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 A new blog to contain answers to prompts |
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas "  became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one. Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.  |
| Prompt: What are some of your favorite Christmas gifts from years best? Write about this in your Blog entry today. -------- Gift wrap, lists, and consumer culture... Yet, aren't we forgetting what Christmas is all about? For me, therefore, from years past, the most meaningful presents did not occupy space in a gift box. It was when people gave me of themselves, things that were (and still are) intangibles such as fun and happy moments, emotions, and gestures that lingered in my heart and memory long after the tree was taken down. Some of those memories have to do with the presence of loved ones over the perfection of anything I can hold in my hands. Those moments are like the heirlooms that stay in memory longer. They mostly have to do with a shared time with a loved one; for example, one of my uncles talking to me at length about poetry on a Christmas Eve, or my grandmother's hug when a spoiled daughter of a neighbor made fun of my outfit, or the person cooking some dish in the kitchen and giving me the first taste of it and asking me if that dish would do for the evening meal before Santa comes. Such gifts still whisper to me that I've mattered. This is because material gifts are static, while experiences are dynamic and are rarely forgotten. They are not broken and discarded or being re-gifted to some unsuspecting soul. On the other hand, non-physical gifts and the smallest thoughtful actions carry the most weight for they have the magic of being memorable and touching. As such, thoughtful gestures such as a handwritten letter, acts of service, maybe an offer to help another person in need, to volunteer together for a shared cause, or starting someone in an art that person might be interested in always offer the gift of growth. They are investments in a person's happiness and future. Better yet, non-physical gifts require no tags, no wrapping, no retail therapy. Plus, they help both the giver and the receiver for they are the most personal and the most likely to be appreciated. After all, the best gifts leave their echoes for a long time after the holidays. Maybe because they don't fill a space. They fill a person's heart. |
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I completely agree that Joy can be found in resting. I never could understand the people who, every single holiday, sprint off on one vacaction or other. Those who talk about their experiences, share how Exhausted they are and how they feel like they have not even had a day to rest before returning to work.
