{"id":3832,"date":"2015-12-23T00:02:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T05:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.167.168.176\/~phillips\/kerriansnotebook\/kerriansnotebook\/?p=3832"},"modified":"2025-04-05T18:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T22:23:12","slug":"kn-p-160-merry-christmas-and-happy-holidays-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/2015\/12\/kn-p-160-merry-christmas-and-happy-holidays-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"KN, p. 160 “Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays for All”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2015 has been a year of challenges for most of the world, with violence at home and abroad in the news every day. If it\u2019s not about international military and\/or political power struggles, the media is probably telling us about government conflict or sadly, the latest shooting perpetrated by a disturbed individual. I can\u2019t remember the last time when so many people were so angry about so many aspects of the world in which we live.<\/span><\/p>\n

And yet, if you ask how they<\/u><\/em> are, how the family is, nothing much has changed. Friends and family members may get sick, lose a loved one, have trouble at work or experience a bump in the financial road, but most would say they are happy overall – that they live a life that\u2019s good.<\/span><\/p>\n

We may not be able to control what happens outside our circle, but we can control our reaction to it. And we can certainly control our reaction to the events inside our personal world.<\/span><\/p>\n

During this Christmas, and whatever your holiday season, let\u2019s all promise to:<\/span><\/p>\n