wishing you a magical christmas!

(Photos from the 25 Day Photo Challenge: Christmas!)

Happy Christmas! After over a month of prepping, planning, and perspiring, the day is finally here and I'm thrilled to be celebrating it with friends and family. If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you're having a wonderful holiday. If you don't celebrate it, I hope you're having a wonderful Sunday. For those of you who want to embrace the holiday today, below are some of my very favorite Christmas quotes. Enjoy!

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold,
everything is softer and more beautiful."
Norman Vincent Peale

“Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind.
To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy,
is to have the real spirit of Christmas.”
Calvin Coolidge

“Christmas – that magic blanket that wraps itself about us,
that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance.
It may weave a spell of nostalgia.
Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer,
but always it will be a day of remembrance –
a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved.”
Augusta E. Rundel

“Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts.
No matter how we may dread the rush,
the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given –
when Christmas Day comes there is still
the same warm feeling we had as children,
the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes.”
Joan Winmill Brown

“I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things.
It’s about being good to one another,
it’s about the Christian ethic,
it’s about kindness.”
Carrie Fisher

"Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before.
What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store.
What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”
Dr. Seuss

“What is Christmas?
It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future.
It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal,
and that every path may lead to peace.”
Agnes M. Pharo

“Christmas is not just a time for festivity and merry making.
It is more than that. It is a time for the contemplation of eternal things.
The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving.”
J.C. Penney

"Words To Live By" is a segment on Positively Present that features my favorite quote or lyrics from the week. Every Sunday I post a quote or lyrics that have inspired me with the hope that they'll inspire you too. Comments will be closed on these posts, but feel free to tweet the post if you enjoy it or contact me via Twitter.