experiments

Our sunday night soup potluck conversation culminated in sharing how each of us might try something new this Christmas season:
- christmas morning, share digital photos from the year (instead of gifts)
- give our child just 3 gifts
- instead of buying ethical gifts for everyone, draw a name and give 1 gift (and go out to dinner w/ partner, rather than buying gifts)
- spend more time with family
- go to a few less parties
- share gifts w/ stressed out co-workers: change the holiday atmosphere
- spend more time in quiet reflection (reading the 'songs' early in Luke)
- donate to charities, given in 'honor' of others
- sing anti-consumerism carols in playful public protest
- give reshaping tree gifts to family

What are you going to try this season? Start the conversations now, before the shopping frenzy begins!