Read this bit today from Karen Kisslinger on Huffington Post, "Redefining Fun for the Holidays." I’m always of two minds when I read articles like this – and there seem to be so many: "10 ways to …" "How to know when …." What it means when you …" and on and on. One part of me says "load of crap; you are a little more discerning than to swallow such stuff," while the other part says, ‘ya know, there’s definitely something to that …"
Anyhow, this was one of those list articles from the accupuncturist Kisslinger, written for helping "others, as people face a time of year that isn’t always as fun and uplifting as its ‘supposed’ to be." Of the helpful maxims for fun redefinition listed, one in particular struck me:
Fun is being fully present without distraction with the person or people you are actually with at the moment.
This, as I sit in my sister Margie’s living room blogging on my laptop. She is sitting across the room, also fully engaged in something on her laptop. My nephew Ry is sprawled over a chair, headphones on and totally plugged into his PSP, while Clay is sitting reading the sports news on his cell phone. My niece Lauren is watching MTV in this room, and my brother-in-law Matt is watching the Weather Channel in the kitchen. And Susan? Still asleep in the basement.
I hope you’re all having as much fun on your long Thanksgiving weekend as we are! 
