Lists / Less

There were times when my Christmas gift lists were epic.  Two pagers.  Things that required pre-planing, brainstorming and, occasionally, Christmas Eve panic shopping.  Two days of December have almost slipped behind me, already.  So I figured I'd start my Christmas shopping today, after work.  It's grayly shocking how short my list has become.  Forget two hands: I don't even need one full hand to count the people I'm buying for, now.  In the past, I have had long wish lists, too.  Now, however, most of what I wish for I cannot have.  It's a gift to have special people in your life to get Christmas presents for.  I knew that in a superficial way before.  I'm re-learning it in a deeper way, now.