Ilissa has done it again. She always posts such insightful things for us to read. This time she told us why things were different this year, and I will place a few of them below:

1. Last Christmas we were thinking about all the things we didn't have. This Christmas we are thinking about all the things we do
have.
2. Last Christmas we were placing wreaths on the doors of our homes. This Christmas we are placing wreaths on the graves of our heroes.
4. Last Christmas we were counting our money. This Christmas we are counting our blessings.
8. Last Christmas we were trying not to let annoying relatives get the best of us. This Christmas we are trying to give the best of ourselves to them.
10. Last Christmas we thought a man who could rush down a football field was a hero. This Christmas we know a man who rushes into a burning building is the real one.
14. Last Christmas we were wondering how to give our children all the things that money can buy. This Christmas we are wondering how to give them all the things money can't (peace, security).
19. Last Christmas we were contemplating all the changes we wanted to make in the new year. This Christmas we are contemplating all the changes we will have to make in this new reality.

Like I said, this is just a few of them. They are all good thoughts. Maybe, just maybe, this year we can all get over ourselves and our "issues" and enjoy what is right here with us right now. Maybe dreams can come true or maybe they already have and we just need to open our eyes and see them....