What Is Your Favorite Holiday Memory? By Benedict T. Palen, Jr.

As the holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Hanukah, approach in America, many of us recall fond childhood memories when times seemed simpler.   Today, we live in a world where technology is a blessing and a curse, and we form impressions based on “tweets” and whatever Google says. 

For myself, and others whom I know, the holidays are a time to set aside the clutter, and focus on what really matters.  Many families gather for meals and other special occasions, and that gives us time for those one on one conversations that may seem antiquated to some, but which are, in truth, so important to  your well being and sense of community.

It is ironic in some ways that, as we get to early adulthood, we are anxious to “leave the nest” where we spent our childhoods.  People scatter far and wide, and pursue careers that may take them far away from their roots in more ways than one.   

All of this said, it is important that each of us uses the holidays as a time to reconnect, and to recall, in a good way, those childhood memories of family get togethers.  After all, every day is a gift; we do not get them back after the clock strikes midnight.  Cherish each day that you have with your family, and especially when you have that one on one time during the holidays.

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