Time is the most important gift

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Have you spent the last few days/weeks worrying about which gifts you are going to give to your family and friends? Are you constantly worrying about how you are going to be able to afford it all? STOP!

Time is the most important thing you can give to anyone, including yourself. The gift of time cannot be measured in monetary terms - when children grow up they will not remember which gifts they didn't have, but they WILL remember having fun, made-up games and laughter with you.

Don't stress yourself out if you have little money to spend - write an 'IOU' promising to give the gift of yourself this Christmas - maybe offer a loved one a massage or a nice meal to be cooked for them by you.

And give yourself the gift of some quality time out, maybe reading a few books or listening to some music. It needn't cost anything but you will feel better for it.

This should be a time for love and reflection and not for worrying about the bills coming in in January.

Ciao for now my lovelies,



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You nailed it Jude, time to prioritize whats important in life, material possessions or love. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks so much Jeff, I appreciate that :)

Too many people just write a list of EXACTLY what they want and expect. To me, Jude, your way of thinking is the way to go. When I'm presented a list with overpriced specifics, I give a quick look and start shaking my head slowly in disbelief. Where's the anticipation, the wondering, the listening for hooves on the rooftop? At the 'nosey ' age, about eight and five , my brother and I were trying to catch Santa in the act. Being ahead of this, my mom decided the two of us should sleep on the third floor. It wasn't used much at the time, except when cousins would spend the night. I remember me leading my brother, quietly creeping down a flight and a half of stairs. The halfway point was our personal landing spot - so as not to be seen. We got caught soon enough and sent back to bed. Santa Claus won't come to our house until you're sleeping, we were reminded. We trudged up and bided our time. We gave it another try after thinking enough time went by, but to no avail. Overtired, we snuck (so we thought) back up and dreamt of sugarplums, dancing in our heads - or so they say. In the early morning, we saw that Santa hadn't let us down. As far as how he knew when we were finally asleep, that's Santa's secret.

Just loved this, Teri - thanks for that impish Christmas memory:)

I love that - brings back memories of me and my sisters trying the same thing :)

Always enjoy your post thanks for sharing

Thanks so much :)

You are welcome

Thanks Jude for the reminder and one of the greatest gift we have in WA is the time youre spending with us, you are here and friends of everyone.

That's very kind, thank you :)

Glad you're still with us Jude

Thanks so much Jeff :)

That is a really wonderful post Jude and I love it especially the IOU part!!!!!

Thanks Paul, I appreciate that :)

Happy to read it really was !!

Beautiful article Jude. Thanks
Vusi

Thanks so much Vusi :)

The gift of time... the older you get the more precious it is! Thanks Jude!

It sure is. Thanks for stopping by :)

Hi Jude, a really personal way to gifting that would be greatly appreciated. It is often that we think of others but fail to think about ourselves. Maybe now is the time to start recognizing ourselves. Thank you for sharing.

Regards,
Jerome

Thanks Jerome :)

So true Jude thank you for the reminder, it is easy to get caught up in the hype.

Thanks so much Alexander :)

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