DECEMBER DUALITY
Happy December! I proclaimed, evidencing both my December delight and my ingrained enthusiasm for beginnings. Each December day is like opening the tiny cardboard panel on my advent calendar to discover some unknown surprise. A card with glittery red cardinals from a longtime friend. The scent of pine upon entering an office. The smoothness of the delicate handle on china cup covered with holly, reserved for use solely during these 31 days. It is the month I celebrate my birth, and the world lights up to celebrate with me. I will ooh and aah over colorful lights strung across porches of
