Transmission 150: Patience

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Christmas Movie Madness continues.

In the narrowest of margins,
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,
eked out a win against
It’s A Wonderful Life.

The second matchup wasn’t really close as
Rudolph was put out to pasture by A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Two more Sweet Sixteen matchups today,
looking forward to the voting.

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This week on Earth
is busy by design.

Some of you are preparing to host.
Some are packing bags.
Some are weaving through crowded stores
trying to finish one last thing.

You already know
it will be loud out there.
Slow in places.
Imperfect.

There is not much you can do
to change that.
But you can prepare yourself.

Adjust your expectations.
Add a little extra patience
before you step outside.

Not everyone will move
at your pace.
And chances are,
you are not moving at theirs.

This is the season of shared space.
Of crossed paths.
Of small pauses
in grocery store aisles.

Meet those moments with kindness.
A smile.
A deep breath.

Don’t be a Grinch.
Spread a little joy.
Even to the human
who dared to block your path
for half a second.

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1. Home Alone (1990)
vs
32. Black Christmas (1974)

2. Elf (2003)
vs
31. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)

3. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
vs
30. Bad Santa (2003)

4. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
vs
29. Gremlins (1984)

5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
vs
28. Die Hard (1988)

6. A Christmas Story (1983)
vs
27. Carol (2015)

7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
vs
26. The Family Stone (2005)

8. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
vs
25. The Holiday (2006)

9. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
vs
24. A Boy Called Christmas (2021)

10. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
vs
23. The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

11. Scrooged (1988)
vs
22. Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

12. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
vs
21. The Santa Clause (1994)

13. The Polar Express (2004)
vs
20. White Christmas (1954)

14. Klaus (2019)
vs
19. Jingle All the Way (1996)

15. Alien Xmas (2020)
vs
18. The Holdovers (2023)

16. Love Actually (2003)
vs
17. Frosty the Snowman (1969)

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1. Home Alone (1990)
vs
28. Die Hard (1988)

2. Elf (2003)
vs
27. Carol (2015)

3. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
vs
4. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
vs
8. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

24. A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
vs
10. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

11. Scrooged (1988)
vs
12. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

20. White Christmas (1954)
vs
14. Klaus (2019)

18. The Holdovers (2023)
vs
16. Love Actually (2003)

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Greetings, Earthling is a free daily newsletter designed to help you slow down, feel better, and start your mornings with a sense of meaning. Written from the perspective of a curious space observer named NeilA, each transmission blends mindfulness, motivation, and emotional insight with a hint of cosmic wonder.

Inspired by Stoic philosophy, Tao, Alan Watts, behavioural science, and the strange beauty of being human, these messages offer gentle reminders to live with purpose, pay attention, and appreciate the little things. Part alien wisdom, part self-help, part poetic dispatch, it’s a daily pick-me-up disguised as a transmission from the stars.

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