Given the world as it is right now, how do you give a holiday gift?
I realized over the course of this season the best gifts are unexpected, should reinforce human connections, and can even call to a higher purpose.
Most people reading this post have enough money to buy all the average physical gifts they desire. There is very little physical scarcity in today's world. If it exists and I can connect to the internet, it can be at my home in a couple of days.
If I give a gift that is expected, be it a trending gift of the moment or a variation on a tradition, there is very little delight. It is better if I try give a gift from my heart, from one human to another human. To make a gift truly special, I try to call to a higher purpose. That higher purpose could be helping the people the gift receiver cares about or an improved version of the gift receiver themselves.
The art of this gift giving style is calling to a higher purpose without preaching.
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