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