Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism.
My first novel, 'Leaving Atlanta,' took at look at my hometown in the late 1970s, when the city was terrorized by a serial murderer that left at least 29 African-American children dead.
One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life.