What if you were someone who’s gift was serendipitously knowing people who knew people at a local soup kitchen in your city…with an awesome recipe to share?
Or what if you found yourself gifted with an extra hour to spare, say, to fill boxes with cans and packaged food that would later be shipped by someone else gifted with the ability to drive a truck full of such boxes to the local homeless shelters or your next door neighbor?
What if you found yourself with a spare buck or seven…enough to gift to an organization that could stretch those bills into providing a family of four with enough meals for 24hrs?
What if you were gifted to be able to read this post, this one, and this one…and, given the choice to keep going on your merry (but undeniably more wisened) way…would you?? What gift will you wrap up in your unique way to contribute to the season of giving?
Thank you so much for this post, Lil! So many little ways we can help each other. Lovely post!
Thinking of you and wishing you lots of good things. Hugs from Brooklyn!
The best part about giving has always been knowing what the difference is and what the difference makes. Thanks for the share! Hope your feeling better!
I don’t like buying material presents but it’s my family’s tradition. I prefer to do a spell for someone, light a candle, make something from scratch, especially food. This year I had to do a mad dash of impersonal presents which breaks my heart. I hope I can do better next year.
Aw, shucks, Lil, thanks for the mention.
Wonderful post with great examples!
I agree with Sorrow, the best part of giving is knowing the difference it makes. Giving is a beautiful feeling. Tis the season for a special kind of giving, yet each act of giving is a holy day (holiday) all year ’round.
Thank you in abundance for the gift of your loving, caring heart, MW
PS If I could ask you for a very small gift, it would be to open comments back up to non-Blogger bloggers. Thanxxx!
Thank you for giving your thoughts on this!
I just love giving, time, energy, money, home-made gifts, bought presents, doesn’t matter as long as it comes from the heart. Recently, it finally hit me, giving and receiving are one, two sides of the same spectrum. What you give comes back to you, in one form or another.
Blessings of light and peace to you,
I am reminded of Gibrans words
“And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue;
They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space.
Through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes He smiles upon the earth. “
May we all continue to give,
With love, Maithri
We all could open our hearts and give more. For sure!
One unique problem I find so interesting about the holiday season is this, people actually become nicer on some level. More giving, more thoughtfulness, more caring, and more everything. Too bad it take the Season of Good Tidings, to instill this sense of fellowship in the majority of our hearts. It’s something that should be year around. However, I’m not too disappointed. At least there is a period of time within the year where there is some small measure of greater peace, greater harmony, and greater joy. Though I must say, it is not apparent in the malls.
A very good post here! Thank you.
Oooo…I love this post. I despise materialism and especially at this time of year.
I much prefer to create home-made personal gifts, but my family is the opposite and as superficial as they come. The more expensive..the more meaningful…????wtf???
A good friend of mine is a high school teacher and she organized a food drive to benefit one of her students…a single & pregnant mom to be.
I donated a box of canned goods and it felt better and more rewarding than spending $$$ at any mall.
Oh I’m so glad the wonderful MW tagged me, so I could come over here.And that you came to my humble abode!
This blog is just a joy to read.
It is great that the world is a shrinking place so that we can all communicate with each other.
My gift would be to give away some of my gift that I am blessed with as a therapist, to continue to help people feel better about who they are, and not who they think they should be.
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Great reminder that the most prescious gift that we give is ourselves. We must remember this throughout the year and not just at the holidays.
(((( Lil )))) Giving YOU love today, Sister Goddess
Thanks for this post….
One of the gals at work and I have adopted an elderly man who lives alone with no family and – literally – has pictures on food torn out of magazines in his refrigerator. We’re collecting donations and I get to be the one to deliver everything since he doesn’t know me (it’s like a “Secret Santa” deal) I can’t wait. I’m selfish enough to want to give because it makes ME all abuzz as well as the person receiving.
Call me an addict