It’s time for another batch of questions for everyone to ponder. 🙂 This time I decided to utilize a Christmas and New Year’s theme! And while I know most of these aren’t necessarily “spiritual”, I thought it might be fun to ask them nonetheless. I hope you will continue to take some time to mull them each over, and as always, my own answers are listed below.
- How do you normally spend your Christmas Eve?
- What is your favorite Christmas Eve memory?
- How do you normally spend your Christmas Day?
- What is your favorite Christmas Day memory?
- If you could have one person, alive or deceased, join you for this year’s entire Christmas Day, who would it be?
- How do you normally spend your New Year’s Eve?
- What is your favorite New Year’s Eve memory?
- Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution and kept it, if so what was it?
- How do you normally spend your New Year’s Day?
- What is your favorite New Year’s Day memory?
And one more for good measure as always:
- What does Christmas mean to you overall?
My answers:
- Growing up it was having Mexican Tamale Casserole and singing Christmas carols. Today it’s usually going out to dinner somewhere and maybe watching a movie.
- Playing Christmas carols on the piano while everyone sang the songs.
- Growing up it was having an egg casserole in the morning, opening stockings, then presents, then playing with my new toys, and then having a huge turkey feast. This year my partner is making a turkey and ham dinner, my friend Cedric from Boston will be here visiting, and then we’ll be making the family rounds.
- Being surprised with a sudden trip to the airport and flying to Los Angeles, California.
- My mother or father.
- Growing up it was having hors d’oeuvres and watching the ball come down in Times Square on Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve. Today it will most likely be playing cards or games with a friend or two somewhere and then watching the ball come down in Times Squre.
- I can’t honestly say I have one that stands out.
- None of my New Year’s Resolutions have ever lasted very long.
- Watching television, going to the movie theater, or just lounging around.
- I can’t honestly say I have one that stands out here either.
- This answer has changed so greatly for me over the years. I guess I’d have to say that these days it means just being around those I truly love and who truly love me unconditionally because that’s what the love of Christ is to me…unconditional love.
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson
1. Well normal is a relative term I suppose. The past few years I stay overnight with my OWLS . Who wants to be alone on Christmas Eve.
2. My mother and I use to dress as Santa and visit our elderly neighbors with a fruit basket. The smiles and laughter
3. Again with the normal LOL. Christmas breakfast, movie(STAR WARS ) a walk along the river and the dinner
4. The year I surprised my mother by walking in the house when she thought I wasnt gonna make it home that year.
5. My sainted mother of course
6. In the safety of my own home reflecting and planning
7. The one I spent in Boston
8. I don’t normally make them
9.Taking down and packing up the tree
10. Eating collards out of and antique slop jar.
11. Actually Christmas isnt that big of a deal for me, I try to live the “spirit” of Christmas everyday. Peace on earth and goodwill to all.
Grateful for number 7! 🙂