So the "rules" for the giving challenge are pretty flexible. Give "something" away each day. It can be a physical gift..but can also be a smile, a hug, etc. You would think that would make it easier, right? Didn't work that way for me. I spent the day asking myself "Was that a gift?"
Because I was thinking about how I might give a gift to my kids, I was very calm when Ben managed to spill the entire container of sugar on the kitchen floor ( even though he as successfully gotten cereal out of that cupboard for the past five years.) I said " Wow, you did something different this time. Try not to do it again.." Is that a gift?
I said a heart felt thank you to the bus driver ( both times). I helped plan and pay for a going away lunch for a much loved (soon to be former) colleague. Neither felt like they were "it."
I was still thinking about giving during yoga class..which I love. So I didn't decide on my gift until 7pm on my first day. I realized I had never told my yoga teacher how much I enjoy her class. I love that I can walk to it. That it brings together people from my neighborhood. And how good it makes me feel. I look forward to it each week. I made a point of staying after class to tell her. It felt good! It felt like a gift!
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It's so interesting that all the things you did...including "forgiving" did not feel like giving until you felt that it was "just right". It seems that, for you at least, you have to find something where you "step out" of your normal routine and do something "intentional". Each person must decide for themselves which is the right gift.
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