Gifts

The last few days I've been in a grow-spurt, and not without growing pains either.
It started when Liz wrote a post about The Power of Offering, doing more than humanly possible I read in a different perspective Liz had intended (and typical Liz, she didn't even mind). With a 'lurch' it made me aware what I was about to do, taking blessings for granted and wanting more. I stopped.

And I started growing again, counting my blessings deliberately.
Then during a bad bout of growing pain it was Kent's straightforward comment on my ponderings that put me back on track.

The last growing pains were 'blown' away by Chris of SuccessCREEations in a guest-post about wanting. Not only that, Chris gave another gift: The Ultimate Gift, a link to an experience of giving. A book, a movie even (hope it will be released in the UK soon).

I've taken 12 quotes from the website on this experience:

1. The Gift of Friends:
   "It's a wealthy person indeed that calculates riches not in gold, but in friends"
2. The Gift of Giving:
   "The only way you can get truly more out of life for yourself is to give part of yourself away"
3. The Gift of Family:
   "Being a member of a family is a priceless privilege that costs nothing but love"
4. The Gift of Dreams:
   "Faith is all that dreamers need to see into the future"
5. The Gift of Work:
   "He who loves his work never labours"
6. The Gift of Laughter:
   "Laughter is good medicine for the soul. Our world is desperately in need of much such medicine"
7. The Gift of Money:
   "Money is nothing more than a tool. It can be a force of good, of force for evil, or simply be idle"
8. The Gift of Learning:
   "Education is a life-long journey whose destination expands as you travel"
9. The Gift of a Day:
   "Life at its essence boils down to one day at a time. Today is the day"
10. The Gift of Love:
    "Love is a treasure for which we can never pay. The only way to keep it is to give it away"
11. The Gift of Problems:
    "Problems can only be avoided by exercising good judgment. Good judgment can only be gained by experiencing life's problems"
12. The Gift of Gratitude: (waiting for the updated link, sorry).
    In the meantime: I am grateful to you all for helping me to grow and easing my growing pains.

I've ordered The Ultimate Gift book today and am looking forward to grow some more.