Calendar Of Free Gift Giving:
Our Give Joy Calendar!
Jeremiah & Laurie Story
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Joy is not in things, it is in us .
~Robert Wagner

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Lets Give JOY Every Day!

Smile! You can light up anyone's heart ~ JUST SMILE!	Say Something Kind! Compliment someone on anything about them!	Speak their Name! Using someone's name shows care. Read & speak a store clerk's name!
Sweet! Bake cookies & give them away to loved ones, the postal clerk - anyone!	Gift Bags! Put treats or any surprise in a bag and hand them out on the streets!	Clean your closet ~ really! Is there a coat you aren't wearing this winter? Give it away ~ someone is cold!
Wave! Wave hello as a friendly greeting to anyone and everyone as you go down the road! Smile too!	Think! Send silent blessings and happy thoughts to all who cross your path~and even to those who don't.	Sing! From the movie, ELF: The best way to spread Christmas cheer is by singing loud for all to hear!
Spend! Give money to a person or charity that truly needs it & give thanks for all of it!	Play! By having fun, you are giving a joyful vibration to the planet!	Laugh! Laughter is good medicine for you and everyone who hears you~it's contagious!
Forgive! For giving an awesome gift to yourself, forgive others & forgive yourself.	Presence! The best gift you can give to anyone~ especially your children~ is to be fully present.	Hope! Look at your dreams & re-energize them with hope! Give the gift of hope to others' dreams too!
Listen! Listen for joy~ hear the carols in the background & the birds in the trees!	Pray! Perhaps the most wonderful gift for yourself and others~let God give!	Surrender! Let go and let God and see what JOY will arise!
Believe! Believe in yourself and others. Believe in Santa & the miracle birth ...	Send! Send Christmas cards or post cards to loved ones or even strangers like the troops serving in Iraq.	Hug! Give hugs away freely ~ connect with friends or even strangers! Free Hugs!
Note! Leave surprise love notes around the house for your family to find!	Write! Write a love letter to family members & put them on or under the Christmas tree.	Affirm! Use positive words to uplift yourself and others~ I am/you are Love in action!
Give Thanks ! Truly have an attitude of gratitude for eveyone and everything ALL DAY!	Open! Reflect inside and open the depths of your heart, wisdom, joy ...what a gift!	Visit! Go visit the elderly or anyone who cannot get out. Bring them a gift or just go be with them!
Walk! Take a nature walk and really experience the great gift of all you see, smell, hear ... experience!	Dance! Find great music & move! Dance alone or with someone you love!	Kiss! Give kisses! Whether a slow, romantic kiss or lots of kisses all over the face or place of who/what you love~ give kisses!
Celebrate! Make a joyful noise and send your joyful vibration all around the planet!	Visit lots of free places on the web to be inspired and have FUN!! Christmas Joy!

Angels courtesy of http://www.animated-gifs.eu/alphabet-angels/001.htm

A joy shared is a joy doubled.
~Anonymous

Joy delights in Joy.
~Shakespeare

This is Our Give Joy Calendar ~
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