"My work is retail and I don't enjoy the season. I don't enjoy this part of the calendar. It's full of worry." When I was practicing law in Miami, the firm I worked for was in a beautiful office building on Biscayne Boulevard, known as the Miami Center. It had a huge lobby that was at least 3 stories high, As the holidays approached, the management transformed that space with several very tall artificial Christmas trees, wreathes on the walls, and other holiday decorations, The transformation would happen overnight, so when you walked into the building that first morning after, it was unexpected and dramatic. But my heart would sink, because end-of-year at the firm was all about sending bills out to the clients and pushing collections. The more dollars in by New Years eve, the larger the bonus. Ugh.
"My work is retail and I don't enjoy the season. I don't enjoy this part of the calendar. It's full of worry." When I was practicing law in Miami, the firm I worked for was in a beautiful office building on Biscayne Boulevard, known as the Miami Center. It had a huge lobby that was at least 3 stories high, As the holidays approached, the management transformed that space with several very tall artificial Christmas trees, wreathes on the walls, and other holiday decorations, The transformation would happen overnight, so when you walked into the building that first morning after, it was unexpected and dramatic. But my heart would sink, because end-of-year at the firm was all about sending bills out to the clients and pushing collections. The more dollars in by New Years eve, the larger the bonus. Ugh.
Another helpful perspective on the different cross-pressures people feel during this season. Thanks so much for listening and for sharing your story!
A Charlie Brown Christmas
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1490017/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Second Adulthood (previous episode)
https://holdforpodcast.substack.com/p/the-second-adulthood#details
The Explicit Episode (episode prior to the previous episode)
https://holdforpodcast.substack.com/p/the-explicit-episode#details
Kellsey's Plexus Page
http://Mysite.plexusworldwide.com/kellseystokes
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060345/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_5
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170016/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
The Grinch
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2709692/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3
Elf
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319343/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Polar Express
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338348/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Die Hard
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Spirited
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10999120/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The LEGO Movie
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1490017/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Paul Gould
https://www.paul-gould.com
C.S. Lewis
https://www.cslewis.com/us/
T.F. Torrance
https://tftorrance.org/bio
George MacDonald
https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/musiciansartistsandwriters/george-macdonald.html
A Charlie Brown Christmas Album
https://youtu.be/s9kma0diE3s
Handel's Messiah
https://youtu.be/71NCzuDNUcg
The Slient Stars, Alli Rogers
https://youtu.be/M2WhGf2LgeY
Behold The Lamb of God, Andrew Peterson
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFDF180286B78B279
Joy
https://youtu.be/rxCJuwghKTo
Halford 3 Winter Songs
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaHPXz2US_n9-JiXapnUs5cxw95AAKIMd
Pentatonix Christmas
https://youtu.be/EGplqTN58jk
All I Want for Christmas, August Burns Red
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0Yq_ImI-p7R_U5HRkEG7FYincFflx-if
Simply Christmas, Leslie Odom Jr.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz19dtw82sdekceJf8VwdurddIEbPOX4A
Adore, Chris Tomlin
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaMmIs7scReOg-irWNhY0DhsFAUy65byY
Making Room in Advent, Bette Dickinson
https://www.bettedickinson.com/makingroominadvent