I've been thinking about Christmas ... I know,
it's only November, but as someone once said,
it's never too early ... so I've been thinking about
Christmas ...

If I could have anything I wanted for Christmas,
what would I wish for ... besides peace on earth,
good will toward men, of course, which I really
can't ask for since it would interfere with the
free will of all those who choose to go about
being anything but peaceful ... what would I
want ...

How about a walk along the shore ... or one
trip through the Portal ... if the Portal isn't
available, maybe some kind soul would give
me the use of a teleporter just once, just for
five minutes ... a trip to the shores of forever ...
it would only take one trip, because once I
was there, I wouldn't care about a return
trip ...

Or how about a magic lamp with a genie ...
three wishes ... the only thing about wishes
is that they need to be phrased with such
care ... as a wise person once said, be
careful what you wish for, because you
may get it ...

I thought about the stories and jokes of
things people wish for ... wealth, power,
unsurpassed physical beauty, worldly
knowledge ... but would any of these
things bring me one step closer to where
I want to be ... I think not ...

So what do I want for Christmas ... I
thought about this as I took a walk
tonight ... the moon was shining through
the clouds, and it looked so beautiful ...
perfect vision, perhaps ... but I'm used to
the way I see, and if I woke up with "perfect"
vision, I'd have to relearn how to do
everything ...

No, what I want is to step through the
Portal to my own forever ... or one trip
in a teleporter ... I don't need the other
things, because I already have within
myself a wealth of faith in that which
has been and will be again, power over
my own thoughts and actions and choices,
the unsurpassed beauty of my own soul,
and the wisdom to know how much I have
yet to learn ... until a Portal or teleporter
becomes available, these are the ways to
my own forever ...

© Shelly L Flynn
11/2002