7 Top Christmas Gift Ideas

It is an annual problem because you have run out of ideas. You have been wondering what Christmas gifts you should buy this year for your loved ones and friends. Although you are spoiled for choice, it can be hard to generate new ideas year-after-year.

Well, stretch your imagination a little. Gifts do not have to be physical. Consider giving from the goodness of your heart. And so I intend to use great gift suggestions by Oren Arnold, a published author, as a basis for my article…

“Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. “~ Oren Arnold

1. To Your Enemy, Forgiveness

If you have been blaming your enemy for your lack of success or downfall, consider practicing forgiveness. Not forgiving keeps you stuck in the past. Everyone deserves a second chance. After all, if you have made a mistake or an unwise action, you would want forgiveness too.

Forgiveness springs from the well of spiritual love. Forgiveness heals your wounds. For all you know, you are only the one who has been hurting. Your enemy has no awareness of the extent of the pain that he or she has inflicted upon you. There is no point for exacting revenge either. It creates a bigger rift between you and your enemy and causes you to experience separation from your true self. You won’t be any happier.

With forgiveness, you are being generous. You become one with the flow of divine love. It is an expansive state – one of inner abundance. When the vibrational state of your inner being shifts positively, you also tend to attract more love and abundance externally.

2. To An Opponent, Tolerance

Tolerance suggests a permissive attitude that you accept that someone else may have a different belief or opinion from you. Conflicts often arise when one party seeks to control the views of another. If tolerance is not practiced, it is possible that conflicts escalate to full-blown wars.

Admittedly, tolerance suggests some sort of resistance. It is after all, an act of enduring, which may therefore imply that you tolerate something against your will. I personally prefer the words harmony. You allow everyone the freedom to be different and because you value peace, you make harmony an important factor in the relationship with your opponent. You no longer see your opponent as someone who clashes with you. But someone with whom you can co-exist harmoniously with.

3. To a Friend, Your Heart

Love is what you can give to your friend. And so, you open your heart. You are in touch with your friend’s happiness and pain, joys and sorrows. You embrace your friend fully, even though there is a part of him or her that annoys and irritates you.

Your friend provides you with golden opportunities to align with your heart. Love keeps you inspired. When you are connected in the heart, you paint, draw or write poetry or sing, dance and laugh in the rain.

4. To a Customer, Service

When it comes to service, I cannot help but think of my friend, Angie. Angie is an investment adviser who provides excellent service. Not too long ago, she spent three hours with me, chatting about a wide range of topics from parenting to travel. And during the afternoon tea, I observed that she was in no hurry to push sales of her latest financial offering.

Angie admits to having her own personal struggles but tells me that she never lets them get to her. Her excellent service is probably what helped her afford her latest purchases – a new Mercedes Benz and a beach-front bungalow with a swimming pool. She works hard for her own success. Mind you, Angie is a single 30-something mother of two children.

When you provide service, you are saying that you care. You care that the customer is getting something of value from you. And you provide service with a genuine smile. You are happy to be of service. Not forgetting, service is what counts to the buying decisions of your customer.

5. To All, Charity

We usually think of charity as a monetary donation. But charity can also be the love currency that springs from your heart. It is loving-kindness for all. Your spirit brightens that of another in your giving and sharing. You can also consider dedicating prayer sessions for sending love to everyone this Christmas.

Charity is an act of benevolence. More specifically, charity to the community is to make a contribution for a worthy cause. You are compassionate towards those who are in worse off situations. There are many charitable organizations eg. children’s homes, that you can contribute to.

6. To Every Child, A Good Example

We are probably great at verbally teaching our children what good behavior mean. We make them sit through long lectures when they commit a mistake or have a bad habit. We do these because we have got good intentions. We care for their well-being. We may even be afraid that they will end up like us.

However the best way to really inspire them is to be role models ourselves. In short, practice what we preach. When we do so, we become congruent. Very importantly, our children would not gain the problem of getting confused over mixed messages. So, set a good example and the rest will follow.

7. To Yourself, Respect

Respect is a deep feeling of regard, esteem, reverence and honor. You value yourself as significant and worthy. You value your own dreams, hopes and aspirations. You do not put yourself down when you have self-respect.

Ultimately, you must first love yourself before you can cultivate respect. You need to stop treating yourself as your worst enemy. You cultivate healthy self-love from which respect grows. Check out my book, Self-Love Secrets, to learn the keys of loving yourself unconditionally.

Wrap Your Christmas Gift Ideas

Obviously, it will be great if you can practice all the above ideas the whole year round. Then again, we sometimes need an impetus or reason to get started. And Christmas is the perfect time to do this! Do consider the above Christmas gift ideas!

Alternatively, you may enjoy the tradition of giving a physical present. This does not mean that you cannot give something physical even while considering the suggestions in this article. You can make a card for your enemy, write a note to your opponent or give something symbolic to represent the loving essence of your gift.

For one thing, I know that my two girls are looking forward to receiving presents with beautiful ribbons and colored paper. I am not about to disappoint them. My presents (still a secret) will probably embody the value that I am hoping to impart.

I will be doing more Christmas shopping over the next few days. Do share. What are your best Christmas gift ideas?

Abundance always,

Author. Adventurer. Life Coach. More About Me.

Final Note: Thank you to all those who have participated in my online “12 Days of Christmas Magic” Contest, held at Abundance Tapestry Facebook Page. The contest officially ends now. The winner to two books and one US$30 Amazon gift certificate will be notified by email.

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