I'M NOT OFFENDED
If someone wishes me a Happy Holiday instead of a Merry Christmas I'm not offended. It's not even Christmas, yet, anyway. It's still Advent! But I'm not even offended if someone jumps the gun and wishes me a Merry Christmas before December 25th. If someone wishes me a Happy Hanukkah even though I'm not Jewish, I'm not offended. They're wishing me well. Even if the weary clerk forgets that it's a special time of the year and he just says, "Have a good day" -- without even thinking about it -- I'll still accept it as a kind word -- and I'm not offended.

Somehow we've been wound up way too tight. We're too easily offended and too afraid of offending someone by saying the wrong thing. Relax!