Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons. Ruth Ann Schabacker
Let me begin today’s post with a quick riddle. If you are reading this post what is the greatest gift you have to be grateful for? To make it easier, let me give you a second clue; if you get up each morning what is the greatest gift you have to be grateful for? Hmm if you are still stuck here is the final clue, whatever it is, you can be sure it is invaluable, irreplaceable and near impossible to gift. If you are still stuck for the answer, be patient read on and as you read on the ‘ the ribbon will be unraveled’ the present will be opened and the Gift will be all yours.
The beauty if each day is that it is so completely unique that one can never even in our wildest dreams imagine what the day has in store for us. Even the newspaper headlines can get us a gift, eg. If the team you support wins a very tough match which you were unable to watch, that becomes a wonderful gift for you. The email can bring a joyous tiding or a sudden call from a school mate who was out of touch with can bring a big smile and fond memories back. The trick is to look out for the gifts for many gifts are never packaged the conventional way. As you find new gifts you will also realize that gifts need not be costly but they must be valuable, they need not be packaged but must be presented with feeling, they need not be tangible but they must touch the receiver. If you want proof, just stop reading this post now and instead walk up to a friend/ colleague and simply spend a few moments talking and all the while give them a smile. Did you share a gift and surprise surprise did you gift yourself some happiness???
There are many occasion when the gift you have got is actually very painful and hard to recognize for you may be denied something you crave for. Imagine working very very hard and missing out on your dream of a medical seat by a couple of marks. The pain is searing but years down the line, as an engineer you end up as the CEO of Infosys would those missing couple of marks qualify to be the best gift one can get? Possibly yes, but maybe you need to check that out with the current CEO of Infosys, Mr.Goplakrishnan. How about the gift of attitude; read the article in this link written by M.P.Anil Kumar a quadriplegic. http://familyofdisabled.org/voice-magazine/hear-the-voices/airborne-to-chairborne.html
God has gifted you two extraordinary gifts to mankind; Life and Love. The first is what one must be grateful for every moment for we can never replicate it. The second is what makes the first gift even more special for we can freely give of LOVE and make LIFE scintillate, sparkle and sizzle not just for those receiving the gift of Love but for each one of us who gives our LOVE to others.
Remember: “Everyone is gifted – but some people never open their package”
Try these:
- Make a list of your passions/ talents/ interests. How many of these have you really appreciated as gifts? Have you unraveled these gifts and shared these talents/ abilities/ passion with the world at large including your family. Friends, co-workers etc?
- Attempt to gift yourself something special. Start by trying to eliminate a bad habit you have developed. Next, attempt to overcome a fear of yours. It could be public speaking; attempting to play a new musical instrument or sport; going trekking with friends because you don’t think you have the physical strength or it sounds too scary; holding a snake in your hand/ overcoming your morbid fear of cockroaches or lizards etc.
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