The paper is more patient, than people.

Relatively speaking I am doing OK. How are you? I hope you haven't forgotten that we are in December right now and an other year will be ending soon. With things slowly coming to an end I guess it's safe to look back now and let go of all the things that you went through this year and say, good ridden...I know you'll be back next year! The 2 words that defined this year were hope, love and forgiveness (sorry three). I don't know what you went through this year and I know that it is not over yet, but it is closing. I hope you were kind to those people that truly showed you love this year, and I know that it is not too late or inappropriate to say that you love them before the year ends..forever.

One of the things God has been teaching me this year and I hope He taught you something this year, is forgiveness and patience. I always thought that I was a forgiving person and I would say that I am, but I was challenged this year by the ones that I would call my enemies to show them the love of God despite my weakness and blind spots or sin. I know that it is politically incorrect? to say that we are sinners these days, and even the church is blushing when we use the sin word now. But I guess that is just a sign of the times. We have become a fast food society more than we ever have been, and not only do we like our food to be fast now but everything has to be fast. Our communication and our relationships have morphed into external overdrive and we are going to burn out very soon as a society.

You can not keep living at a pace that defies all human logic and remain sane and productive but yes the world has reached a point where they have expressed everything super high speed. I was at 2 funerals this weekend and even death is becoming a burden to our society.."Did you have to die this day? I had a great evening planned for Johnny and the kids, you really mean I have to go to your funeral? (maybe I'll go to it on line.)" I'm not kidding, I don't mean to be funny, but we have forgotten what it really means to be human and yes attending 2 funerals wasn't even enough to remind myself that this life will end..I just don't want to accept it! Maybe I can live on virtually forever! Gone are the days of tv dinners, and no tv dinners are not a dinner you eat in front of the TV. It was an actual thing that we did in the'70's and '80's. Kind of like microwavable popcorn. I think we should bring back the tv dinner. It would make life interesting again, and maybe we would slow down a little. (See picture above.) Shalom.

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