Tomorrow evening, we light the third candle for Hanukkah. The third night of Hanukkah will forever have a special significance for me.
As we approach the holidays, whichever you may celebrate, the one common denominator is family...always has been, hopefully always will be.
So, spend time away from your career - body AND mind - smell the Folger's coffee brewing (still one of my favorite holiday commercials) - watch the snow fall while you sit by a cozy fire drinking hot chocolate with your grandkids - sing the Christmas carols (largely written by the Jewish community) - smile at the antics of your one crazy relative (that we all have) - eat, drink and be merry!!!!
I love to read. For as long as I can remember, reading has always been my greatest escape, a doorway to worlds unknown and stories untold. I can easily read one book a week, most often before I go to sleep. Although, during football season I can read all day while my husband watches football.
I Know we have not "encountered" Christmas and Chanukah yet but one tradition I follow is to post on the Sunday before Christmas eve and earlier if Chanukah which starts this year the eve of Christmas Day, falls sooner, my verified (meaning all the links work) Songs to Ring In The New Year
Ralph Waldo Emerson is quoted as saying, "The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
These words remind me that destiny is not a prewritten script, like some believe, but a path shaped by our choices, actions, and resolve.
With Christmas days away, I would like to share my most poignant Christmas memory. I was about 3 or 4 years old and I vividly recall opening presents with my mom and dad under our Christmas tree.
At a recent Gotham in person meeting a guest circulated a flyer promoting an upcoming holiday charity event. Only one flyer to go around. And so the phone cameras came out and the image of the flyer was preserved.A few days later, i was checking in to a hotel and valet parked my car.