Kristyn Says…

I understand and support 100% that out country is a multicultural country. I welcome and applaud those who join our country. I encourage the new comers to practice their own cultures and religion, I respect it and appreciate the variety that they bring.  However I raised on Merry Christmas. Not happy Holidays.  I find it to be very rude and controlling for our society to be encouraged to say “Happy Holidays”.  I was angry at that, because I don’t tell you how to talk to people, or how to practice or what to practice, I don’t tell you that you can’t light your candles on Hanukkah, I don’t tell you that you can’t pray in public and I don’t tell you how to spend your holidays. Canadians have lived with “Merry Christmas” and Christmas trees, and Jesus’ birthday and singing Christmas songs since before my GRANDMOTHER even existed.   I do…

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New years is a celebration of the ending of a year and welcoming in a new year. People use this new year as an opportunity to start over, to start fresh. Some people go as far as making promises to change themselves. Common new years resolutions are things like losing weight, quitting smoking, being nicer to people etc… My outlook on new years this year is to continue doing what I am doing. I’ve had my tough times, I’ve had struggles, I’ve over come obstacles in ways people are completely oblivious to. My new years resolution this year is to keep heading forward and to not look back. People are in my past for a reason and are there in result of decisions that I still stand by.  I’m on my way to becoming something fantastic and I don’t need a certain date to dedicate these promises to. I will…

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