7 Things Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Can Teach Us About Life

Each holiday season I like to try to come up with a blog post that has Christmas as a focus. I've written a number of them in the past (Christmas "Meanies", It's a Wonderful Life, How NOT to Let the Grinch Steal Christmas, etc.), but I've never written about what happens to probably be my most favorite of all the holiday shows: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

I mean, it's just a plain exciting story line (and fun, too). Of course, you've got Rudolph (the underdog). You've got Rudolph's dad, Donner (a little full of himself, won't ever show weakness father). You've got the monster, the Abominable Snowman (Bumble who "bounces"). And you've got the rag tag team that comes together, including Hermey the Elf (aspiring dentist) and Yukon Cornelius (explorer extraordinaire), to overcome all odds.

And there are just a whole lot of lessons that can be gained from this cast of characters as it has to do with real life (even though it's just a cartoon).

See if you agree with the following list I came up with...

7 Things Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Can Teach Us About Life:

1. We all have our "flaws." It's how we respond to them that matters.
2. Don't write off the odd ball. He just might be pulling the sleigh one day.
3. There's nothing like having a guy that's good at extractions when you need to pull teeth (tame the monster).
4. Covering up a "problem" is never the best way of dealing with it.
5. Feeling like a "misfit" helps us to empathize with (care about) "misfits."
6. Even Santa (the "boss" or upper management) can learn a lesson or two.
7. Everybody enjoys a good story with a happy ending. (Don't we?)

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