The Clause Effect

Do you ever feel that you are just not in the Christmas spirit? This year I just could not get excited about Christmas. I didn't know what to do. I tried watching Christmas movies, but I everything portrayed felt so fake and corny. Not real. I tried listening to Christmas music. But you try listening to a few hours of Jessica Simpson singing "Santa Baby" and see how cheery you'll be!(If I hear one more version of "Sleigh Ride", I'll strangle that stupid Farmer Gray...even if it is his birthday!) I counted on my part in the play "A Christmas Carol" to get me in the spirit. It still didn't feel like Christmas. I went to the mall to go Christmas shopping and with the annoying Christmas music(once again see "Jessica Simpson") they try to force some false feeling upon you. And all the things to buy were really bad. But on Saturday, things began to turn around. My dad and I went to cut down our Christmas tree and that day we put it up and decorated the house . It started to really feel like Christmas.
Sunday, the clause effect dawned on me. I was reading the Sunday comics (Sally Forth) and Ted and Sally's daughter Hillary was so excited for Christmas. And I thought to myself, why are younger kids so excited about Christmas and I am not? OF course, the presents have something to do with it. But I get spoiled just as much as younger kids. Why don't I have the same excited. I suppose that kids do get more excited about things then teens. But then it dawned on me. The Clause Effect.
Why kids are so happy and joyous before Christmas. It doesn't have to do with presents (well it does). The days leading up to Christmas, kids are on their best behavior because they know that Santa is watching. They're extra nice to everyone.
I thought further about it. After all, Christmas isn't about presents. It's about Jesus and following his example, being good to your fellow man, the golden rule, yada yada yada. I had been looking for outside sources to bring the Christmas spirit to me, when all this time I could have looked inside my self. SO for this next before the big day, I am going to try my best to be the nicest and kindest I can be to everyone, no matter our past relationships or whatever. And it's working. By just being kinder, or trying to at least, I've gotten into the Christmas spirit.
Peace towards men.