I am a very lucky person. I received nearly everything that I had asked for in my letter to Santa Claus. Yes, you heard me, my letter to Santa Claus.
I write a letter to the kindly old saint every year. Not because I believe that it is whisked to the North Pole for Santa’s perusal and ultimate decision regarding the naughty or nice list. I know that my list isn’t passed on to magical multi-tasking elves. Although I like the imagery of all that, I know that doesn’t really happen.
No, I write a letter to help out my family members. I know how hard it is for me to come up with ideas for my parents and my husband, so I try to help the folks who shop for me. I put together a list of things, large and small, that I would like to see under the Christmas tree. Just suggestions, of course.
I’ve never received everything on my list. Every year I end the list with a request for a clean house and world peace. I know that some things are just about impossible. I’ll keep asking anyway. You never know.
However, this year, I did receive almost
everything else on my list except an I-Pod, thanks to a shipping disaster. But that’s another column. Today, I’m focusing on the good things about Christmas.
And Christmas wasn’t just good because I got the things I requested from Santa Claus, but because of how the things came to me. The family consulted the list, compared notes, and each picked an item that they wanted to give. One would think that I wouldn’t be surprised to receive things I had asked for, but I was. It was a treat to see the individual way that my order was filled.
So, I urge you to write your own letter to Santa Claus. It’s fun. I actually start mine early in the year. Whenever I’m at a store or flipping through a catalog, if I see something I’d like to have but don’t have the money for or just can’t bring myself to buy for myself, I think, “Hmmm…I’ll have to ask Santa to bring that.”
Most of the time I don’t write it down and I forget. But it is enjoyable for those few moments to think about it wrapped up in shiny paper under the Christmas tree. It brings back memories of being a kid and paging through the Sears Christmas Wish Book.
And once in awhile, usually around Thanksgiving time, when I start wondering what I’m going to buy for others, I start remembering to write those random things down. I usually write down far more than I need or should receive, but that adds some secrecy to it. If I ask for 10 things, which three will I receive?
If you ask my family, I think they will tell you they appreciate my list. It’s a win-win situation. They know they are buying me something I want and I receive something that I really do want.
So, start planning now. Don’t waste time writing New Year’s resolutions that you most likely won’t keep anyway. Start your letter to Santa now! Only 358 days until Christmas!
Feeling grateful or appreciative
of someone or something in your
life actually attracts more of the
things that you appreciate and
value into your life.
Christiane Northrup, M.D.
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