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The Gift of Receiving

You're busy checking off the items on find that their gifts are ignored and
your to-do list. Most of the gifts have their feelings are hurt.
been wrapped. And the holiday cards made The gift of receiving is largely
it to the post office this morning. Oh, overlooked and overshadowed by the need
but you forgot about your daughter's to give. While gifts require money and
teacher! And what to take to the Smith's time to purchase, or money, time, and
annual Christmas Eve get together? And labor to make, the gift of receiving is
then the cookies for the school carnival free and priceless.
and you used the last of the sugar in You can't put a price tag on your
yesterday's brownies for the church fund children's glee seeing your face light up
raiser. with pleasure when their
Then just at the same time that you are candle-made-in-a-milk-carton turns into
trying to figure out what to wear to the the finest glow the season can shine in
office party, what should occur? Your two your direction. There's no material value
tiny elves run into your bedroom loaded that equates with friends and
down with treasures they made at school, acquaintances complimenting your looks,
all meant just for you! your talent, your friendship. And your
But you haven't got the time to stop and spouse's romantic appreciation for who
pay attention. The party's in just an you really are, well, it's all you really
hour. "Put them under the tree," you wished for, isn't it? And yet . . .
command, turning back to your closet, And yet it's not too late to make a
missing the dejection flattening those resolution that this year you will give
eager faces that want nothing more than the gift of receiving, the precious gift
to please you. of paying attention to every person who
You and your spouse make it to the party wants to please you. You needn't gush or
on time, but when several people there say you like something you don't. But
tell you how attractive you look, you you do have to notice any feelings that
don't care because you're bothered by arise telling you that you don't deserve
your kids sulkiness as the two of you all this generosity. You do have to stay
left the house. You wonder what was on guard against the distractions of your
troubling them. grocery list or that phone call you
Two days later your darling sweetheart forgot to make that want to steal you
arrives home from work with a bonus away precisely at the time that someone
check, setting up a surprise by placing is filling your plate with emotionally
it on your pillow with a note that says, delicious goodies!
"To thank you for who you are, this will Why?
take us to Paris in the springtime! MUCH Because the gift of receiving, the
LOVE from Your Biggest Fan!" That night heartfelt "Thank you" is often difficult
you stay up late to get those dozens and to give. We've all been taught not to be
dozens of cookies baked, so you can drop self-centered, to focus on the other
them off when you take the kids to school person while remaining modest and humble.
the next day. When you crawl into bed at However, most of us obey those
1 AM your honey is fast asleep so you instructions to the point of self-denial.
can't turn the light on. You assume that But then, ZAP! in one split second you
the crinkling paper you lay your head on are center stage. And that early teaching
is some of your darling partner's last rings loud and clear: "Get rid of it!
minute office work and throw it on the Pass it off! Don't get caught being
floor. The next day you have to be told admired, appreciated, or even loved! Who
about the surprise and the disappointment do you think you are?"
caused because you missed it. Take the gift of receiving seriously.
Gifts galore!!! And no one to receive When you embrace the beauty and
them. generosity of what others give you, you
The old adage admonishes "'Tis better to will be changed. And you will be changed
give than to receive." But when the into a more self-respectful and
giving lands on unreceptive hearts, what self-loving person.
good is it? In fact, as our all too What better gift could you give yourself,
familiar tale above makes clear, the and everyone else, than that?
excited, observant, appreciative givers




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