I was just reading a feature article in my local newspaper where they asked various people in the community what was the most special gift they’d ever received. One of the women saidthat her daughter had given her a journal. Throughout the previous year the daughter had written about things the mother had done and why that made her mother so special. Even though it had been twenty years since the woman received the gift of that book, it is still treasured.

What kind of special things have you gotten or given? I’d be interested in knowing since I like to do non-traditional gifts, especially for those few select people who mean the most to me. And Christmas is coming up… How many more shopping days??

The whole notion of giving of yourself also reminded me of a workshop I went to where the speaker said you should give seven “sincere” compliments each day. I tried that for a while. It’s really hard to do (try it yourself if you don’t believe me). So, I’m thinking of doing ONE sincere compliment a day……oh, wait, I’m jumping even further ahead. That sounds suspiciously like a New Year’s resolution….more about that later.

Anyway, for some reason I haven’t yet gotten into the Christmas spirit, so I’m hoping your suggestions will spur me on to making this the best Christmas ever!