Now that Thanksgiving Day has come and gone in the U.S. we begin the countdown to the Christmas Holiday with what is commonly called Black Friday.  All the advertisers want us to believe that if we spend the next 25 days shopping our hearts out, we’ll feel fulfilled, loved and save a lot of money doing it.  But we know better don’t we?  Today and during the next month let’s do our best remembering that less really is more.  What we really crave is connection, hope, love, freedom and meaning–oh, and good health as well.  None of that can be bought.  Thanks to Joshua Becker from Becoming Minimalist for inspiring this week’s photo blog quote.