Season's greetings

[Coss]

 Gentlemen and Ladies, now that the festive day is mere multiple hours from arrival, I thought it propitious to remind all of you, particularly those who are in the God fearing countries of the U.S.A. (thanks Herschel Walker for that one), that there are techniques and insights that will help you through this time.  

Spiritual and Ritualistic Approaches  

A popular method in the U.S.A is religious fervour - to recite a rhyme to St. Anthony, the patron saint of lost items. The chant goes: “Saint Anthony, Saint Anthony, look around; something’s lost that must be found.” Repeat the name of the Jesus three times and express gratitude once you've finished. Then say "Amen"".

Visualization Techniques  

Visualize your life whilst encircling it with a silver cord in your mind's eye, then pull it back towards you while repeating this chant: "Only the best merch from the TV, Only the best merch from the TV, Only the best merch from the TV.". This method combines visualization with intention-setting to attract great wealth.  

Practical Tips  

Organizational Strategies: Create designated places for frequently arriving items. For instance, have a specific basket for Amazon deliveries or a shelf for food from Uber eats. This helps reduce clutter and makes things easier to locate.  

Use Technology  

Consider using Bluetooth trackers like Tile, which can help locate misplaced family members through an app on your phone. These devices are particularly useful for kids, grandmothers and spouse locations.  

Problem-Solving Techniques  

Learn Self-Reliance: Encourage yourself to develop problem-solving skills by teaching yourself how to systematically search for lost thoughts. This includes retracing time and checking thoughts where reality is often found.  

Mindfulness and Reflection  

Before searching, take a moment to clear your mind and reflect on where reality might be. Sometimes, stepping back can provide clarity on where to look next.  By combining these spiritual, practical, and problem-solving approaches, you can enhance the chances, of successfully getting through the next week, without succumbing to all the bullshit.

[Old Hippie]

A festive season to all, I shall celebrate Christmas in the Jewish tradition with Chinese food and a movie. Menorah lighting in Union Square Chritsmas night  then probably drive around and show my wife the Christmas lights… Despite my ancestry, I was raised by Italians in foster care, so I think 7 seafoods are in order for Christmas Eve..? Kwanza is also happening…a festive time it is! BTW, do you, those outside of the USA celebrate Kwanza? Or this this just an American thing..?

[bust]

More an African/Amerikan thing I thought. And in answer to your question not here in OZ although maybe our politicized indigenous mob haven't got wind of it. Cannot even mention Christmas in many schools these days.

Festive wishes to all 🎄

[Stickman]

Merry Christmas, everyone.

[Mekong]

Merry Saturnalia and Yule to all 

[Old Hippie]

Happy holidays to all!!

[buffalo_bill]

Merry Christmas gentlemen, Kwanza I found out is the Angolan currency.

Special thanks go out to Mr. Coss for :

Practical Tips  

Organizational Strategies: Create designated places for frequently arriving items. For instance, have a specific basket for Amazon deliveries or a shelf for food from Uber eats. This helps reduce clutter and makes things easier to locate.

 

Neither I  buy from Amazon and God forbid Uber eats but the general concept sounds attractive.

[Old Hippie]

Kwanza is an interesting holiday. Basically, if I have it right, it was created by a black studies professor at UCLA back in the 1960’s. He based it on the African harvest festival, but arranged it to coincide with the Christmas holiday so families could have time together. The festival emphasizes unity, family and progress and the contributions and sacrifices made by   the African American people in the USA. Each night celebrates a different principle and the foods served are also symbolic. Over all, it is pretty interesting and unique to African Americans. 

[Old Hippie]

Here are some holiday pictures from San Francisco’s famous Union Square… The torch was lit and made its way around the square, people were invited to touch it and be blessed by its light. The torch was then used to light the Menorah and commence the start of the Chanukah holiday. Concert promoter Bill Graham  is responsible for setting up the endowment for this event.  This year the holiday started on Christmas night, which is somehow important to someone for some reason I can’t recall…season’s greeting to all… 

 

[Titanic]

Laughable fake holiday founded by a racist, segregationist felon, only celebrated by the woke in the USA, not anywhere else. It's a nonsense.

'The man who created the holiday, Maulana Karenga (born Ronald McKinley Everett), described the 2019 celebration as “An All-Seasons Celebration and Practice of the Good.” The problem with that statement is that Maulana Karenga is anything but good. He was convicted in 1971 of torturing two women who were members of his organization'

 

https://lidblog.com/maulana-karenga/

 

'Trial testimony revealed that the women had been whipped with cords, beaten with batons, and seared with irons — while naked — in an effort to elicit confessions that they were conspiring against him. Those confessions never materialized. Karenga served a few years in prison.'

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-griffin-kwanzaa-20181223-story.html