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When Words Fail, Say It With A Gift Basket

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Sometimes, finding the right words to express your feelings can be a challenge. That's where a gift basket comes to the rescue.

Sending a gift basket is a wonderful way to transform your heartfelt sentiments into a tangible present that your friends and loved ones will not only adore but also put to good use. That's precisely why a gift basket is such a thoughtful and beautiful choice.

But when is the right time to give a gift basket?

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How to Truly Forgive Someone

From WebMD  How to Truly Forgive Someone by Seth J. Gillihan, PhD

We’ve all heard the familiar expression “forgive and forget.” The forgiveness part is fairly obvious -- we pardon the offender. And while plenty of petty offenses are too minor to hold in memory, we probably never forget being wronged in a major way (at least, I don’t).


Truly forgiving isn’t about forgetting but wiping the slate clean. We forget an offense the way we forgive a debt -- zeroing it out. Our memory of being wronged remains intact, but we no longer hold the offense against the other person.

Clearing the slate means we no longer see the person in a one-down position, as though we’re morally superior not only for having been wronged but for being magnanimous enough to forgive. There’s no condescension in true forgiveness. Forgiving in this way can be difficult. Some thoughts that might help:

See yourself in the offender. When we’re ready to release the burden of resentment against someone who has wronged us, we can start by seeing ourselves in the other person. That means recognizing that we could just as easily have hurt them -- and have likely done similar things ourselves. For example, it’s easier to forgive my wife’s irritability after she’s had a bad night’s sleep when I recall my own grumpiness while battling insomnia.

Consider forgiveness as a part of humanity. We might also realize that forgiveness is deeply embedded in who we are-a fundamental part of our truest nature. We are continually forgiven for all the ways we fall short -- we make a careless mistake while driving but don’t cause an accident; we hurt our partner, and our relationship is restored; we offend our friend, and they choose to forgive.

For some of us, this dimension of forgiveness will have religious or spiritual implications. Forgiveness is freely offered to us -- freely given -- and we can enter more fully into the flow of life by offering our forgiveness in turn.   

Extend forgiveness to yourself. For most of us, the hardest person to forgive is ourselves. We struggle to let go of the harm we’ve caused to others or the ways we’ve let ourselves down. We haven’t forgiven the years we were caught in the grip of addiction, the thousands of dollars we wasted in casinos or the affair that devastated our family. And the less we’ve forgiven ourselves, the harder it will be to forgive others.  

Even when we say we’ve forgiven ourselves, we often hold onto self-resentment that eats away at our soul. True forgiveness requires wiping our own slate clean, willingly and generously, without any lingering residue, like deep cleaning a whiteboard. We go beyond wiping the board with a dry eraser, leaving traces of what was written on it and an overall smudgy appearance. We bust out that special spray that came with our whiteboard and wipe it with a lint-free cloth till it shines.

If you’re struggling to forgive others, search within yourself and see if self-forgiveness might be available. Offer yourself more grace and see what happens in your other relationships.

When to Forgive?

Forgiveness is a very personal decision, especially when we’ve been assaulted, abused, or otherwise seriously hurt by someone. I wouldn’t tell someone they ought to forgive any more than I’d tell them they ought to love someone. And while there’s strong research evidence showing that forgiveness is good for us, it doesn’t happen on command.

If you’re ready to forgive -- or you want to be ready to forgive -- gently invite yourself toward it. Ask if now might be the time. Maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t. There’s a time for everything, even to hate. Maybe today, the answer is “no.” Maybe tomorrow; it’s still “not yet.” And then, one day, the resistance we kept encountering was surprisingly absent. We feel around inside ourselves and can’t find it anywhere.

We feel so much lighter, relieved of a burden that was no longer ours to carry. Far from feeling morally superior, we can’t believe our good fortune that forgiveness found us.  

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  • The Five Gifts of Love

    When we think of giving gifts, we usually think of things to buy for people. 


    Yet if you think back on gifts you have been given, it might not be the material gifts you received that are foremost in your mind. It might be the kind of gift that deeply touched your heart and soul. It might be various ways, other than material things, that people expressed their love to you.

    There are five gifts of love that we can give to our families that can make a huge difference in their lives.

