actually it’s not, but I was struck yesterday with the irony of the song playing through the mall, and it’s barely November. In my subconcious, the lyrics cascaded through my mind, and crept into my soul, almost getting me to buy into the lie that it IS Christmas time and I should shop more! But then, I thought of the lyrics…”And so this is Christmas, and what have you done?…” Interesting start to a song, a song that repeats over and over again “…I hope it’s a good one, without any fear…” So why am I talking about this on the first post of this blog? Because I believe that we are all singing the message of those lyrics in our souls when it comes to our experience of realizing authenticity. The song has been around for so long, yet there is still fear, still war (even though the song claims “war is over”). There is still selfishness, ironically especially at Christmas, and so the “what have you done” question echoes long after the song’s melody crescendos into oblivion… What have we done? And so this is our Faith…or is it just another fad that comes and goes, like the lyrics of that song that speaks prophetically of change, yet, we are still here. Join me in the journey and discovery of our authentic experiences. For I believe that when we take the time out and are fully present, and as we get honest with what it means to really be authentic and not just use it as a faddy statement, that true faith, legit faith, will be the growing endless (not “end”) result! Maybe that’s what John Lennon was saying all along…that this message should not just come once a year, but be a lived experience. “And so, this is Christmas…”
Awakenings 