Christmas Throwback.

"You point your finger at you; I'll point mine right back at me."

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is one of my family's favorite movies. We watch it every Christmas; we watch it at random times throughout the year. We love it. Jim Carrey version, not the cartoon. We just find something about it hilarious and moving all at the same time.
While watching this esteemed movie, one of Cindy Lou Who's lines struck me.

"But Dad, there's just one thing I don't understand. Why won't anybody talk about the Grinch?"

Why won't anyone talk about the Grinch indeed. A menacing figure, a lonely man-- the Grinch may be green, but he has feelings like the rest of the Whos! And the Whos ostracized him. They were terrible! But all of that is beside the point.

Just like the inhabitants of Whoville, I think we all live in happy little bubble. Even if our lives aren't necessarily a happy little bubble, they are bubbles nonetheless. When we individually, or our town, have a problem, many times the problem becomes a Grinch. Follow my analogy here. We take the Grinch and we ostracize him. Throw him out of town, make him go away, and try not to think about him. Although we know that the Grinch is the bigger problem, its much too risky and difficult to deal with him. We're wrapped up (no pun intended, ha) enough dealing with trivial irritants-- not being able to put enough Christmas lights on our house, for example, or attempting to become CheerMister. So my question to you is:

Come on, guys. Why won't anybody talk about the Grinch?

When we have a problem, why won't we talk about it? Why won't we share? Others aren't always going to reject us, you know. If we have a solid and stable support group, we should be able to fall on them and know that they will lift us up. I'm blessed to have a group like that behind me, and I want anyone reading this to know that I am available fall on. I don't want to live in a 'happy' little bubble, and I don't want anyone else to have to live in one either.

Let's make a pact.

Let's talk about the Grinch.

Because when Grinches are brought out in the open, situations normally get a lot better.

True, there may be some bumps in the road on the way there, but I believe that before you know it, the Grinch will not only be solved, but he will be jovially asking you to pass the rare Who roast beast.

vanessa ((