What is christmas really about? I want to put another spin on what the real meaning of Christmas is. We have come to know Christmas and the new year as a time of festivities and gift giving. And also a time to rest after a long year of work, assuming of course you are employed (by someone or preferably by yourself). However, shouldn't we be viewing Christmas as the following: - at time to reflect on accomplishments over the past year. We always talk about setting new year's resolutions but never review our accomplishments against goals set at the start of the year. We don't really review our personal achievements versus plans. - shouldn't we also be reflecting on how we have individually impacted positively someone else. In other words what is the sense of your life if you have not added to society. Whether it be national building or helping someone to achieve personally or ensuring your child becomes a positive impact - instead of putting ourselves in debt shouldn't we practice prudent spending and ensure that we use it as a time to plan and help others plan for the future. It seems to me that the season has become too commercialized and is really about businesses extracting money from people and ensuring they owe them for the rest of the next year and then start the process again. So when we think about Christmas and our actions, the question must be asked, are we looking at it the wrong way