Buy Now - Best Deal of the Year

If you’re like me, you’ve already been inundated with Christmas ads for a month. Emails, catalogs, pop-ups, TV commercials. You may have had an involuntary shudder just from reading the title of this post and thought I was trying to shill something at you. Each of these ads promises, explicitly or not, that their product will solve all your problems, improve your life, and finally give you real happiness.

But, they always emphasize, only if you act now. This is the best deal of the year. This is your last chance to save. On sale for today only. You only have three hours left to save. Buy now! Now! Now!

Isn’t all of that tension exhausting?

Instead, look for the things that persist, that don’t have limits or timers on them and aren’t on sale today only. A conversation with a friend. A hug from a family member. Five minutes of contemplation with a daily devotion (like this blog), a meditation app, or your Bible.

In all of the stress and deadlines around the holidays, remember to look for what is constant in your life. Who always has your back. Where you can always turn to for comfort or guidance. Take a moment today to be thankful for those people and resources that, when all of the sales are over, will still be there for you.