Art by Lesley Genn John. Gifts are given for birthdays, Christmas and other celebrations. Gifts bring surprise and excitement into our lives , as well as mystery, joy and pleasure. These gifts challenge you to be thankful and to look behind the actual gift to the reason it was given. Gifts give us the chance to be thankful , to express gratitude and bring joy to the giver .
Gifts also bring people together, and celebration is in the air.
This is why we see balloons and streamers around the gift on the card. When we receive a gift , we focus directly upon it, we forget our troubles and everything else, we are totally in the present . Living in the NOW allows us to embrace every moment with pleasure and excitement. Living in the now is living in the only time that exists . Present , another word for gift , has many meanings.