EIGHT GIFTS

THAT DO NOT COST A CENT

 

THE GIFT OF LISTENING………………

 

BUT YOU MUST REALLY LISTEN.  No interrupting, no day dreaming, no

Planning,your response. Just listening

 

THE GIFT OF AFFECTION…………..

 

Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back

And holds.  Let these small actions demonstrate the love

You have for family and friends.

 

THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER…………..

 

Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories.

Your gift will say, ‘I love to laugh with you.

 

THE GIFT OF A WRITTEN NOTE……….

 

It can be a simple ‘Thanks for the help’ note of

A full sonnet. A brief, handwritten note may be remembered

For a lifetime, and may even change a life.

 

THE GIFT OF A COMPLIMENT……….

 

A simple and sincere, ‘Teacher, you are the best’ or

 ‘That was a wonderful meal, Mom’

can make someone’s day.

 

A GIFT OF A FAVOR…………

 

Everyday, go out of your way to do something kind

 

A GIFT OF SOLITUDE……….

 

There are times when we want nothing better than

To be left alone. Be sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to others.

 

THE GIFT OF A CHEERFUL DISPOSITION………

 

The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to

Someone, really it’s not that hard to say, Hello or thank you.