A Time of Peace
I have a yearly tradition that I love to indulge in-Christmas cards. It is a practice of a bygone era. That being said, millions of Christmas cards are still sent through the mail every year. I use 2 sets of cards per year-one for friends and family, and the other for work colleagues. I have a ritual when it comes to my Christmas cards: -In July I go through my cards and decide which sets to use that year -In November I fill out the cards and put them out to mail on Thanksgiving night Of course, this ritual takes place during a normal year. Nothing has been normal this year. We're in the midst of a global pandemic, a civil rights crisis, and a contentious Presidential election. The world has turned upside down, and we're all clinging to whatever we can, hoping to weather the storm as best we can. But this year, I could not make a decision about the Christmas cards. It's not a hard decision-you look through the Christmas cards you own, you pick a set of cards, ma