I’m a severe sucker for

THE  TOUCHY/FEELY

movies.        .      .

if it can make your eyes water

if it can make your lip quiver

if it can make your heart beat differently

if it can make you want to grab for a nearby hand

then   Y  E  S

I’m I N

.         .       .especially if it’s a Christmas movie

and YES.         .       .

I’ll watch them anytime of the year

but especially now

as the temperatures dip

the calendar pages are turning

and we’re literally in the midst of

H  O  L  I  D  A  Y       C  E  L  E  B  R  A  T  I  O  N  S

I reflect on one of my favorite scenes from the remake of

THE    MIRACLE    ON    34th   STREET

I don’t think you have to wonder

W               H               Y

after seeing the short clip

of Santa signing to a beautiful little deaf girl

and the message is

well.       .       .

universal:

I butcher the English language

and me taking two years of German in college

(so that I didn’t have to take any Math Classes)

didn’t help me much sprechen zie Deutsch

but we never get THIS language wrong

in fact, we all speak it impeccably

WHEN WE SPEAK IT

.         .         , here’s to us all making it

a more effective

a more consistent

a more efficient

a more universal 

l         a         n         g         u         a         g         e

more of the time

especially past the holiday’s.       .       .

.         .        .When we come to realize THAT.           .           .

The Caring Catalyst 

In Each of US

will know that the real

H  O  L  I  D  A  Y       C  E  L  E  B  R  A  T  I  O  N  S

are just beginning

and better still—

N   E   V   E   R   E   N   D   I   N   G