Category: Meditations

“Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.”
―Carlos Ruiz Zafón

What do you most enjoy giving?

A homemade gift carries the joy of its creation as part of its very makeup. In fine art, in crafts, in food, we value what is hand-made over its commercial counterpart because the creator continues to live inside the creation.

What do you treasure because of who made it?

The longest night of the year invites us to sit, if only for a moment, in the presence of darkness, of mystery, of possibility and potential. The darkness is a gift. So are the stars and other tiny lights that we only notice when we step into the dark.

What do you find when you enter the darkness?

Sometimes just a glimpse of something beautiful is enough to raise our spirits: a bright bird, a blooming bush, the brilliant blue of the sky after rain.

What beautiful thing can you see from where you are right now?

“The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.”
―Pierre Corneille

When has the way in which you were given a gift made it truly special?