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Gifts today --- extra time, play and attention to my amazing dog and a letter of "10 things I appreciate about you" to my little 'sis (well she's almost 30 :). Feel good, a little less excited about this project than I was at the beginning, but also more settled in to a knowing that I already do give, -- a lot -- and this process has been, so far, mostly about acknowledging that and appreciating myself for that.



My edge is about spending money --- on myself, on others, on "frivolous"… Continue

Two days post in one -- Day 9 - gave an appreciation to a friend, Day 10 - gave a hug to my brother and cleaned the kitchen at my parents house so they'd come home from their dinner party to a clean kitchen. Not much else to report. I will keep on giving and orienting this way.

Today is really Day 9, but I'm catching up for yesterday.... noticing how giving REALLY is a gift to the giver and it seems that this is especially true when the receiver can really receive the gift you are giving. So this experiment is making me realize (from the givers perspective) how important and how much of a gift it is to receive as well.



Yesterday I gave several gifts to a friend I was visiting... brought food to share, but what felt the best was giving him the gift of a… Continue

So another full day and gave smiles and eye contact to lots of people .....and I loved it! It's fun and interesting to see how people respond -- most with a smile back, some tentative, some won't look up -- making me much more aware of the humans I share my world with and takes me out of my "aloneness" -- also gave a small (30 cent) tip to the cafe girl when I got my $2 tea and this isn't much money, but I almost NEVER leave tips in jars so it was intentional and felt pretty… Continue