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Day 9 I wasn't sure what I was going to give today, but I was off to meet a friend I hadn't seen in a year.  She has a giving nature and always brings me a little gift.  I was thinking about giving her something, but I hadn't decided what.  I knew I would know in the moment.  It turned out on the way to see her, I ran into an older couple looking for directions.  The person they were asking wasn't sure, and upon overhearing that I knew where they wanted to go and gave them directions.  That was…See More

Day 5I was concerned about not giving a gift today.  I didn't feel like leaving the house today.  But of course many opportunities present themselves.  I live with three people that I interact with, and those interactions could stand much improvement.  My gift today was to listen to my sister.  She came into my room obviously wanting to talk, and I consciously decided to listen, really listen to her.  Every time a thought or judgement would come up, I would re-focus on listening.  Being my…See More

Day 3Today my gift was hot pepper jellies to my sister.  I only ever come across them like one a year at a summer market, so I immediately thought of her when I saw them.  The funny thing was I was with a friend in the jam store, and when we were finished looking and about to pay, he put his jams down and said to put mine down too.  I said it was fine, that I would pay for my own.  But then the cashier asked if they were all together and he said yes.  For a split second I thought if he pays for…See More

Day 1Today my gift was $2 to a homeless man.  The thing I feel most scarce about is money.  Not only do I feel I don't have a lot, I feel like I won't for awhile, as I have student loans.  Money has been hard for me to make, and I grew up in a household where the scarcity of money was argued about on a daily basis.  There are so may issues around money that I know I need to delve deeper into.  Day 2 Today my gift was to make and pack breakfast for a trip with a friend of mine.  He loves…See More