Pearson: A time to sacrifice excess for collective needs, dreams

Growing up in Scotland, and then Calgary, Christmas was simple. There were occasional good years when, as a kid, I received two presents instead of one. We struggled, but then again, the focus of Christmas was the music, family, the movie White Christmas, and eating together. We were content with those simple activities. That all changed when I was a teen. Then, presents became the central preoccupation, and the most significant decisions were always what gifts to buy. Read More