Consumer Christmas Not Sustainable

Christmas Day

The Day After Christmas

2023 is a great time to rethink the holiday season.

Historically its focus was never tons of gift giving until Big Business got involved. They recruited St. Nick, gave him cola and other crap to push, and never looked back.

Today we might think about the real reasons we celebrate at this time of year.

What is it all about?

Certainly not stress, debt and waste. 

Consider giving sustainable gifts this year, and every year after.

I would suggest perennial favourites such as 

love, 

friendship, 

cooperation, 

conviviality, 

support, 

social connection,

help, 

kindness, 

understanding, and 

compassion.

Nothing is more important than these timeless gifts. The world needs more of them all.

They are waste-free, resource-free, and without limit. 

Best of all, you don't need money to give these cherished presents. Anyone can give them.

Every one of them will be universally appreciated. 

Or you could go shopping.

Call me a Scrooge, but that is how I roll. 

Personally, I am thrilled that the light and longer days will be delivered to the northern hemisphere starting at 10:27 pm 3 days from now.

That is something to celebrate. It is the only gift I want. And also a few from the list above.

Happy Winter Solstice. 

... and Summer Solstice for our readers down south.