of my past. Some of you may understand when I say, “My love for the meaning or purpose of Christmas has not changed, but the sorrow in missing the time spent with my loved ones have dampened my want to create new memories without them”.

On this Christmas, I have chosen to embrace the new chapters of my family’s lives. Though my children are no longer those infants that will be running around on Christmas morning in their footsie pajamas ripping apart the wrapping paper to see what Santa has left for them under the tree, I have realized that there are yet new memories to embrace. For the first time ever, I sat next to my teenage sons at a Christmas show and was able to discuss intelligently about the joy in which the show had brought to each of us. It was a great experience. My boys have become young men that care about more than just girls and video games. It was definitely a proud moment that any parent would enjoy.

After the show my family and I were invited to our friends home for cider and cookies. As I watched everyone interact with each other through laughter and memorable stories, I realized that God has given us an opportunity to form new memories in those new chapters of our lives. If we open our minds to the exposure of these cherishing moments we will find that our new moments or traditions can be just as enriching as our old traditions. I believe that we will also find that old traditions are not actually replaced, they are just archived. When the time is right, we will rekindle those old traditions into our lives again. After all, the grandchildren will need someone to show them what Christmas is all about.

Therefore, my Christmas wish is that all of you discover a new tradition that will in return create new memories that will someday become those days that you are grateful for in your life…

Merry Christmas and May Your Holidays be Grand…

Russell Mosley
Positive Share LLC
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Christmas is party time and it’s also time for those Christmas speeches. Most of us have at some time been bored silly by a C.E.O’s rambling words at the firm’s annual do. Such speakers often forget that their speeches should be suitable for a social occasion.

That means that they should be light-hearted in tone and also slightly sentimental as befits the season. Above all, as people are basically there to party, they should be short and snappy. That is not to say that they cannot be motivational in tone too. Naturally it is a time when a boss will want to motivate his or her staff but that won’t be done by boring them silly with a set of statistics for example. Instead he or she should give them that feel good factor which will encourage them the following year. So speeches should make them feel appreciated for what they have contributed to the firm.

Naturally the speaker should welcome any guests that may be accompanying his or her staff. It is fitting to refer to tinsels and toys and the other such things we associate with Christmas. A touch of nostalgia for Christmases past should also be an integral part of the speech. Most of us have some family traditions for the season. We may all go to church on Christmas Eve or spend Christmas day with our grandparents. Depending on their country of birth staff may have special foods rather than the traditional goose or turkey and ham. So if you mention these things you will inspire your staff into thinking and talking about their own traditions.

Staff parties are not, of course, the only type of Christmas parties. Clubs and associations often have a yearly celebration too. Whether it’s a sports club, a political association or a neighbours’ night someone will usually give a speech. Whatever the occasion Christmas speeches should mention the glamour of those present as everyone obviously wears their party best. They should be welcoming and warm. They should reflect the atmosphere which is, of course, jolly and festive.

It doesn’t matter if you are the Chair of the board or the Captain of the golf club your speech should reflect the conviviality of Christmas. It should, preferably, refer to the good will and peace on earth which are integral parts of Christmas. Your speeches should put into words the whole purpose of the party which is to celebrate with others the fun and friendship of the festive season. The speeches should, of course, end with a traditional seasonal greeting.

Niamh Crowe
Copyright Speechwriters 1994-2007
marketing@speech-writers.com
Tel. +353 1 8333599

Niamh Crowe has written Christmas Speeches for 20 years. Her site has thousands of speeches for every event and occasion including maid of Honor Speeches, christmas speech, birthdays, groom speech etc.

How to make money installing Christmas lights isn’t as complicated as it might sound. The Christmas season is especially a really good time to be making a lot of money. For the most part people make money by selling turkeys and clothing but you too can make money through installing lights. But making that money takes a few things that you should always remember and I’ve included those secrets in this article.

Draw up a business plan. Drawing up a business plan will give you an outline of how the business is going to be run over a short to long term period of time. A business plan will indicate the inputs you will need as well as the projected profits. When you have a business plan you are constantly reminded of set goals and limits.

How to make money installing Christmas lights is all about buying your inputs in advance. If you intend to install Christmas lights you should look around for stock 4-6 months before the festive season. This will ensure that you get inputs at a cheaper price because of the low demand and high supply. You are also guaranteed that you won’t struggle with acquiring stocks when almost everyone is looking around for them.

Market your business. Marketing entails making people aware of your services and place of business. The cheapest and best way to do this is by making bright and colorful fliers. Fliers can be distributed anywhere and at any time. You can also make a catchy poster that you pin up at the local grocery store. The internet can be too farfetched though because of short term nature of the business. But if you have a long term pan a website can be very helpful. This website should be indicated on your business cards.

