Gifts are Not Given to Add to Your Clutter
Gifts are given with the intentions to please not to add to your clutter.
Happy girls exchanging gifts.
The Expression…
on those women’s faces says it all. Those expressions indicate the emotions of the act of gift giving. Both parties benefit from gift giving. Gift giving from the heart strengthens relationships adding to the quality of life. The recipient receives not only the gift but the feelings behind the gift. The gift is a physical representation of the giver’s feelings. The giver also receives the gift of making someone they care about feel good. Those are only job of gift giving. The given gift’s job is not meant to add to clutter but to evoke warm and fuzzy feelings, to let the recipient know how the gift giver feels about the receiver. Job Done!
Gift Receiver, Don’t Let Guilt Allow Gifts to Add to Your Clutter
As much as we love the fact that someone thought enough about us to spend their time and money to give us something, we all have had those gifts from loved ones that didn’t fit in our life or has no real meaning for us. They often don’t know what to do with it because they do not want to hurt the giver’s feelings. Feeling guilty is a powerful emotion and can stand in the way of what is good for us. Clutter is not good for us. It takes up valuable space both physically and visually.
The Reality, We All Need Less Clutter
Once a gift is given than it no longer belongs to the giver. It now belongs to the receiver. The receiver can now do anything they please with the gift. The giver should not be displeased or upset if they don’t use the gift as the they intended. It is no longer theirs and the gift did its job. Keeping items that have no place in your life out of guilt only adds to your clutter. Regifting is a wonderful option, if it is the right gift for the intended recipient.
‘I love that you thought of me and took your valuable time and money to give me this gift. Know that your gift has done its job and I thank you.’ If you must own up to the fact that the gift has moved on…’I am hoping that it makes someone as happy as I was when I received it.’