No Price Tag Attached
This year will be every one’s first Christmas during Covid-19. This year Christmas will be forever changed for every human being on this earth. None of us know how to do this. Nobody was given a training manual or a contingency plan on how to have Christmas during a global pandemic. So where am I going with this?
This is where I am going with this. This is the time where we really need to work together. This is the time where each and every one of us is struggling right now. Whatever struggles we had this year prior to Covid-19 is getting carried over forcing us to have more trials and issues piled up.
This is not the time to be rude to sales associates and service industry workers. This is not the time to worry about how much money you have to spend on Christmas. This is not the time to turn away from your friends and family because you cannot physically visit them at the moment.
People have lost their jobs, their livelihood, their dignity, their social interaction. All forms of human contact have been prohibited in society. This year I have lost my grandmother, my father, my job, my marriage. I am living every day right now as though I have nothing left to be taken from me. Some days I feel as though I have absolutely nothing to offer anyone; however, I do have one thing that neither Covid-19 nor anyone can take from me.
I have time to give somebody. I don’t have lots of money to buy Christmas gifts, but that’s ok. I can offer to help someone who needs it. I can shovel someone’s driveway. I can buy someone a cup of coffee and listen and talk to them.
I can help someone hang a set of curtains or a picture on their wall. I can help clean their home or help put up a Christmas tree. There is an endless list of ways to offer your time to somebody this year for Christmas. Time is free and it’s priceless.
If you feel the need to get angry at sales associates because their hours are reduced or because store shelves are not restocked fast enough, please try to understand that they are going through Covid-19 just like you are. Give front line workers the gift of kindness and time. Take the time to thank them for their hard work and dedication during these trying times.
If you can’t buy Christmas presents this year for friends and family members, then give them your time. Offer to help somebody who needs it. And never forget that you always have something to give. Don’t let this pandemic deplete you of your self-esteem and self-worth, because you are worthy and you have lots to offer.