Advent
Today is the beginning of Advent â the period before Christmas. Though it is said that it is the period of the four Sundays before Christmas, it is generally accepted as December the 1st â December the 25th.
Iâm not religious per se â I consider myself spiritual, I do see that my values and morals are in fact those which should be celebrated in the church, but his is a whole other theme for a different day. I adore Advent, as I do Christmas itself â though I certainly do not like where the world has come to regarding these holidays, or any holidays. Everything has been commercialised, as it has in every holiday celebration. We have hunted down all the holidays, religious and non-religious, and we have converted them into commercial celebrations. When I see how many loans are taken out for Christmas alone, it astounds me, it really does. We have forgotten the message, the essence of Christmas and other holidays, in a cloud of consumerism.
As I always speak the truth, I wonât stop now â I wonât say that I donât enjoy receiving presents. I love receiving presents, but I enjoy giving them even more. But the most precious gift is that which comes from the heart: love, care, tenderness, friendship, generosity of character and of course joy. These things donât cost anything, but without them everything loses value. If we canât give ourselves, why give anything else?
This may seem obvious or simple, but itâs not. If it were, we wouldnât be living the way we do, concentrating on little more than ourselves.
For me, Christmas is just one more opportunity to celebrate all I have in my life, though I donât really need an excuse for that â I do it at every opportunity. If I couldnât give and receive all the things that donât cost anything with those I care about, these holidays would hold little value for me. Why? To exchange presents out of obligation? Never! I repeat â I love presents but never out of obligation â and the most precious presents are those that come from within us. They are what give value to all the others.
Yesterday Siscu and I had the opportunity to begin Advent a day early, with our ASEM friends. We went to Barcelona and participated in their Gym session. When I say participated â its what I really mean â we shared the whole session even played a basket ball game and attempted to learn their aerobics routine. We had a marvellous time! We didnât stop chatting, laughing and sharing experiences â and all the while sweating. Unforgettable and precious are the words that come to mind when I think about yesterday and about our ASEM friends.
They gave us a handmade card decorated and signed by them â itâs a priceless gift â as is our friendship. Weâll certainly be returning to share more moments like yesterday and to celebrate life and all that we have.
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Hola:saludos,deportistas.Esta bien reflexionar,sobre el Abviento,mas
espiritual,que religiosa,estas reflexiones en voz alta,ayudan a todo
apensar,que no esta mal,en estos tiempos tan combulsos,la crisis,economica nos hace reflexionar todo aquello,que apartir,ahora
mismo,dejaremos de poseer,nos queda la todo,lo tengamos,aprendido,
de nuestros,anteriores errores.Cuando dicen,de los herrores se aprende,no es una frase echa,vosotros los deportistas,poneis aprueba
estas reflexiones.Cambiar,opiniones,para mejorar ok. adeu
Saludos Aries! La verdad es que tenemos que reflexionar siempre – no solo en los meomentos dificiles – asĂ siempre podemos estar dando lo mejor de nosotros mismos…Siempre es un placer verte por aqui Aries!
Como colaboradores tuyos y desde luego de ASEM Catalunya,
te enviamos un abrazo Alex.
Y tenemos muchas ganas de veros pronto! Abrazos para todos en Zona Vip Events.
Hola amiga Ălex,
Muchas gracias por venir a visitarnos a nuestra sesiĂłn de gimnasia,fuĂ© el dĂa mĂĄs bonito,lo pasamos muy biĂ©n todos juntos,compartiendo juntos alegrĂas,risas y experiĂ©ncias,fuĂ© un dĂa familiar,muy bonito y especial,fuĂ© un dĂa inolvidable,y el mejor dĂa,el mejor regalo para nosotros fuĂ© que viniĂ©rais a visitarnos,espero que vengĂĄis mĂĄs veces,te queremos mucho todos Ălex,un abrazo muy fuerte