Holiday Greetings and Merry Christmas

If you’re like me, no doubt you’ve gotten dozens of emails saying “Happy Holidays”. While I love the sentiment of wishing someone a happy holiday, an email with an image seems to lack value. Does sending these virtual cards really have an impact? I’m not saying that sending them is a bad thing. I just don’t know if it’s a good thing.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m thankful that I have people who think and care about me. I also love this holiday season. I just don’t think an image in an email captures the spirit of the season very well. It seems like we can do better.

Today I tweeted the following:

Do you know people well enough to know if they are good with the greeting Merry Christmas? Do people know if I care or not?

— John Lynn (@techguy) December 20, 2013

In this new world of business we have a lot of superficial relationships. How many of those relationships get to the point where you know the specific details of someone’s life as opposed to just having some transactional, albeit friendly, relationship?

Don’t get me wrong. I have an issue with this as much as the next person. Maybe it’s also not something worth solving. Maybe we have the relationships the way we do for a reason. However, this holiday season I’m kicking around this idea.

My gut tells me that we’d all be a little happier if we had deeper relationships with more people. No doubt some of them will be disappointing. Certainly some of them will cause added heartache. In some cases it might even complicate life. However, I think these deeper relationships will also prove to enhance life in a way that can’t be bought or sold.

In case you’re wondering, I love when someone wishes me a Merry Christmas. I love to celebrate the Christmas holiday. If you don’t, then Happy Holidays to you. However, you’re welcome to wish me a Merry Christmas.