December 20, 2025
“It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas.” Charles Dickens
There is something different about time in late December.
Days feel full but unfinished. Nights linger. Mornings start slower than usual. The clock still works, but it feels less authoritative.
That is when this quote starts to land.
Being childlike is not about pretending responsibility does not exist. It is about remembering what it feels like when every moment does not need to carry weight.
Children stop when something catches their attention. They repeat what comforts them. They waste time without calling it waste.
Christmas creates a narrow window where that posture is allowed again. Where joy does not need to justify itself. Where lingering feels natural instead of indulgent.
Most of us do not want to be children again. We want the ease children have with the present moment.
This quote does not ask you to change anything. It just reminds you that the window exists.
There is a Question of the Day nearby that asks what you would do first if you were allowed to act like a kid for a day. You can find it alongside other daily reflections here:
https://lowtwopair.com/thought-of-the-day/
And if reading these as a small daily pause feels right, they also arrive quietly by email each morning.
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