Saturday, November 29, 2008

Christmas Gifts - 6 Tips To Pick A Meaningful Gift

We are sleighing speedily towards Christmas. In fact,the Christmas spirit is already in the air and you can catch it easily if you are correctly tuned into it! As with the Christmas spirit,Christmas gifts are very much on our minds as we prepare to celebrate one of the greatest festivals in the annual calendar. Why Christmas gifts? Putting aside the commercial element,the act of giving Christmas gifts is a deep and meaningful expression of human sentiments.

Gratitude,remembrance,love,caring,sharing,appreciation and being thankful are some of the sentiments that are associated with giving gifts at Christmas. This being the case,Christmas gifts are to be selected with care. Though selecting Christmas gifts need not be difficult if some thought goes into it,the last minute shopping frenzy,bargain hunting and so on adds to the pressure causing us to forget the basics.

To help you choose your Christmas gifts,it would help if you consider the following in relation to the recipients:
  1. What do they do? What is their profession?Teacher,lawyer,plumber,technician?
  2. What do they like? Gardening,cooking,DIY,swimming,walking,cycling?
  3. What could help them? A new pair of spectacles,a lighter wheelchair?
  4. What is it that they have always wanted to have? A branded watch? An iPod?
  5. Is there something they need for self-improvement? How to write or speak better?
  6. Could the gift help solve a problem? Could it help improve their health? Something that they would really like to do like quit smoking or lose weight.

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Wishing you a Blessed Christmas.

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