Day 7 – Gratitude Challenge – Gifts you loved till now
Welcome to Day 7 of the Gratitude Challenge. Gifts are surprises that keep us happy and connected with the people we love. Today we will practice to feel gratitude for all the gifts we have received till now. Gifts can be anything. It can be something materialistic or can be someone’s precious time, someone’s legacy, or a gift from the Almighty.
We all feel good when we receive gifts, but others can expect and receive something else. Let us accept that whatever the gift it is that we receive we shall take it with a Thank you and never compare it with the other gifts. You never know someone might have saved it or got it for you after a lot of struggle.
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I remember always anticipating gifts on my birthday and I had a set of people who I always expected to give me gifts. When I stopped receiving the gifts, I kind of felt bad as if I was no longer important to them or my birthday was no longer important to anyone else. But that was not true. We all had moved to our respective paths and got busy with our dreams. It never meant that I was not important or they were not important to me. It was just that we sometimes get caught up in our busy life. Whenever we talk even if it is after a long time, it never feels like we ever lost touch.
So when you remember those gifts that you received, it will highlight the abundance in your life and let you believe that you are never alone. You are abundant and happy because, with each gift, you have a memory that you created. Some gifts are very close to us and it is those memories that will take us further in life when we feel stuck
Today, Bring out all your gifts on your bed or table and take a photo. Keep that on your wall and if you have some other kind of gifts like trip tickets or date or move tickets, get a print and stick it on the wall. Keep the memories close to you.
Gifts are precious even if they come from the person you do not talk to anymore. Some gifts might hurt you. If it is too much to keep them or look at them, simply gift them to someone else and move on. Do not get stuck on it. Some gifts might take you back to your childhood and some may bring back college days. Live those moments and feel grateful for all that you have now.
Now once you have seen the power of your gifts. Make a note of the people who gifted and you express your gratitude by giving them a gift. It will be very unexpected for them and will help you bond again or bond better. But do not expect anything in return. Just pack a gift and send it.
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