I'm feeling grumpy about gift-giving. Why? First of all, I'm not very good at it. My mind and heart are not alert to notice what might make a nice gift for someone I care about, except at the most incongruous and inappropriate times. Second, I hate shopping, and the very last thing I want to do is be in a store when it is at it's busiest. Third, I am absolutely no-good rotten at planning ahead. I thought that I would be very good at it, but I'm not.
This is a problem when it comes to birthdays and at Christmas time. It just so happens that all of these things happen in our little family unit in the space of three short months. It certainly doesn't help that I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, to top it all off. If you look at the symptoms as described on Pub MedHealth's website (linked above), you'll know quite a bit about what my life tends to feel like during the winter months. Add to that the lovely and enchanting pressures of the holidays.
But wait! What's this? Nancy Wilson wrote a true and lovely piece about gift-giving that she posted on her blog today. Reading Nancy's post doesn't exactly make me feel better, but it does give me hope that even though Christmas is often threatened with the danger of losing it's meaning and specialness, all is not loss. Gift giving isn't just about the gifts. And with Nancy's words in mind, maybe I'll get to have a better attitude about it when it comes around again this time next year.
1 comment:
I feel the same way about gift giving. I never think of a good gift under pressure or when it's appropriate to give.
Maybe, can I just start giving "Christmas" and "birthday" gifts at odd times in the year? I'll make my own holidays?
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