By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

Yo yo yo, who dat be? It’s R-O-B on the M-I-C. Ok, I’m done. So basically, it’s almost Christmas, and I don’t know about y’all but I’m pretty stoked! Yes, among the challenges of the holiday, comes the ever-changing flight chaos, or train/traffic chaos, or the chaos of punching your way through tweens at the local mall (ok, so punching wasn’t the best word, but you get the point). Either way, I am sure you are feeling the excitement of the holiday season.

But I’ve got to ask–are you feeling the love? I remember being a kid (ok, I still do this, I admit) and loving Christmas because it meant:

A. I was getting new CDs
B. I was getting books/toys
C. I could watch Home Alone and pig out on homemade fudge & peanut butter balls (Welcome to the South!) all damn day

Yes, these are all wonderful things but as I’ve gotten older/grown up, I’ve come to realize that the beauty of giving, really has nothing to do with the gift but more to do with the push behind why we choose to give in the first place.

Christmas, to me, first and foremost, is a time of God, not gifts. Yes, gifts are a part of this, but more than anything, I’ve come to take Christmas as a time to truly cherish the blessings God weaves into the tracks of our head (yes, weaves/tracks/head was a bad description also, unless you’re Britney Spears, but you know what I’m sayin’). Basically, I guess, in my own silly way, I want to say to each and every one of you: Cherish what you do have and DO NOT WASTE ANOTHER SECOND of your time worrying about what you don’t have. Things are things. Diamonds & flat-screen TVs are meaningless compared to the love that I know is floating around you. Take a good look and drench yourself in that. Oh, and while you’re at it, cock your hat!

Merry Christmas everyone! Y’all have fun now, ya hear?!