Eight Gifts
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>Below are
eight gifts that don’t cost a cent to give.
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>1) THE GIFT
OF LISTENING...
>But you
must REALLY listen.
>No
interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response.
>Just
listening.
>
>2) THE GIFT
OF AFFECTION...
>Be generous
with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and >handholds.
>Let these
small actions demonstrate the love you have for family >and friends.
>
>3) THE GIFT
OF LAUGHTER...
>Funny
pictures. Share articles, funny stories
and funny
>greetings. Your gift will say, “I love to laugh with
you.”
>
>4) THE GIFT
OF A WRITTEN NOTE...
>It can be a
simple “Thanks for the help” note or a full sonnet.
>A brief,
handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime, and >may even change a life.
>
>5) THE GIFT
OF A COMPLIMENT...
>A simple
and sincere, “You look great in red,” “You did a super >job” or “That was a wonderful meal” can make
someone’s day.
>
>6) THE GIFT
OF A FAVOR...
>Every day,
go out of your way to do something kind.
>Helping
elderly cross the road can be nice.
>
>7) THE 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.
>
>8) 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.
>
> From a collection of writings by Errol Clark Halkett