Keep in mind that it’s Christmas Eve as I type this…
This morning as I drank my coffee, sitting at the dining room table, I looked into the family room at our Christmas tree and the gifts stacked under it. The idea of gift giving and what kinds of gifts we give began to churn through my barely caffeinated mind. The thoughts expanded to include the time of year, the pending New Year, resolutions people make and more. Soon I realized I was thinking about the gifts that we should be giving… to others as well as to ourselves. The most interesting thing, I think, is that not a single one of them can be wrapped.
Gifts We Can Give To Others:
Let’s start out with friendship. All too often we use the word ‘friend’ to refer to anyone we know. Words like ‘tribe’ and ‘squad’ have come to replace the word ‘family.’ It’s interesting to me that the use of those terms seems to have grown as people try to differentiate between true friends and just acquaintances, workmates or others they run into day to day. I have a family. I have my wife, my four children, my grandchildren. I have my brothers and sisters. They are family. I have friends although not many of them. They are men and women I have been through…
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The remainder of this essay can be found in the book “Farther Down The Road”
Farther Down the Road – Where does your life’s road lead?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTJ1B2QR