I'm finding that every day can feel like Christmas as long as I have a good conversation with somebody and I do it in a spirit of openness, curiosity and no ego tripping.
In practice Christmas isn't everybody's favourite event (certainly not mine) and it's not even relevant to non-Christians. But what I'm talking about is the idealised version - giving and receiving gifts.
Take today. Going into the office I passed the owner of the cafe downstairs. Smart arse that I am, I said "Good day" to her in Polish (she's Polish). Idiot that I am, I actually said goodbye. She laughed and explained. I laughed and slapped my forehead. So I got her to write the words for good day (dzień dobry), Then her Guatemalan husband joined in and we had five minutes of lively chatter when we both learned something - about the words but also about each other.
The more I explore conversation, the richer I find it.
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