Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come

What does the future hold for Christmas?  For that matter what does the future hold period?

Obviously my last few posts have been themed from the ever popular story about Scrooge.  Scrooge is a person that has lost his way in life.  He is successful in business but doesn't remember how to value other people.  He doesn't remember how to value the Holy Season.  He only remembers how to value money.  He has one thought consume his life.  The thought isn't just about money, he is really consumed with HIMSELF.

I feel that I probably fall into this trap too often myself.  It's pretty easy to get caught up in my financial situation, or my business activities, or maybe I'm just hungry or tired.  And what happens when MY computer is acting up and needs to be fixed?  After all I am a computer guy my computer has to work or my persona may wither and die.  How do you put yourself aside and concern yourself with other people?  I don't know about you but it's hard for me. 

This Holy Season we have had a lot of time to talk.  That's really cool.   Sometimes it was because there were no lights, no television, no computers, no video games, no electricity.  Even after the electricity came back on and we all started warming back up we still found a lot to talk about.  One of the things we talked about is faith.  What our faith means to US.  I said that I felt the most important things were to LOVE GOD, and LOVE OTHERS (I got that from somewhere).  I think this is something that many churches, pastors and christians forget when they write their "mission statements" if you will.  Most would love God, that's not a problem but when it comes to Love Others they may too narrowly define who others are.  Sometimes it's easier to love somebody across the globe in a developing country than to love the people down the street in a "crack house", or gay bar, or senior center.  I'm not talking to you.  I'm talking to me.  After all this blog is called Faith Falters and I'm not talking about your faith, I'm working on my own faith.  See there I go thinking about myself again.

I have big dreams and plans for my business ventures.  I have ideas for the future but in some ways I realize I am glad that up until now I haven't been wildly successful with what I have attempted.  You see I think that I needed to go through a lot of stuff so that I would learn to not focus so much on myself, my finances, my business, and not even my computer. I still, after all the setbacks and struggles have big dreams for my future, in fact I have set even bigger goals.  And part of the huge goal I have is that the business shouldn't just benefit me.  If I do it right I will benefit not only my whole family but also the families of the people that may some day work for me around the world.  I hopefully will also benefit the families of my customers and vendors. 

When I talk about benefit realize that after all the past I talk about, I'm not just speaking of money.  Yes I have told you before that I am a good capitalist, but money isn't everything.  When you think about it Time is a much more valuable resource than money.  I have the same amount of time as a Billionaire.  I also have the same about of time as a skid row bum.  The difference between all of us is how valuable we make our time become.  The other difference is how we spend our time.  I don't want to spend all of my time on making money such as Scrooge does,  but on the other hand I don't want to spend my time like the bum does.  When I talk about benefit I am hoping to maximize my business efforts and maximize my relationship efforts.  My relationships include God (primarily), my family (because I don't want my kids to think other things are more important), and everybody else I may come across.  Part of my business goals are to come across and effect as many other people as I can.  I hope that when I come across them I can inspire them to also value time and money in the same way I do.  I hope I can inspire them to value their own health so they can enjoy the time they have left on this planet.  I hope I can inspire them to value their mind, their creativity and their own goals and talents.  I know that if I do my life will be fulfilled and probably will have more than enough money to live on. 

In future Christmas Holiday's I hope that the spirit I see most is one of Love.