Christmas love

The energy of Love

I used to really dislike the gift giving part of Christmas. To me it felt more like an expensive social obligation than the expression of love, sharing and joy that I felt it should have been and I didn’t get what it had to do with a Holy-Day. I love the spiritual aspect of the season with so many different faiths celebrating at one time but that was not what bombarded me every time I went near a mall. One year I finally understood.

The office I worked in had a holiday gift exchange where everyone was supposed to get something that cost around $20 for the person whose name you drew. Most gifts, including mine, were typical boring candy, wine or candles and didn’t really mean much to the givers or receivers. However, the one I got was special. Someone bought me a used copy of “Bridget Jones diary” that the inside flap said cost $2 and she included a note “I know it’s not $20 but this is something I thought you would really like.” I did like it. Actually I loved it and it's now my favorite book ever but that’s not what made the gift so special. It was that I could really feel the thought and consideration of the giver emanating from the book. She made an effort to get me something she actually thought I would like and it felt like she was giving me love wrapped in shinny silver paper. I realized that’s what all gift giving should be like.

Often we get so caught up in trying to get the “right” gift that we buy something expensive yet meaningless. We end up putting the energy of those feelings on the gift itself and the person receiving it feels that too. The sweater grandma made that you don’t really like is very special because you feel the energy of the love coming from that gift, not the monetary value. By contrast the office gift exchange chocolates usually feel sterile and often get re-gifted at the next event.
This year try making someone something you think they will like. Or take the time to only buy gifts (even if they are small) that mean something and allow the energy of your love and consideration for that person to be infused into the gift. They will feel it and both you and that person will receive something special in the process; the vibrational energy of Love.