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