Just sent out a large batch of holiday aka Xmas/Yule cards to family and close friends. The trickiest part is those certain family members that are quite set in their religious ways and I am not exactly religiously aligned with them, and picking out a generally neutral enough card that doesn’t offend me or them.
Yes they know I’m different, and I could simply dismiss them from my life for being too Far Right or whatever, but I do still care about them and if they can tell I’ve put in an effort to graciously meet them more than halfway, then I’ve shown them us left-leaning old hippies are maybe not so bad.
It is worth it to have some compassion and keep these connections going if it means I can still reach them. I know I sound very son Luke talking about dad Vader but hey, I’m supposed to be open and caring.
