Listening, reading lovely social media stories of beautiful gifts people received on Christmas. Ranges from cars to cartoon movies, luxury vacations to limited edition watches, designer hand-bags to desirable diamonds, rare single malts to remarkable cigars, gorgeous dresses to glittery gold!
Believe, the most beautiful gift we can ever give is ‘love’, ‘gift of our presence’. Let people know their presence truly matters.
Interestingly, didn’t hear much about thoughts that really count. Energy, time, effort behind the gifts however big or small is priceless, no calculators needed.
Gifts that truly make a difference:
Gift of attention is precious. Lend our ear, our compassion, our passion, our support. Listen even if we’ve heard the same story a million times before! Simple compliments or surprises are so special, in the moment. Christmas family traditions are a great way of enjoying presence of loved ones.
Have appreciated very rare people who don’t expect anything more than I can be and give. Can simply show up as me without pretensions or justifications, knowing I’m loved for who I am – just whatever, whenever, wherever, however!
Social media is seductive. We can text “happy holidays!” A real-life presence, intimacy or conversation is priceless. A hug, a kiss, a cuddle is incomparable to 1000’s of emojis.
Together, creatively pursuing what sets out heart on fire – dreaming, desiring and creating a life of limitless possibilities. A gift we give and a gift we get!
Sometimes we’re tired, overwhelmed. That’s okay. Our presence still matters, even in silence. Best way to be present again is to accept sometimes, we won’t be. But, will soon be at our best again as we know it’s worth and value!