    THE GIFT OF CARING AND COMPASSION

    We all yearn to feel cared for, yet many of us withhold caring and compassion for others. A profound gift we can give to our loved ones is to listen with our heart, to understand and accept rather than to judge, and to stay open to learning rather than to protect against being hurt.

    Think about the last time someone actually listened to you and gave you understanding and acceptance. The feeling of being understood and accepted with caring and compassion is one of the best feelings in the world. Instead of focusing on getting this from others, why not focus on giving it to others? You might be surprised at how wonderful you feel in giving this gift to your family.

    THE GIFT OF COURAGE

    One of the best gifts we can give our loved ones is our own courage. This means being having the courage to stand in our truth, to be honest about what we want and don't want, what we will do and won't do, what is and what is not acceptable to us. It means having the courage to take good care of ourselves, even if others don't like it. It means not succumbing to our controlling behaviors that come from fear: anger, withdrawal, compliance, resistance, but instead being honest and above-board about ourselves. It means being willing to face conflict rather than give ourselves up to avoid it.

    When we have the courage to face conflict and tell the truth, we not only provide our family with a role model for courage, but we provide opportunities for our loved ones to step up to the plate in the face of our truth and learn to be courageous too.

    THE GIFT OF SERVICE

    We are on this planet to learn to love ourselves and each other and to help each other. One of the best gifts we can give our family is to role model this by doing service. Helping others fills the heart and soul in ways that nothing else can. If children do not see their parents doing service and helping others, they may never learn the great joy and fulfillment that comes from giving. One of the best gifts we can give to our family is to provide ways of doing service.

    THE GIFT OF CREATIVITY

    All of us are born with various ways of expressing our creativity. Expressing creativity is a profound way of connecting with Spirit since expressed creativity is a direct expression of Spirit. Providing your family with many ways of expressing their creativity is a great gift. Creativity can be expressed in so many ways of cooking, crafts, building things, music, art, movement, telling stories, writing, humor, photography, and video; the possibilities are endless! Creative family projects are especially wonderful in creating family closeness.

    THE GIFT OF LIGHTNESS OF BEING

    The lightness of being; fun, joy, laughter, and playfulness is a great gift to give to others. The lightness of being is infectious. Our laughter and playfulness can help others take life less seriously and lighten up.

    The lightness of being is one the results of all the other gifts of caring, courage, service, and creativity. When we give these gifts, we feel a wonderful lightness within, the lightness that is the result of fully giving from the heart. Our own lightness of being can bring lightness into our whole family. Children love it when their parents are playful, fun-loving, and joyful. Laughing together as a family is one of the most precious experiences in life.

    We need to focus on giving these gifts each day, not just during a holiday season or special occasions. These gifts are far more important than any material thing we can buy for someone. In fact, we might not be so focused on material gifts if we frequently give the gift of love, caring, compassion, courage, service, creativity, and lightness of being.

    Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is the best-selling author and co-author of eight books, including, "Do I Have To Give Up Me To Be Loved By You?". She is the co-creator of a powerful healing process called Inner Bonding. Learn Inner Bonding now! Visit her web site for a FREE Inner Bonding course: Inner Bonding 
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    How to Make Them Feel on Top of the World


    Sending a gift basket by mail conveys a message about the esteem in which you hold the recipient. When they receive a gorgeous gift basket delivery, they will know that you care enough to send the best gift. By choosing a gift basket that reflects the hobbies or interests of the recipient, you can let them know how much you care about them. 

    One of the wonderful things about receiving a gift basket is the opportunity to enjoy some luxurious treats that they would not otherwise buy for themselves. Whether the indulgence is a delicious gourmet food basket, chocolates and sweets, scented bath and body products, best selling book basket or a gift basket overflowing with fresh, seasonal fruit receiving an upscale gift basket by mail can make the recipient feel on top of the world.

    At Adorable Gift Baskets we make gift basket shopping a cinch with our marvelous selection of unique gift baskets for delivery. At the click of a mouse, you can send the ideal gift basket winging its way across the USA to that special someone. With hundreds of fantastic gift baskets to choose from, you can have a unique gift basket delivered that your recipient will adore.