Gratitude

Gratitude is like a light beam. The farther it gets from the source the larger it feels until it spills out over my entire life.

Today is the day after Christmas, so I guess it could feel like a let down, but for me it just got brighter.

I found places for some of my favorite gifts, took pictures of them there and sent texts to the people who got them for me. For me this is playing. I love looking for just the right place for just the right thing. Designing and redesigning my life is one of my great joys.

And -- my son called to tell me how perfect my gifts were for him. I really shouldn't get credit for that. I simply listen when he talks so that I am aware of what is important to him and I know what he does so that makes it easy to find gifts he can use. Then I have the fun of shopping for just the right clothing, soft on the inside as well as the outside and warm with  appropriate construction. It's like a treasure hunt that I have the fun of doing and then get glowing appreciation for. Both gifts for me!

Same for my daughter and sister who loved that I seemed to find gifts they adored. 

I don't buy gifts for everyone for every occasion, but occasionally I find the exact right gift for someone and then I get so excited. It is not a miracle, nor is it work. It is only the result of paying attention to what they say and do.

I think that is one of the reasons I love being with people one on one. It is possible to have a deeper, closer relationship that way. If someone is important to me I really want to know who they are and what they like. Now. Not ten years ago. Now.

I am grateful for the people in my life that I love!