Eight maids? Who else is milking who and for what?

       

Yes we’re “Milking” This Song

On the 8th day… we’ve “got milk.”  

Well since about mid-October retailers have been milking this holiday season.  That’s about when we started hearing about how supply chain issues were going to create problems  with Christmas shopping this year.  Well it would appear that the ghost of retail future didn’t quite get it right as there have been plenty of gadgets, games, and googled gifts to go around.  Shelves haven’t become empty and shoppers in general haven’t started saying…”well Christmas  isn’t really about the gifts anyway.”  

So retailers milked the supply chain to encourage early buying… which there is no need for… big shock…add them to the naughty list!

Also add them to the list of people using fear to drive public attitudes and behaviors.  

You see when seeking peace and joy… it doesn’t appear starting with things we should be afraid of is a big winner.  No kids or adults. Add to their Santa list  “Santa please bring me something to be afraid of this year.”  Who makes a resolution for the New Year that says … I will try to be scared of. Some more things so that I can have a better year in 2022?  

Who else milks te  fear weaponry in our lives… and how can we take  some of the power of this fear away?  Love  seems to be an answer and boy wasn’t the symbolic gift of a child and a savior/teacher  a sign of love rather than a sign of fear?  Just a thought?

Now.. if you are giving the cows with the maids  milking this year… that’s a fortune…. Have you seen the cost of hamburger?  Oh and speaking of prices… at one time  a bank tracked the cost of the gifts given over the twelve days of Christmas  (I’ve seem an estimate of $41,000+) given the cumulative nature of the gifts).  It would appear true love is expensive and it’s barely 50 days till we’re buying  more for Valentine’s Day.  

Okay back to peace and joy and milk…. Milk comes in handy as we have to put some out for Santa and in a lot of the baking projects we have during the holiday season …not to mention the ocean of hot chocolate we guzzle down.  

These days we don’t need as many maids to do the milking as we have soy milk and almond milk…. How do you milk an almond let alone a bean pod?  So maybe the joy comes from knowing  we are keeping some actual human beings employed?  Actually perhaps  it is a symbolic nod  to supporting farm workers and women which we need to do more of for certain.  Is this a stretch?  Yes… then again wsn’t it a stretch for starting Black Friday levels of fear in Mid-October?  You see maybe we  will come to realize that the gift of our company and our attention to others. If really what Christmas is about…. Let’s quit milking fear  shall we?  Let’s milk the time we spend together for all it’s worth instead of worrying about the things that will or won’t be on the shelves or in the cybersale… Spend a moment or two. In October  thinking about stories we can share during the holidays or take a minute to dig out the hand made or old ornaments and milk all the memories they bring.  —-

Oh we will return to ladies dancing  in the next entry…however.. today marks the anniversary of “A Christmas Carl” and that deserves  a “special” post of it’s own… so maybe there will be a couple posts  in quick  order… No supply chain issues here!