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DECEMBER
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This time of year seems to slow down and fly by at the same time. We have shopping to do, vacations to take, trees to trim, gifts to buy, errands to run, preparing to receive guests or be one. In the midst of the holiday chaos, we all need a reminder to stop, take a deep breath, and remember what the reason for the season is: Love for our fellow humans, biological or chosen family, friends we’ve known forever and the ones we met this year. It’s the people in our lives that make gift giving so much fun, the looks on their faces when we present them with the perfect present, the love we get in return. And there are the gifts that cannot be wrapped: The warm glow we get as we stroll through the city streets, the Palmetto trees lit with glowing lights, smiles from perfect strangers, human kindness, charity and love. This year, we’re resolving to extend holiday bliss into the New Year with random acts of kindness, understanding, forgiveness, and hearts that will heal wounds old and new. We hope we can count on you to join us in basking in the glow. We’ll be hand in hand, gazing at the the twinkling tree on King Street, sending wishes to the northern star, and filled with gratitude for the love that overcomes all. Cover Art: Ali Douglass
“Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.” Sukhraj S. Dhillon
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