marutidas
11-27-2006, 10:04 AM
With Christmas fast approaching, and thaose shopping days getting more and more hecktic. Here are some thoughts I have had over the weekend that I would like to share.
Let us take a moment to remember what this holiday is all about, and no I am not talking about the religious meaning, I am talking Peace, Love and Of Giving.
Ok now, keep that in mind while we go throught the following.
Do you really need to give outrageously expensive gifts, my thought is No.
How about instead of that electronic gizmo, that could (a) not work,(b) break very soon after being used and (c) be replce with something better and more expensive in the next year. or Jewelry It may be pretty, and very shiney, but it has no use other that to look pretty, and who here can honestly spend that much cash with without a credit card and which is only worn on special occasions. Which brings me to my next point...
$$$$ doesn't buy :love:
How about about instead you by things that are about what they love,
For example, If the are a musian depending on what instrument they play, like guitarist, new strings or a drummer new drum sticks. If the person you love has a green thumb, buying bulbs and seeds and garden mat, or if they do yoga, a new yoga mat would be great. These are things they are going to be using all of the time. Many of these gifts are bellow 50$. Many of these gift require that you know the other person, Listen, observe, ask subtle questions.
If I were to be shopping for Dash, For instence, He has mentioned he is a Cowboy and that he likes opera and musicals, Tickets to his favortie play or consert, thourgh ticket master if bought in advance is in the neighborhood of 40-50 dollars. I am sure that He would appreciate a new hat.
Or if I were shopping for Zerbie, She has already mentioned that she an affenity for all things plush and fluffy and her husband loves animals,
for Zerbie a Plush Penguin and her husband There is an adopt a penguin program on Defenders of Wild Life Home page. There literally hundred of ideas that would not only show how much you know and love the person, but it is something useful that they will use constanly. If you need to write a list over the year of possible ideas,, then please do so.
I don't expect this kind of thinking to be popular in the world at large, but you can make you holidays about giving instead of worrying how much money you have spent.
---Maruti Das
Let us take a moment to remember what this holiday is all about, and no I am not talking about the religious meaning, I am talking Peace, Love and Of Giving.
Ok now, keep that in mind while we go throught the following.
Do you really need to give outrageously expensive gifts, my thought is No.
How about instead of that electronic gizmo, that could (a) not work,(b) break very soon after being used and (c) be replce with something better and more expensive in the next year. or Jewelry It may be pretty, and very shiney, but it has no use other that to look pretty, and who here can honestly spend that much cash with without a credit card and which is only worn on special occasions. Which brings me to my next point...
$$$$ doesn't buy :love:
How about about instead you by things that are about what they love,
For example, If the are a musian depending on what instrument they play, like guitarist, new strings or a drummer new drum sticks. If the person you love has a green thumb, buying bulbs and seeds and garden mat, or if they do yoga, a new yoga mat would be great. These are things they are going to be using all of the time. Many of these gifts are bellow 50$. Many of these gift require that you know the other person, Listen, observe, ask subtle questions.
If I were to be shopping for Dash, For instence, He has mentioned he is a Cowboy and that he likes opera and musicals, Tickets to his favortie play or consert, thourgh ticket master if bought in advance is in the neighborhood of 40-50 dollars. I am sure that He would appreciate a new hat.
Or if I were shopping for Zerbie, She has already mentioned that she an affenity for all things plush and fluffy and her husband loves animals,
for Zerbie a Plush Penguin and her husband There is an adopt a penguin program on Defenders of Wild Life Home page. There literally hundred of ideas that would not only show how much you know and love the person, but it is something useful that they will use constanly. If you need to write a list over the year of possible ideas,, then please do so.
I don't expect this kind of thinking to be popular in the world at large, but you can make you holidays about giving instead of worrying how much money you have spent.
---Maruti Das