The Art of Gift Giving

Christmas is the time of the year where you remember the little things in life and slow down for a bit. 

You remember silly things and floods of memories are at the front of your mind. You remember gifts you've given and gifts you've received, and even memories so precious they were gifts in themselves. 

Many people ask what you would like for a gift, but isn't that a little bit strange?

Asking what a person what they may want takes the excitement out of giving and receiving a gift. It makes gift giving feel like an obligatory tradition that that is inconveniencing the gift giver and putting the person who may receive a gift on the spot. 

Gift giving should be about the person, about what they like, and how they make you feel or your interactions with that person. You don't even need to know the person very long just to know something about them. 

Gift giving is about watching someone's face light up with excitement. 

You don't need to go over the top....

The person who receives the gift just needs to know that you put some thought into giving them a gift that is just for them. 

If someone likes reading, there are a number things that relate to reading that can be great gifts.

Like a first edition of their favorite book, or a leather version of their favorite book with their initials on it.

If you have been to someone's house, what do they have out? What do they collect? What do they like and cherish and keep out for everyone to see?

How did you meet? Did you meet at a fair or because of something?

Or have you known them forever? And know exactly what they would like?

Gifts don't have to be bought either, they can be made. Making a gift is more than just making an object to give to them. The gift should be in honor of the person you are giving it to; if they like cars then give them something car related. 

Gifts are so many things, they don't even have to be an object. They can be a moment that you created just for a person to see or experience. The magic of a single moment can last a lifetime while an object may get lost or corrode away. 

A gift can be so many things from the simplest of gestures to things you plan out specially for someone you love. Any gift can be the most wonderful thing to someone, if you put a little bit of thought into it.