Comment: The Christmas Letter

Ah, yes. Are you getting some of these in the mail these days?

The Christmas Letter.

The chance to show off our year's achievements and preen a little.

Why do we do these?

Aae they to reassure everyone else that everything is fine?

More likely, they're to reassure the writer that all is not lost.

But here's the thing: all is never lost.

Even in the shittiest, most hideous situation, something less shitty will emerge. (you can quote me on that)

Really. If you get low enough, there's nowhere to go but up.

It is all I can do right now not to write a parody Christmas letter.

But I don't want to mock anyone in particular. I'm just questioning the whole thing.

Wouldn't it be wierd if people started writing Christmas Letters at other times of the year? Dude, that would be so old school.

Letter writing as an art died a long time ago. Or at least it seems that way.

But if we wrote more often, we wouldn't only have to crow about our high points. We could talk about our troubles, too.

And maybe that would actually help.

Just a thought.