| Picking The Perfect Christmas Giftby Alan | | | | gift could be the gift of motivation or |
| Tutt | | | | wisdom. Books are great gifts, especially if |
| | | | you know what the receiver is trying to do |
| Christmas is such a wonderful time of year! | | | | with their life (or would like to do with |
| With so many colored lights, sparkling | | | | their life if they knew how). Along the same |
| tinsel, and pretty packages, it seems as | | | | line are recordings, self-development |
| though the world has magically transformed | | | | courses, and videos. |
| into a glittering paradise. It's also a great | | | | |
| time of year because everyone wants to show | | | | The other main principle that I use to choose |
| the special people in their lives how much | | | | great gifts is psychic perception. If I just |
| they are appreciated. | | | | don't know enough about the person I'm |
| | | | shopping for, and I really don't know what |
| But have you ever sat down to think about | | | | they want out of life, I call upon my |
| what gifts to get that special someone in | | | | spiritual connection with all life (and with |
| your life, and came up empty? Have you ever | | | | that, my connection with that person) to do |
| asked yourself the question, "What should I | | | | the choosing for me. |
| get for this person?" and realized that you | | | | |
| really didn't know what would make a good | | | | Here's the reason this works. At a |
| gift? It seems that every year I hear at | | | | fundamental level, we are all connected. |
| least a couple of people mention that they | | | | Connected so closely that we are virtually |
| are in this quandary. | | | | the same being living multiple lives. When we |
| | | | open ourselves to this connection, there is a |
| There are two basic principles that I use in | | | | synchronicity that can be used in many ways. |
| choosing gifts, and using these principles | | | | For our purpose of choosing the perfect gift, |
| has always guaranteed a great gift. | | | | this connection will tell us when we have the |
| | | | right gift in mind for the person we're |
| The first principle is that I focus on what | | | | shopping for. |
| that person enjoys, and what challenges they | | | | |
| have been facing. If I know that my special | | | | And here's how to do it. The easiest way is |
| person enjoys going to movies as soon as they | | | | to bring the image of both the intended |
| are released, then I know that movie passes | | | | recipient and the intended gift into your |
| will make a great gift. If my special person | | | | mind at the same time, after you've opened |
| enjoys golf, then something related to that | | | | yourself to the infinite spiritual |
| sport will usually be most welcome. | | | | connection. With the connection active, and |
| | | | the images of both the gift and the receiver |
| By the same token, if I know that this person | | | | in mind, there will either be a harmony |
| has been trying to do something with meager | | | | between the images or they won't be. If a |
| tools, then a gift of a better (or more | | | | harmony exists, the gift is the right one. If |
| specialized) tool will be the chosen gift. | | | | harmony isn't there, the gift isn't right. |
| This doesn't have to be an expensive tool, | | | | |
| just the right one. Maybe they need a basic | | | | The harmony you're looking for is more than a |
| set of handyman's tools, or maybe a glue gun | | | | simple "do they seem okay for each other" |
| for crafting. | | | | kind of thing. It's more of "is there a sense |
| | | | of electricity with this combination" kind of |
| Also on this same line of thinking would be | | | | harmony. If you get a sense of excitement |
| the situation that the person you're shopping | | | | when bringing the two together, then you can |
| for has trouble in the winter with dry heated | | | | count on the gift being well received. |
| air. A humidifier (or even a vaporizer) would | | | | |
| be received with shouts of joy. Maybe they | | | | Just make sure that you've developed a strong |
| have trouble with allergies in the summer. An | | | | connection to Spirit, or this technique won't |
| indoor air purifier (many are less than $50) | | | | always work. Without the spiritual |
| could be the best gift you could give. | | | | connection, any excitement you feel will only |
| | | | be your own. You want the excitement to come |
| And if that special person in your life is | | | | from the person you're shopping for, not from |
| just floating aimlessly through life without | | | | yourself. |
| a sense of direction or purpose, the best | | | | |