Let's Be Honest: A Winter and Holiday Playlist

If we’re honest, we know the holidays are complex.

To say the least.

On the one hand, there’s a joy and delight to the cultural vortex of the season… the merry and bright and holly and jolly.

And on the other there’s… all the rest.

There’s stillness.
Weight.
There’s longing and anticipation.
There’s grief.
Sorrow. ​

There’s occupation and war and genocide.
There’s imperialism and
Colonialism.
There’s poverty and injustice and
Racism and
Sexism and
Homophobia and
Violence.

There’s the veneer - the
Awareness that the vortex is a facade,
A distraction, that the holidays have become
Egregiously commercialized and
Consumeristic.

There are changes in beliefs, or
Loss of beliefs. Or
Awkwardness of uncertainty around beliefs -
And the social, familial or communal
Dissonance that comes with our
Evolution.
There’s a diversity of beliefs and traditions and holidays that are ignored and/or dismissed… a
Lack of inclusivity,
Tho we celebrate warmth, love, cheer, and
Peace on Earth.

So… let’s be honest.

Let’s hold space for all of what the holidays are - or aren’t - for all of us.

Our playlist this time of years sits in this liminal space… what’s real and felt, alongside what we hope and long for.

We see you.
We care.
We want to be with you.
But we get that you might just need space.
The world is not as we wish.
Not even close.
Our hearts are heavy.
But with all we have left, we are
Clinging to hope.
Hope for a better world.
Better days.
Hope for joy.
Hope for peace.
Hope for love.
May it be so.
May we make it so.

Love well.
Listen well.
Lament well.
Fight for justice well.
Celebrate well.

Merry everything to everyone from us here at Ascent. 

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