Christmas is around the corner. The streets of my town are filled with sweet
smells, colorful garlands and bright decorations. Christmas songs are playing on the radio and
many people are eager to go shopping from Black Friday until December 24th …in
search of gifts for their families and friends! At this time of the year almost everyone
thinks about giving to others.
What is it
in a gift that makes everyone so excited and happy? So happy that it makes them cry with joy and
excitement? Well, to start with, a gift
means that you are special! It means
that somebody cares about you!
A gift that is carefully selected
with someone in mind (whether it was purchased in a store or made at home) has
the power to change you and your relationship with the receiver forever. The reason is because no matter what continent
you live on or what language you speak, our needs as human beings are very
similar - we all need to feel appreciated.
Additionally, we all need to feel unconditional love; we all need to
feel accepted; and we all need have a place to belong. These are some of our most basic needs
because the list can go on and on. Naturally,
as human beings we all yearn to have these needs met at one point or another in
our lives. We want to know that we are
important to others, that they value us and care and that we are accepted and
trusted. That is the simple power of a
gift - it tells you that someone cares and that you are loved without having to
ask for anything. The funny part is that
sometimes the giver has no idea what their gift can do for the receiver.
Christmas means giving; and to not
give is to ignore its true spirit. If
the focus of Christmas was only about receiving, then it would become shallow
and more about materialism. In giving, I
am not talking about expensive things, jewelry, etc… I mean that Christmas is about giving of
yourself, your time, your service, your love, your compassion, your empathy,
your food and your heart to others in need.
I always love this season! I love to see people slow down to stop and
give you a smile or greeting. I love to
see the random acts of kindness that starts with the Thanksgiving holiday. I was excited and moved when a local Boy
Scout troop collected 5 turkeys with all the trimmings to donate to families in
need, then later in December when I saw a teacher buy a coat for a student who
was cold and so poor he didn’t have one.
Giving to others leaves you with a
wonderful feeling! I love the
feeling of giving!! With this simple act
of thinking of others rather than yourself, you are transforming others without
realizing that you are transforming yourself.
Giving has the power to make you happy and for some reason I always feel
like I gain more from the act than the receiver of my gifts. Again, I am not talking about expensive
things or big gifts - I am talking about gifts that matter and melt the heart
of both the receiver and giver. I love
this feeling! I am trying to have it
with me 365 days a year because these little acts make me a better person every
day. As such, there is no a price tag
that can buy the happiness I feel.
So this Holiday season I invite
you to take time with your family and to carefully select your gifts for those
that will receive them. If you do so, your
gifts will change the lives of the receivers - and yours too, forever! I would also like to invite you to be part of
something that has lasting memories. If
you want do something extraordinary you can donate here and change a life
forever!
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