Happy Christmas all the way from Scotland!
So, after a whole month of preparation; panic buying presents, trying to guess what your loved ones might like, paying yet another month's worth of gym membership (when the most exercise you have done this December is eating chocolate coins) and trying not look at the gifts you bought which are now 50% cheaper, it has all lead to this one day.
I know this must seem really weird; of all the days to write a blog post, you choose Christmas Day. But actually, it's a good time to write, as today is a day to reflect. Yes, it is a day to spend with your loved ones and eat lots, but that isn't the case for all the millions of people celebrating Christmas. Think of all the people working in the power stations, keeping our electricity on for all the ovens cooking our turkeys, or all the nurses and doctors doing long hours to help the sick and wounded, or the soldiers who are out working in dangerous places, who can't come home for Christmas. They are all doing amazing, important things, and as much as they would love to be home with their families, they are out there doing there jobs, which is so inspiring. So thank you to every single one of you.
There also more incredible people, who are taking their time on Christmas Day to do charitable things. In my home country of Scotland, we have a string of coffee shops called Social Bite, where 100% of their profits go to helping the homeless, and 1 in 4 of their staff used to be homeless. For Christmas, they open their doors to the homeless, where they come in and get served Christmas dinner by the giving staff. There are so many other causes and campaigns like this which happen all over the world, which shows how many good people there really are.
Now I am not trying to make anyone feel guilty, that is not my intention, and I apologise if I do. It's of course good to spend Christmas in your own way, but I'm trying to think how other people spend their Christmas, and how over the years, Christmas changes. I remember getting up at 5am when I was younger, constantly going into my parent's room every 5 minutes, asking them if it's time to open our presents yet. Years later, I feel different. Not in a bad way, but I guess that's the curse of growing up. Though I know it's a gift, as I look forward to seeing the next generation of children get besotted with Christmas, and bounce with excitement anticipating Santa's arrival.
Today, I wish you all the love and happiness in the entire world, and I wish you a very Happy Christmas. I hope you enjoy whatever you are doing today, whether it's a mince pie eating competition, helping others, or just having time with your loved ones. It's important that you spend Christmas the way you want to spend it, and if it makes you happy, that's all that matters.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Love,
Emma x
I know this must seem really weird; of all the days to write a blog post, you choose Christmas Day. But actually, it's a good time to write, as today is a day to reflect. Yes, it is a day to spend with your loved ones and eat lots, but that isn't the case for all the millions of people celebrating Christmas. Think of all the people working in the power stations, keeping our electricity on for all the ovens cooking our turkeys, or all the nurses and doctors doing long hours to help the sick and wounded, or the soldiers who are out working in dangerous places, who can't come home for Christmas. They are all doing amazing, important things, and as much as they would love to be home with their families, they are out there doing there jobs, which is so inspiring. So thank you to every single one of you.
There also more incredible people, who are taking their time on Christmas Day to do charitable things. In my home country of Scotland, we have a string of coffee shops called Social Bite, where 100% of their profits go to helping the homeless, and 1 in 4 of their staff used to be homeless. For Christmas, they open their doors to the homeless, where they come in and get served Christmas dinner by the giving staff. There are so many other causes and campaigns like this which happen all over the world, which shows how many good people there really are.
Now I am not trying to make anyone feel guilty, that is not my intention, and I apologise if I do. It's of course good to spend Christmas in your own way, but I'm trying to think how other people spend their Christmas, and how over the years, Christmas changes. I remember getting up at 5am when I was younger, constantly going into my parent's room every 5 minutes, asking them if it's time to open our presents yet. Years later, I feel different. Not in a bad way, but I guess that's the curse of growing up. Though I know it's a gift, as I look forward to seeing the next generation of children get besotted with Christmas, and bounce with excitement anticipating Santa's arrival.
Today, I wish you all the love and happiness in the entire world, and I wish you a very Happy Christmas. I hope you enjoy whatever you are doing today, whether it's a mince pie eating competition, helping others, or just having time with your loved ones. It's important that you spend Christmas the way you want to spend it, and if it makes you happy, that's all that matters.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Love,
Emma x
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