When the word came down last week from the government officials in our province that all indoor and outdoor gatherings are prohibited until January it was a tough blow.  Any hope of having some kind of Christmas celebration dissipated and sadness set in.  No festive dinners.  No Christmas carol singing in church.  No family gatherings.  No trips to see loved ones. At times like these it is extremely easy to have negative thoughts settle in and take root.  Like dandelion seeds blowing in the wind and creating new weeds everywhere, these negative images permeate lots of what we do and think if we let them. I challenge you, my readers,…