Christmas Season Celebrations have started!

Brisbane City Christmas Tree. Australia's largest solar powered Christmas Tree shines in the dark of night. This is in the spirit of spreading joy, kindness and beauty.









Coming together and spreading cheer in the spirit of caring about others.



















Season Warnings:
Some people can be Scrooges when it comes to Christmas, for example, saying negative things like "Let's cancel Christmas".

The best way to deal with 'Scroogey' comments like this is not to become angry or defensive; instead, simply say something disarming, like, "Sorry you don't enjoy this holiday. You're still welcome to come and join us for the day if you haven't got anyplace else to go."

The Scrooge's issues that will prevent him or her from celebrating may keep him or her from accepting your invitation, or may cause him or her to accept, but make frequent disparaging remarks. You should not take on those issues and allow the negative attitude of one or two people to spoil your holiday cheer.

Just blow them off as kindly as possible and continue your celebration, showing compassion to the poor Scrooge. It's just possible the Scrooge has had enough of the commercialism!

Avoid proselytism. Although your beliefs are respected, you should also appreciate the beliefs of others. In the spirit of spreading goodwill to all beings, look forward to the fundamentally jolly spirit of the day.

Be aware that some people can find Christmas a hard time, especially if a loved one is ill, there are family problems, or a loved one has died. Do your best to comfort them and to include them in your good wishes.