The Three Gift Rule
God wants you to enjoy giving. Some people give to God like they fork over to the IRS after an audit. Others give to God like they pay their electric bill. But a few people give to God like they give an engagement ring to their fiancée or like they give wrapped surprises to their ecstatic four-year-old on Christmas morning. Some give because they k
... See moreDonald S. Whitney • Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
So, when you give, make sure you’re giving something that is wanted as well as something that you also enjoy giving.
Hale Dwoskin • The Sedona Method: Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success, Peace and Emotional Well-being
If at any time it comes into my head that a present is due from me to somebody, I am puzzled what to give, until the opportunity is gone. Flowers and fruits are always fit presents; flowers, because they are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. These gay natures contrast with the somewhat stern countenanc... See more
Emerson on selecting the right gift to give at Christmas and New Year (1844) | Online Library of Liberty
I’ve talked before about the graduation gift my father gave to each of his sons when we completed grade school: a two-dollar bill, and a small card with a poem on one side and seven rules for living on the other: 1. Be true to yourself. 2. Make each day your masterpiece. 3. Help others. 4. Drink deeply from good books. 5. Make friendship a fine art
... See moreDon Yeager • A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring
THE PEOPLE WE COULD BE Being gifted doesn’t mean you’ve been given something. It means, you have something to give.
pleasefindthis • I Wrote This For You
A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return