Today is December 20th, which means it’s time for a new edition of “MeL’ Point”. Usually, when column day approaches, I already have something in mind that I want to write about, and I had for this edition, too. But while writing it, I realized that it’s not working.

I wanted to write about all the wishes that we have during Christmas season, both Christmas wishes and wishes for the new year. Most people wish to either stay healthy or, if they’re not, to get better. Others wish for their jobs to be safe, especially in an economic crisis like the one we’re having right now, and for the well-being and safety of their loves ones. People who are lonely wish for company, people who are stressed out wish for more quiet times, people who are heart-broken wish for someone to heal their pain. But those aren’t any specifically lesbian wishes, and since this is supposed to be a lesbian column, that subject just didn’t seem to work.

So all I’m left with is to write about what I wish for, and since I’m a lesbian, I hope it counts as a valid subject for this column. I myself belong to the “stressed out” category, and I absolutely totally wish for more quiet times. Each year, just before Christmas, it seems like people suddenly realize that it’s not only Christmas time, but it’s also the end of the year, and there’s SO MUCH that needs to be done THIS YEAR and just can’t wait for the new year. Just once, I’d like to be able to enjoy a calm and peaceful holiday season, but I haven’t found out yet how to accomplish this, other than take several weeks off and return to work after Christmas. But that’s just a short-term wish, probably caused by the fact that I had to work late yesterday, very, very late.

When I thought about my wishes for the new year today, I thought about the past years and what was good about them. Even though I had some tough times, 2007 was one of the best years I ever had, and 2008 wasn’t that bad, either. So what made those years special? It was a mixture of things, but one of them was that I stopped thinking so much and just went for the things that I wanted, that I came up with the courage to do some things for the first time of my life, and that I tried to not be someone else, but just me.

So, that’s my wish for 2009, not just for me, but for all of you: That we’ll be able to find the courage, strength and freedom to be who we are and to do what we want to do and thereby, maybe, are able to make some of our wishes come true.

Merry Christmas everyone, and a Happy New Year.

As always, I’m curious – what do you wish for in 2009? Let me know in the comments.

(Posted on eurOut on December 20th, 2008)

Today is December 20th, which means it’s time for a new edition of “MeL’ Point”. Usually, when column day approaches, I already have something in mind that I want to write about, and I had for this edition, too. But while writing it, I realized that it’s not working. ...