[Insert not-so-generic holiday greeting here]

A spherical time of year
London, ON
November 2022
This photo originally shared on Instagram

We all celebrate something.

Or at the very least we should be lucky enough to do so.

We all have traditions that matter to us - ones that are written down in books and common to many, as well as those evolved within our families and passed down from one generation to the next.

The traditions themselves may look or feel different, with wildly varying decorations and foods and languages and songs and whatever.

But they’re all something we cherish and anticipate. They all pull us closer to family - those we’re born into and those we choose. They make us feel warm, connected, appreciated, whole.

If we’re lucky.

And if we’re really lucky, we’ll see them as opportunities.

For diversity.

For community.

For healing.

Because in the end, our traditions may look radically different than the traditions of others. But the fuel that drives them is remarkably similar.

Merry Christmas. Chanukah sameach. Happy Kwanza. Whatever it is, wherever you’re from, and however you define yourself.

Because we all deserve to celebrate life. In any form.

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