Frez Attack!

There was once an elf named Frez that would get so
nervous at Christmas time he would eat two lunches
at the elf cafeteria. He was trying to be just too
perfect in making his toys and never thought they
were good enough for the children.

The dolls' eyes never seemed to sparkle enough,
thought Frez, and the wagons were not as shinny
as last year. Nothing seemed to be going well
and the time for delivery of the presents as
getting closer.

No one understood why Frez was getting so
particular and asking for a size larger elf suit.
Then, one day Santa discovered what the problem
was and began to solve it. It seemed that Frez
was not a young elf, but elves never looked their
age, because they were so cheerful and happy.
Frez needed to feel he was special,
so Santa gave him his own project called
"special toys." These were all the toys that were
broken and needed repairs and love.
Frez was so glad to be in charge of such a project
that he ate only one lunch that day to hurry
back to his tasks.

We can learn from what Santa did for Frez
about ourselves. Sometimes we have off days
when we are just not feeling quite positive.
Someone's smile or asking us to join some
friends can make our whole day worthwhile.

Frez is content now with restoring the broken
toys to new, and he does not have to eat so
much because he is happy. He even wears his old
suit now, and his new suit is taken in for his
smaller waist.

Let us try to do something worthwhile everyday
so a "Frez Attack" will never get us. We all
have special talents and we can help someone
out that we see feeling down. It takes only a few
moments to be able to know why someone
is not feeling happy. Take that time from your
usual day and listen. Most importantly, we are
here to help each other and all of us have that
special talent to do it. Use yours today.

                     By Carol Ann Garretson