29 Gifts.... an Evaluation

29 days....

I don't know the magic of 29...

But I did love the project.

Waking each morning with a sense of wonder.....

What can I give today?

Occasionally tough - 'How can I possibly give today when I feel so depleted?'
I learned
I can always give something.
I had forgotten that.

Often exciting - 'What is the perfect gift for this person on this occasion?'
I learned
that while it is fine to give the same thing to multiple people in the name of simplicity.... it is sometimes a lot of fun finding something specific. 
I had forgotten that.

Sometimes redundant - 'Didn't I already give this?'
I learned
It's okay.  Sometimes redundancy means that I feel comfortable giving in a certain way.  I'm still giving.
I had forgotten that.

Gifts do not have to cost money. 'I can't give today.  I can't afford it'
I learned
Giving a gift does not always mean I have to buy something.
I had forgotten that.

Many times a gift is not a thing - a lunch out, a greeting card, being quiet.
I learned
What people need as my gift is often something I can DO.
I had forgotten that.

Giving opens my heart.
I learned
That by paying attention to what I am able to provide others, I am much more aware of not only what I already receive but also of what is available to me.  Opportunities abound.
I had forgotten that.


The greatest thing I learned is that I want to live my life giving.  I am a better person, living in the moment in a way I want to live.  Mindfulness.....

I won't continue the project specifically to record what I do.....  but I will keep up the practice on some level.  Join me!  You'll be glad you did!

29 Gifts by Cami Walker.... read it and GO!

29 Gifts.... Day 29... Staying out of the Way :-)

....  We are working on a house refinance and turned in all the paperwork right before we went on vacation.

My husband came back from vacation early because he had an agenda as long as his arm of things to do to the house before it was appraised...

And he did some of them.
But was looking for another week or so to finish.

The call came this morning

'Can I come today?'

Well... of course.... but we just got back from vacation so things are up in the air.

'No problem'

[not for the appraiser, that's for sure!  But it's a little disconcerting around here!]

I am leaving within the hour for one of my lunch dates referenced earlier in this series...

And my husband is running around like a maniac.

The best gift I can give him right now

Is

Staying out of the way.

He needs to do whatever will make him okay with this process
which will happen while I am gone.

I could stay but that really wouldn't make things better


Strange that this is a gift... but my assuring him I will do whatever he likes
and standing back

is what he really needs right now.

I will bring wine when I come home tonight and we can swap stories.  Hmmm.. another gift, I think....