What a Sea of Red Suits Taught Me.

“Joy multiplies when it’s shared—and fades when it’s postponed.”

The other day, I found myself standing in the middle of a sea of red and white—thousands of people dressed as Santa, laughing, dancing, hugging, and celebrating Christmas together. It stopped me in my tracks. People from wildly different walks of life showed up with the same intention: joy. A band blasted Christmas rock tunes, kids home from a long, exhausting year of college danced next to couples in the golden years of their lives, and old friends reunited like no time had passed at all. I watched strangers turn into companions for a night, and it hit me how beautiful life gets when we stop isolating and start celebrating one another. The joy in people’s eyes wasn’t forced or filtered—it was real, contagious, and uplifting in a way you can’t scroll past.

What struck me most is how rare we think moments like this are, when in reality, we just don’t create space for them anymore. We’re living in a time where many of us are juggling uncertainty, rising costs, and constant noise—like how so many people right now are relying on real-time grocery price tracking apps just to make weekly shopping affordable. Life feels heavy, transactional, and rushed. But that night reminded me of a simple life hack we keep forgetting: connection is fuel. When people gather with intention—even for something as playful as dressing up like Santa—it restores something essential. It reminds us we’re not alone, not behind, and not broken. We’re just human, craving shared moments that make the weight feel lighter.

I don’t want that energy to be a one-night memory, and I don’t think it has to be. The real life hack is carrying that spirit forward—choosing presence over distraction, choosing community over comparison, choosing joy even when the world feels loud and demanding. If we can laugh with strangers, dance without judgment, and reconnect without agendas, we can absolutely bring that mindset into everyday life. My hope is that we let moments like that fuel us through the rest of this year and straight into 2026—not by waiting for perfect circumstances, but by remembering that joy multiplies when it’s shared.

Be Positive, and have an amazing day.