Sitting on the balcony and noticed neighbors with Christmas lights were laughing and having a party.
It took me a minute to piece it together; I forgot about Christmas parties. I used to really like them and forgot about them completely.
It's been a long and brutal 3 years.
I feel that, homie.
I haven’t been invited to one in years, sadly…
Various things got in the way. But yeah, would definitely love for one, at this point in my life, hey…
It’s been a weird year. Barely feels like Christmas, in my life, for what it’s worth…
Then it's time for you to go to one. Even if it's a bit awkward because you don't know many people. Ask around. Ask co-workers, family members, friends, then ask those people if they know someone who is. Just tell them you want to get out of the house and be around good company. I assure you that someone within 2 points of separation from you is having a nice Christmas party.
All you have to do at that point is not be weird. Just be friendly and affable. The worst thing you should do is be on your phone the whole time.
I wish it were that easy. Unfortunately my family won’t invite me to any such events, even when I ask, and most of my friends are interstate, where I can’t really get to this week…
But yeah, I could do better. I intend to try to “reach out” to some people before New Year’s, at least.
My life just hasn’t quite worked out in the way you describe, I suppose…
The last Christmas party I was even invited to was in a state I haven’t lived in long-term since 2016, so…
It’s just not as easy as that. Unfortunately…
If I had the foresight to see how things would turn out, I would obviously do things differently, but that’s always the way, I guess.
Being on my phone at parties definitely wasn’t really the problem, ha.
Actually, I’m wrong - last Christmas Party-type thing was a few months before Covid. Slightly less depressing, lol…
But still, entirely different state, with people who I haven’t seen since. And I can’t afford to get there to hang out with them again this week, unfortunately…
So in principle I agree with what you’re saying, Dom. I just haven’t had a life that has worked out that way, unfortunately…
Same.
You need to go to a Christmas party, then.
Either start one with your friends, or start one with your neighbors. Generally, arrange one if you aren't having one.
Save up some money and buy some catering with a bit of alcohol. Invite all your neighbors and call it a neighborhood get-together. Then just make it your mission to talk to people, get to know them, be friendly & affable.
Certainly this is easier with your friends, but also invite non-friends to your friend party as a +1. Like a cool co-worker, or a nice neighbor. Same thing: "don't worry about bringing anything or beer, I got you covered. It's Christmas!". Be generous with your time, money, and temperament.
This is one of those things we, on the Dissident movement, have to do a lot more of. Creating the culture we want to live in. Localism will be the only effective way of undermining Leftism, and it's good for you anyway.
You should have tried to crash it. Or arrange one of your own. New Year's parties work if it's too late put together a Christmas one.
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I've got Christmas stuff planned with my family these next couple of weeks, but it really hasn't felt very much like Christmas this year....
I hadn't really heard about any this year myself either. I haven't been to a non-family one in years. Christmas has seemed kinda dead this year but I do get to look forward to much better Christmas family stuff. Thanksgiving and Christmas last year were basically the worst in my life, but I used that as a chance to learn from it and take the bull more by the horns.
With friends we usually do New Years Eve instead and had totally thrown away clown world last year already, so it will be normal.
I feel that.
It just feels like an extremely long 2019.
I haven't spoken really in about 7 years, when you really dig down into the truth of what's happening in this world it makes everything you say start to sound crazy to the masses, I'm thankful as it's driven me into the Word of God and I'm ready to leave this place now, this was never my home.
I pray for this world, because many are in serious danger and don't realize it, the Communists are the least of their problems as they are facing the wrath of a Holy God still dead in their sins. You have to give up everything to follow God, most still try and hang onto this place and have a wonderful life here, the path to God is one of carrying a cross and suffering.
The Americanized church will suffer greatly, it has to as this will purify and remove false converts who came to hear a fun concert on the weekends, not interested in dying to self.
I think the only Christmas parties I've ever been to were office Christmas parties. Granted some of them were pretty wild, but I'd like to have some with friends some day. Hazards of living in a town and a society where everyone's transient I guess.
A long and brutal three years? Because ... ?
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