Once you start operations you must make sure that you do an excellent job. This will help you to attract customers from a good reputation that doesn’t take that much time to move around. To give this a better effect you can consider making follow ups on work you’ve done. This will give the impression that you are a concerned businessman; there aren’t a lot of those around nowadays.

Seriously consider charging a deposit before the job is done. This deposit should be reasonable and not inflated. A deposit will allow you to purchase installing equipment if you don’t have that much capital for the business.

You should also do research on how other people are installing lights elsewhere. This is because there will always be new ways of doing things that can make a huge difference. This is all about being different and being a cut above the rest of the other businessmen out there.

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Christmas is party time and it’s also time for those Christmas speeches. Most of us have at some time been bored silly by a C.E.O’s rambling words at the firm’s annual do. Such speakers often forget that their speeches should be suitable for a social occasion.

That means that they should be light-hearted in tone and also slightly sentimental as befits the season. Above all, as people are basically there to party, they should be short and snappy. That is not to say that they cannot be motivational in tone too. Naturally it is a time when a boss will want to motivate his or her staff but that won’t be done by boring them silly with a set of statistics for example. Instead he or she should give them that feel good factor which will encourage them the following year. So speeches should make them feel appreciated for what they have contributed to the firm.

Naturally the speaker should welcome any guests that may be accompanying his or her staff. It is fitting to refer to tinsels and toys and the other such things we associate with Christmas. A touch of nostalgia for Christmases past should also be an integral part of the speech. Most of us have some family traditions for the season. We may all go to church on Christmas Eve or spend Christmas day with our grandparents. Depending on their country of birth staff may have special foods rather than the traditional goose or turkey and ham. So if you mention these things you will inspire your staff into thinking and talking about their own traditions.

Staff parties are not, of course, the only type of Christmas parties. Clubs and associations often have a yearly celebration too. Whether it’s a sports club, a political association or a neighbours’ night someone will usually give a speech. Whatever the occasion Christmas speeches should mention the glamour of those present as everyone obviously wears their party best. They should be welcoming and warm. They should reflect the atmosphere which is, of course, jolly and festive.

It doesn’t matter if you are the Chair of the board or the Captain of the golf club your speech should reflect the conviviality of Christmas. It should, preferably, refer to the good will and peace on earth which are integral parts of Christmas. Your speeches should put into words the whole purpose of the party which is to celebrate with others the fun and friendship of the festive season. The speeches should, of course, end with a traditional seasonal greeting.

Niamh Crowe
Copyright Speechwriters 1994-2007
marketing@speech-writers.com
Tel. +353 1 8333599

Niamh Crowe has written Christmas Speeches for 20 years. Her site has thousands of speeches for every event and occasion including maid of Honor Speeches, christmas speech, birthdays, groom speech etc.

The first sign most of us notice that the Christmas holidays is near is probably when we are at the “ber” months (SemptemBER, OctoBER, NovemBER, DecemBER) and the DJ played a classic Christmas song. To prove my point, tune in to any FM radio station on September 1 and there is a high chance for you to hear a Christmas song.

Instantly, when one of these happy tunes reaches our ears, we feel light and happy (at least that is what I feel). They say that music have special effects on humans. They even say that playing children’s songs on a pregnant woman in labor will make the birthing process easier.

Maybe the reason Christmas songs makes us gay (or just those like me) is that we relate it to the holidays. Christmas is a happy moment where everybody (except the Grinch) will try very hard just to enjoy the few days before going back to the reality we often call life.

On most of the 365 days, we wake up each morning realizing the need to go to work to provide for the family, having to deal with very demanding boss, and trying to do as much but still frustration bites and we end up unhappy. Day in and day out, we live with our routine and we somehow think that going on vacation during weekdays is a no-no. For most, that only means you will go back to work with piles of folders on your desk. Obviously, nobody wants that so sticking to the routine is still preferred.

But when Christmas holidays are here, everybody’s mood seem to change. People smile and greet each other even if they do not know them. Strict supervisors seem to tolerate their subordinates. Parents make sure that their children will be happy with gifts, etc. Christmas seems to be everybody’s excuse to lie back from the “corporate” way of life and just relax. It is like automatic that when the yuletide season hits, everybody appears to be smiling and happy as if all of their problems suddenly disappear.

That is probably the reason Christmas songs, with their light and jingly tune, make us cheerful. They are reminders of the short weeks that we can spend fantastically and it only comes once every year.

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