HOHO hmm food for thought this holiday

We had a wonderful Xmas, apart from the fact that my family was unable to share it with us this year. The holiday season is just not the same for me without them and I always feel a bit melancholy toward the holiday - partly because I'm away from my family but also because I find it difficult to reconcile ALL the gifts (there are so many of them!) with the fact that there are so many without family or gifts every year. I always feel guilty for having so much when others have so little. I try and donate time, money and gifts but it just doesn't measure up, or should I say I don't measure up. I think one of the greatest gifts I can give Alex is to expose her to the importance of doing for others, because we're so indulged with material things, food, riches beyond many peoples' dreams. This is the gift my Mum taught me and I look forward to passing it on to Alex.