“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge – myth is more potent than history – dreams are more powerful than facts – hope always triumphs over experience – laughter is the cure for grief – love is stronger than death” ~ Robert Fulghum

I’ve been watching holiday specials… I admit I’m a sucker for nostalgia, happy endings, the underdog saving the day, and anything in which people rediscover their values just in the nick of time. 

Being a “grown up” seems, in large part, to be earned when we have learned through hard experience to be wary, realistic, and concrete.  Yet, there is something in us that yearns to see the world through more trusting eyes, to experience wonder, and awe, and trust… I think we all want to believe in magic…

Beyond propagating the species, maybe magic is one of the reasons we have children.  Just like AAA can jump start your car battery, the belief of a small person can reboot our sense of wonder.  Watch Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer through the eyes of a 4 year old and you trust that right will triumph over might and that there is a place where every “misfit” will be loved and valued.  Miracle on 34th Street teaches us to believe in possibilities, and Will Ferrell’s Elf knows that belief is what makes everything fly.

As an adult, it takes much more courage to be open to magic… we’ve been hurt, disappointed, failed.  But, for most of us, there always remains at least a slim filament of hope that can be rekindled and relit – even if only for a short time…

And, oh, how gorgeous we are when we are lit with awe and anticipation!

So, I dare you this holiday season – whatever faith you do or don’t practice – I triple dog dare you to trust, to believe, to bathe in the miraculous…

Who knows what magic of your own you’ll create?

“That’s the thing with magic. You’ve got to know it’s still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you.” ~ Charles de Lint

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