What if the holidays weren’t about perfection at all? What if the pressure, the rituals, the gifts, the ghosts, the cookies, the chaos, and the expectations were all just reminders of a quieter truth: You don’t need to be extraordinary. You just need to be here. Gold-Plated Guru: A Very Guru X-MAS is a holiday companion for people who secretly love the season but wish it came with fewer obligations and more honest laughter. Part philosophy, part parody, and part warm-hearted reflection, this special edition wanders through the strange rituals of December. Through quiet humor and simple clarity, internationally recognized clown-philosopher Jef Johnson invites readers to sit with the season and hopefully remember the gentle curiosity that made the magic real. This is not a book of instructions to be anything in particular. A jolly meditation with space to breathe inside the holiday storm. A delightful gift for: Friends who love thoughtful humor - Readers who enjoy Zen-style reflections - Adults navigating the holidays with equal parts joy and overwhelm - Anyone who wants a small, meaningful book to return to each season Presence, not performance. Cookies, not perfection. A softer kind of December. Poetic memories and reflection. Dreams. Ghosts. The Mathematics of Cookies. Santa. Reindeer. Giving. Receiving. Returns. Eggnog. And so much more.