Authentic Christmas

I get all my advise from Oprah.

Don't you?

She recently had Alicia Keys as a guest and asked her if her family exchanged gifts at Christmas.

Alicia replied, "Only if it feels authentic."

Oprah was just delighted that Alicia was so enlightened.

My thought?

Wait just one hot little minute.

In your family, you only get someone a gift if it feels AUTHENTIC?

So in your enlightened universe
you visit with friends and family?

You have a beautiful dinner.

You sing in front of the fire.

Have a little egg nog.

And then you exchange gifts.

One for you.

And one for you.

And....

I didn't get you anything thing

because I couldn't find anything that felt

AUTHENTIC

There was nothing online,

in stores,

or on this

PLANET

that made ME 

feel good enough to give

YOU

But thank you for this beautiful picture frame,

So thoughtful of you!

Now.

Would you ever have the nerve to abandon 

gift giving

 because it didn't feel

AUTHENTIC?

Neither would I.

This concept is more

LAME

than

enlightened.