(Seasonal Tree decorations - some bought and some made)
Merry Christmas to all blog readers and commenters
(who celebrate this festive season).
As has become my Christmas tradition, I quote
from one of my favourite Christmas carols, "It came upon the midnight
clear" written by Edmund Sears in 1849.
"Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love song which they bring;
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing."
To end on a positive, I again quote from
Desiderata (a 1927 prose poem by Max Ehrmann):
"...And whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."
"...And whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."
I hope we all have a peaceful New Year.
Christmas blessings from my house to yours. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jayne. Back to you and yours too.
DeleteBest wishes
Ellie
Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love your decorations and your wishes.
Merry Christmas and the happiest of year(s) to come.
Thanks, EC. Merry Christmas to you too and I hope your year is a good one.
DeleteBest wishes
Ellie
Wonderful and wise words, thank you for sharing. Warm wishes to you x
ReplyDeleteThanks, sustainablemum. The words seem ever more appropriate with each passing year.
DeleteBest wishes for a happy and peaceful festive season.
Ellie