When lottery winners
are interviewed about
their good fortune
and asked What are
you going to buy first?
I'm always tickled by
the one who answers
I want to buy my mom
and dad a new house
or
I'm going to pay for
my neighbor's daughter
to go to college
or
I'm going to give our local
senior center a complete
remodel.
The reason it makes me
smile is because that
would be me. My love
language ~ showing how
I care for someone ~ has
always been through gifts.
Usually they aren't expensive
gifts, but little things that
say I really know you, I
care about you and I have
you in my heart today.
If I suddenly became the
recipient of unlimited funds,
oh, the joy it would give
me to share it with others.
I have to think that this is
one of the best things about
being an Oprah or a Bill
Gates or a Donald Trump!
When I am shopping and
I see something that reminds
me of a loved one, I'll pick
it up and squirrel it away until
either a birthday, holiday or
the right time presents itself.
I remember the fall of my
sophomore year in college
when my mom was having
cancer surgery 1500 miles
away from me. My parents
didn't want me to come home
and miss school and I felt
completely helpless.
What could I do?
I sent her a gift, of course.
In retrospect, it seems sort of
silly, but at the time, it felt
right. I still remember what
I sent, too. It was a pendant
on a chain; a tiny gold leaf.
I think maybe I was
subconsciously
hoping that she herself would turn
over a new leaf and shed her
cancer or perhaps that after
the surgery she would grow
away from it; a sort of new life.
And she did.
I recently gave my mom another
just because gift that reminded
me of her. It is a cuff* that says Bloom,
because when I was growing up our family
moved often and her motto for us was
Bloom where you are planted.
And we did.
As I was walking this morning
and thinking of her reaction to
this gift {she loved it!}, it struck
me as a full-circle kind of
moment. That leaf pendant, so long
ago, saying grow, grow, and her new
cuff, affirming that growth as well
as the fact that we can continue to
flourish and reach for new
dreams, no matter our age.
To bloom.
My wish for you, today, is that
you continue to blossom all the
days of your life. And if I could wrap
that wish in something beautiful and
send it off to each and every one
of you, know
that
I
certainly
would!
Have a wonderful week.
xx
Suzanne
*Cuff created by my talented friend, here.
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