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Ｔｗｏ ｏｎｌｉｎｅ ｄｉｃｔｉｏｎａｒｉｅｓ ｄｅｆｉｎｅ "ｇｉｆｔ" ａｓ "ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｇｉｖｅｎ ｖｏｌｕｎｔａｒｉｌｙ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｐａｙｍｅｎｔ ｉｎ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ, ａｓ ｔｏ ｓｈｏｗ ｆａｖｏｒ ｔｏｗａｒｄ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ, ｈｏｎｏｒ ａｎ ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎ," ａｎｄ "ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｇｉｖｅｎ ｔｏ ｓｈｏｗ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ, ａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ, ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ, ｅｔｃ." Ａｎｄ ｉｔ'ｓ ｔｈｅ ｔｅｒｍｓ "ｓｈｏｗ ｆａｖｏｒ," "ｈｏｎｏｒ", ａｎｄ "ｓｈｏｗ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ, ａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ" ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ｍａｎｙ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ ｍｉｓｓ ｄｕｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｒｕｓｈ-ｒｕｓｈ ｏｆ ｈｏｌｉｄａｙ ｇｉｆｔ-ｇｉｖｉｎｇ. Ｌｅｔ ｍｅ ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ ｗｈａｔ ａ ｇｉｆｔ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ａｂｏｕｔ: • Ｉｔ ｉｓ ＮＯＴ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｏｗ ｃｈｅａｐｌｙ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｂａｒｇａｉｎ ｆｏｒ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ａｔ ａ ｙａｒｄ ｓａｌｅ; • Ｉｔ ｉｓ ＮＯＴ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｏｗ ｍｕｃｈ (ｏｒ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ) ｍｏｎｅｙ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｓｐｅｎｄ ｏｎ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｒｉｄｉｃｕｌｏｕｓ; • Ｉｔ ｉｓ ＮＯＴ ａｂｏｕｔ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｙｏｕｒ ｃｌｏｓｅｔｓ ａｎｄ ｓｅｌｅｃｔｉｎｇ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｙｏｕ ｎｏ ｌｏｎｇｅｒ ｈａｖｅ ｕｓｅ ｆｏｒ; • Ｉｔ ｉｓ ＮＯＴ ａｂｏｕｔ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｉｎｔｏ ｄｅｂｔ ａｎｄ ｍａｋｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌｌｙ ｕｎｃｏｍｆｏｒｔａｂｌｅ ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｆｅｅｌ ｉｓ ｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ; ａｎｄ • Ｉｔ ｉｓ ＮＯＴ ａｂｏｕｔ ｇｉｖｉｎｇ ｓｏｍｅ ｃａｓｔ-ｏｆｆ ｔｒｉｎｋｅｔ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｐｅｓ ｏｆ ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ ａｎ ｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ ｇｉｆｔ ｃａｒｄ ｉｎ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｄｏｎｅ ａｎｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ａｂｏｖｅ, ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ＳＴＯＰ ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ ａｎｄ ｔａｋｅ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ ｗｈａｔ ａ ｇｉｆｔ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｉｓ. Ｂｙ ｉｔｓ ｖｅｒｙ ｄｅｆｉｎｉｔｉｏｎ, ａ ｇｉｆｔ ｉｓ ｍｅａｎｔ ｔｏ ｓｈｏｗ ｆａｖｏｒ ａｎｄ/ｏｒ ｈｏｎｏｒ, ｏｒ ｔｏ ｓｈｏｗ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ ａｎｄ ａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ. Ｉｎ ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ ｔｈｉｓ ｎｏｔｉｏｎ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ, ｔｈｅｎ, ａ ｇｉｆｔ ｉｓ ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ ａ ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｓｈ ｔｏ ｉｍｐａｒｔ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｃｉｐｉｅｎｔ ｏｆ ａ ｇｉｆｔ. Ｉｎ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｗｏｒｄｓ, ｉｆ ｔｈｅ ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｓｈ ｔｏ ｒｅｌａｙ ｉｓ "ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ ｔｏ ｍｅ, Ｉ ａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ ｉｎ ｍｙ ｌｉｆｅ," ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ ａｓｋ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ, "Ａｍ Ｉ ｃｏｎｖｅｙｉｎｇ ｔｈｉｓ ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｉｓ ｇｉｆｔ?" Ｌｅｔ ｍｅ ｇｉｖｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｒｅａｌ-ｌｉｆｅ ｅｘａｍｐｌｅｓ ｏｆ ＢＡＤ ｇｉｆｔｉｎｇ. Ｂａｄ Ｇｉｆｔｉｎｇ Ｏｎｃｅ ｕｐｏｎ ａ ｔｉｍｅ, Ｉ ｈａｄ ａ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ-ｉｎ-ｌａｗ ｗｈｏ ｗｏｒｋｅｄ ｆｏｒ ａ ｍａｊｏｒ ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ ｓｔｏｒｅ. Ｉｎ ｆａｃｔ, ｉｔ ｗａｓ ａ ｓｔｏｒｅ ｔｈａｔ ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ ｃａｒｒｙ ｐｌｕｓ-ｓｉｚｅｓ (ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｗｏｒｎ ｓｉｎｃｅ ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔａｒｙ ｓｃｈｏｏｌ). Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｏｒｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｅｎｄ-ｏｆ-ｓｅａｓｏｎ ｍａｒｋ-ｄｏｗｎｓ, Ｄｏｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｇａｔｈｅｒ ｌｏａｄｓ ｏｆ ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ ｇｉｆｔｓ, ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｅｒ 30% ｄｉｓｃｏｕｎｔ, ｓｈｅ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｅ ａ ｓｗｅａｔｅｒ ｆｏｒ $2, ｏｒ ａ ｓｋｉｒｔ ｆｏｒ $1.50. Ｗｈａｔ ａ ｂａｒｇａｉｎ! Ｅｘｃｅｐｔ ｔｈａｔ (ａ) ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ＮＥＶＥＲ ｉｎ ｍｙ ｓｉｚｅ, ａｎｄ (ｂ) ｔｈｅｙ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｂｅ ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｓｉｎｃｅ ｔｈｅｙ'ｄ ｂｅｅｎ ｂｏｕｇｈｔ ｏｎ ｃｌｅａｒａｎｃｅ ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｅｒ ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｅ ｄｉｓｃｏｕｎｔ. Ｓｏ Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｍａｓ ｔｉｍｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｆｉｎｄ ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ, ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅｌｙ ｗｒａｐｐｅｄ ｐａｃｋａｇｅｓ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｔｒｅｅ, ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ａｓ ｉｆ ｔｈｅ ｎａｍｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｇｉｆｔ ｔａｇ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ ｔｏ Ｄｏｔ. Ｏｎｃｅ ｏｐｅｎｅｄ, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ, ａ Ｓｉｚｅ 6 ｓｋｉｒｔ ｆｏｒ ａ Ｓｉｚｅ 26 ｂａｃｋｓｉｄｅ ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｊｕｓｔ ａ ｂｉｔ ｏｆ ｔｒａｓｈ. Ｗｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ Ｉ ｇｏｔ ｆｒｏｍ Ｄｏｔ? "Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｆａｔ, ａｎｄ ｔｒａｓｈ ｔｏ ｍｅ." Ｄｏｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｅｄ ａ $2 ｍａｒｋｅｄ-ｄｏｗｎ ｐｒｅｔｔｙ ｐｌａｔｔｅｒ ｏｒ ａ ｓｅｔ ｏｆ ｎａｐｋｉｎｓ ｏｒ ｐｌａｃｅｍａｔｓ ｏｒ ｅｖｅｎ ａ ｐｒｅｔｔｙ ｈａｉｒ ｃｌｉｐ ｏｒ ｅａｒｒｉｎｇｓ. Ｂｕｔ ｓｈｅ ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ ｗｏｒｋ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｌａｔｔｅｒ ｏｒ ｈａｉｒ ｃｌｉｐ ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔｓ, ｓｈｅ ｗｏｒｋｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｊｕｎｉｏｒ ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ. Ｓｏ ｓｈｅ ｂｏｕｇｈｔ ｈｅｒ ｕｎａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｉｖｅ ｑｕｅｅｎ-ｓｉｚｅｄ ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒ-ｉｎ-ｌａｗ ｊｕｎｉｏｒ-ｓｉｚｅｄ ｃｌｏｔｈｉｎｇ. Ｉｎ ｅｓｓｅｎｃｅ, ｓｈｅ ｂｏｕｇｈｔ ｍｅ ｔｒａｓｈ. Ｄｏｔ ｗａｓ ａ ｂａｄ ｇｉｆｔｅｒ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｓｈｅ ｂｏｕｇｈｔ ｇｉｆｔｓ ｔｈａｔ ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ ｆｉｔ ａｎｄ ｃｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ ｂｅ ｕｓｅｄ ｏｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ. Ｔｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ Ｃｉｎｄｙ, ａ ｆｒｉｅｎｄ ｗｈｏ ｏｎｃｅ ｓｔａｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｐｒｉｄｅ ｔｈａｔ ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｏｎ ｈｅｒ ｆｏｕｒｔｈ "Ｃｈａｒｉｔｙ ｃａｒｄ" ｏｎｌｙ ｈａｌｆ-ｗａｙ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ ｙｅａｒ. Ｔｈａｔ ｍｅａｎｔ ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ ｓｐｅｎｔ ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ ａｔ ａ ｎｏｎ-ｐｒｏｆｉｔ ｄｏｎａｔｉｏｎｓ-ｏｎｌｙ ｔｈｒｉｆｔ ｓｔｏｒｅ. Ｆｏｒ ｅａｃｈ $200 ｓｈｅ ｓｐｅｎｔ, ｓｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｇｅｔ $20 ｉｎ ｆｒｅｅ (ｕｓｅｄ) ｍｅｒｃｈａｎｄｉｓｅ. Ｎｏｗ, ｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｓｉｇｎｍｅｎｔ ｏｒ ｔｈｒｉｆｔ ｔｙｐｅ ｓｔｏｒｅｓ ｉｓ ａ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ｃｈｏｉｃｅ, ａｎｄ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｋｉｎｄｓ ｏｆ ｐｌａｃｅｓ ＣＡＮ ｂｅ ｔｈｅ ｓｏｕｒｃｅ ｆｏｒ ｆｉｎｄｉｎｇ ｇｒｅａｔ ｂａｒｇａｉｎｓ... ｂｏｏｋｓ ｂｙ ｙｏｕｒ ｆａｖｏｒｉｔｅ ａｕｔｈｏｒ ｆｏｒ ａ ｑｕａｒｔｅｒ, ｏｒ ｎｅａｔ ｌａｍｐｓ ｏｒ ｈｏｍｅ ｄéｃｏｒ ｆｏｒ ｊｕｓｔ ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｂｉｔ ｏｆ ｃａｓｈ. Ｉ ｃａｎ ａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｅ ｆｉｎｄｉｎｇ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｋｉｎｄｓ ｏｆ ｉｔｅｍｓ ａｎｄ ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｍ ｆｏｒ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ. Ｂｕｔ ａｇａｉｎ, ｂｕｙｉｎｇ ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ ｆｏｒ ａ ｐｌｕｓ-ｓｉｚｅｄ ｗｏｍａｎ? Ｎｏｔ ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ. Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｐｌａｃｅ, Ｉ ａｍ ａ ｂｉｔ ｆｕｎｎｙ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｅａｒｉｎｇ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅｙ ｏｆｔｅｎ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ ｏｄｏｒ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｆｉｎｄ ｏｆｆ-ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ (ｎｏｔ ｔｏ ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｍｙ ｂｕｇ ｐｈｏｂｉａ). Ｂｕｔ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｔｈａｔ, ａｓ ａ ｌａｒｇｅ ａｎｄ ｌｏｖｅｌｙ ｗｏｍａｎ, Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｍｕｓｔ ＴＲＹ ＯＮ ａｎｙ ａｎｄ ｅｖｅｒｙ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ ｏｆ ｃｌｏｔｈｉｎｇ. Ｓｏｍｅ Ｓｉｚｅ 22'ｓ ｆｉｔ, ｓｏｍｅ ｄｏｎ'ｔ. Ｓｏｍｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｈａｎｇ ｗｅｌｌ, ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ｄｏｎ'ｔ. Ｓｏｍｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｎ ｍｙ "ｉｎｖｅｒｔｅｄ ｓｑｕａｒｅ" ｂｏｄｙ ｔｙｐｅ ｔｈａｔ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｎ ａ ｐｅａｒ-ｓｈａｐｅ ｂｏｄｙ ｔｙｐｅ ａｎｄ ｖｉｃｅ ｖｅｒｓａ. Ａｎｄ ｗｈｉｌｅ Ｃｉｎｄｙ ｐｒｉｄｅｄ ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ ｏｎ ｈｅｒ ｔｈｒｉｆｔ ｓｔｏｒｅ ｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ, ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｆｒｅｅ ｔｏ ＡＳＫ ｆｏｒ ａ $50 ｇｉｆｔ ｃａｒｄ (ｙｅｓ, ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｔｈａｔ ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ) ｆｒｏｍ ａ ｌｏｃａｌ ｈｏｍｅ ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ ｓｔｏｒｅ. Ｎｏｗ ｔｈｉｎｋ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｉｓ ｆｏｒ ａ ｍｏｍｅｎｔ: ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｙｅａｒ ｓｈｅ ｒｅｑｕｅｓｔｅｄ ＦＲＯＭ ｍｅ ａ $50 ｇｉｆｔ ｃａｒｄ (ｃｏｓｔ: $50) ｆｒｏｍ Ｈｏｍｅ Ｄｅｐｏｔ (ｓｈｅ ｓｏ ｎｅｅｄｅｄ ｉｔ ｔｏ ｐｉｃｋ ｕｐ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｆｏｒ ｈｅｒ ｎｅｗ ｈｏｍｅ), ｓｈｅ ｇａｖｅ ＴＯ ｍｅ ａ ｓｅｔ ｏｆ ｆｏｕｒ ｙａｒｄ-ｓａｌｅ ｍｕｇｓ ａｎｄ ａ ｔｈｒｉｆｔ ｓｔｏｒｅ Ｗｅｉｇｈｔ Ｗａｔｃｈｅｒｓ ｃｏｏｋｂｏｏｋ (ｃｏｓｔ: $3). Ｔｈｅ ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ ｔｏ ｍｅ: "Ｉ ｗａｎｔ ｗｈａｔ Ｉ ｗａｎｔ ｆｒｏｍ ｙｏｕ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｇｉｖｅ ｙｏｕ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｒｏｗｎ ａｗａｙ (ｔｒａｓｈ)." Ｃｉｎｄｙ ｈａｄ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｇｉｆｔｉｎｇ ｔｒｉｃｋｓ, ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ. Ｙｏｕ ｓｅｅ, ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ａ ｈｏｕｓｅｋｅｅｐｅｒ ｆｏｒ ａ ｌｏｃａｌ ａｒｔｉｓｔ. Ｗｈｅｎｅｖｅｒ ｓｈｅ'ｄ ｓｐｙ ａｎ ｅａｓｅｌ ｏｒ ａ ｂｒｏｋｅｎ ｂｉｒｄ ｃａｇｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｇａｒｂａｇｅ, ｓｈｅ'ｓ ｒｅｓｃｕｅ ｔｈｅｍ ｆｏｒ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ! Ｔｈｅ ａｒｔｉｓｔ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ ｄｉｓｇｕｓｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｅｒ ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｔｈｒｏｗｎ ｉｔ ａｗａｙ, ｂｕｔ Ｃｉｎｄｙ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｗｒａｐ ｉｔ ｕｐ ａｎｄ ｐｕｔ ａ ｂｏｗ ｏｎ ｉｔ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ. Ｔｈｅ ｈｏｍｅｏｗｎｅｒ ｈａｄ ｄｉｓｃａｒｄｅｄ ａ ｂｒｏｋｅｎ ｂｉｒｄ ｃａｇｅ, ｂｕｔ Ｃｉｎｄｙ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｇａｔｈｅｒ ａ ｓｔｅｍ ｏｆ ｓｉｌｋ ｇｒｅｅｎｅｒｙ ａｎｄ ａ ｖｏｔｉｖｅ ａｎｄ ｇｉｖｅ ｔｈｅｍ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ ａｓ ａ ｐａｔｉｏ ｄｅｃｏｒａｔｉｏｎ. Ｃｉｎｄｙ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｓｔ ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｂａｄ ｇｉｆｔｅｒ--ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ ｎｏ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ａｓｋｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ＧＲＥＡＴ ｇｉｆｔｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｙｏｕ ａｎｄ ｉｎ ｔｕｒｎ ｇａｖｅ ｙｏｕ ｔｒａｓｈ ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ ｕｓｅ. Ｇｏｏｄ Ｇｉｆｔｉｎｇ Ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｖｅｒｙ ｂｅｓｔ ｇｉｆｔ-ｇｉｖｅｒｓ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｅｖｅｒ ｋｎｏｗｎ ｉｓ ｍｙ ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒ, Ｄａｎａ! Ｗｈａｔ ｍａｋｅｓ ｈｅｒ ｇｉｆｔｓ ｓｏ ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ? Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｓｈｅ ｐｕｔｓ ｒｅａｌ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｋｅｓ ａｎｄ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｒ. Ｆｏｒ ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ, ｓｈｅ ｋｎｏｗｓ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｌｏｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｗａｔｅｒ--ｔｈｅ ｏｃｅａｎ ａｎｄ ｂｅａｃｈｅｓ, ｌａｋｅｓ ａｎｄ ｓｔｒｅａｍｓ. Ｎｏｔ ｏｎｌｙ ｈａｖｅ Ｉ ｔａｋｅｎ ｂｅａｃｈｙ ｖａｃａｔｉｏｎｓ ｆｏｒ ｙｅａｒｓ, ｂｕｔ ｍｏｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ ｉｎ ｍｙ ｈｏｍｅ ｈａｖｅ ｗａｔｅｒ, ｔｈｅｙ ｍａｙ ｄｅｐｉｃｔ ｏｃｅａｎ ｗａｖｅｓ ｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｌａｋｅｓｈｏｒｅ, ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｙ ａｌｌ ｈａｖｅ ｗａｔｅｒ. Ｓｏ Ｉ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅ ａ ｎｅｗ ｍｏｕｓｅｐａｄ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｂｅａｃｈ ｓｃｅｎｅ ｏｒ ａ ｃｏｆｆｅｅ ｍｕｇ ｗｉｔｈ ａｎ ｏｃｅａｎ ｓｃｅｎｅ-ａ ｃｌｏｓｅ-ａｔ-ｈａｎｄ, ｄａｉｌｙ ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｒ ｏｆ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ Ｉ ｌｏｖｅ. Ｔｈｏｓｅ ａｒｅ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｇｉｆｔｓ ｔｈａｔ ｓａｙ ｔｏ ｍｅ, "Ｗｈａｔ'ｓ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ ｉｓ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ ｔｏ ｍｅ." Ｔｈｏｓｅ ａｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｋｉｎｄｓ ｏｆ ｇｉｆｔｓ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｋｅ ｍｅ ｆｅｅｌ ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｓｈｅ ｔｏｏｋ ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ ａｎｄ ｅｎｅｒｇｙ ｔｏ ｆｉｇｕｒｅ ｏｕｔ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ＦＩＮＤ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｓｈｅ ｋｎｅｗ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｍａｋｅ ｍｅ ｓｍｉｌｅ. Ａｎｄ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｉｔｅｍｓ ｍａｋｅ ｍｅ ｓｍｉｌｅ ｄａｙ ａｆｔｅｒ ｄａｙ, ｙｅａｒ ａｆｔｅｒ ｙｅａｒ, ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｅａｃｈ ｔｉｍｅ Ｉ ｕｓｅ ｔｈｅｍ, Ｉ ａｍ ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｄ ａｇａｉｎ ｏｆ ｈｅｒ ｌｏｖｅ ａｎｄ ａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ. Ｔｈａｔ ｄａｉｌｙ ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｒ ｅｍｂｏｄｉｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｖｅｒｙ ｅｓｓｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ ａ "ｇｉｆｔ." Ｈｏｗ ｔｏ Ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ａ Ｇｏｏｄ Ｇｉｆｔｅｒ Ｓｏ, ｏｋａｙ, ｙｏｕ ｒｅａｌｉｚｅ ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ ａ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｇｉｆｔ-ｇｉｖｅｒ-ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｃｈａｎｇｅ ｔｈａｔ. (Ｈｏｏｒａｙ!) Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ ｗａｙｓ ｔｏ ｂｅｇｉｎ. Ｆｉｒｓｔ, ｍａｋｅ ａ ｌｉｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｏｎ ｗｈｏｍ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｓｈ ｔｏ ｂｅｓｔｏｗ ｇｉｆｔｓ. Ｂｅｓｉｄｅ ｔｈｅ ｎａｍｅ ｏｆ ｅａｃｈ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ, ｍａｋｅ ａ ｎｏｔｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｔｒａｉｔｓ, ｔｈｅｉｒ ｌｉｋｅｓ, ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅｍ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ ｉｓ ｕｎｉｑｕｅｌｙ ｔｈｅｍ-ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ, ｗｈａｔ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔｉａｔｅｓ ｔｈｅｍ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｃｒｏｗｄ. Ｏｎｃｅ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ａｆｆｏｒｄ, ｔｈｅｎ ｓｐｅｎｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｔｉｍｅ ｒｕｍｉｎａｔｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｋｉｎｄｓ ｏｆ ｇｉｆｔｓ ｗｉｔｈｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｕｄｇｅｔ ｔｈａｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｌｉｋｅｌｙ ｔｏ ｐｌｅａｓｅ ＴＨＥＭ. Ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ｗａｙ ｔｏ ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｇｉｆｔｅｒ ｉｓ ｔｏ ａｓｋ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ａ ｌｉｓｔ ｏｆ ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ ｉｔｅｍｓ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｅｎｊｏｙ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｉｎｇ ａｓ ａ ｇｉｆｔ. Ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ａ ｇｒｅａｔ ｗａｙ ｔｈａｔ ｍｙ ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｓｕｒｅ ｗｅ ｇｅｔ ｅａｃｈ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｗｅ ｅｎｊｏｙ, ａｎｄ ｙｅｔ ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｅｘａｃｔ ｇｉｆｔｓ. Ｌｅｔ ｍｅ ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ. Ｍｙ ｌｉｓｔ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｃｏｎｔａｉｎ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｌｉｋｅ ｐｒｅｔｔｙ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｐａｐｅｒ/ｓｔａｔｉｏｎｅｒｙ, ｎａｉｌ ｐｏｌｉｓｈ ｉｎ ｐｉｎｋｓ ａｎｄ ｒｅｄｓ, ｂｏｏｋｓ ｂｙ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ａｕｔｈｏｒｓ, ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｔｙ ｃｈｏｃｏｌａｔｅｓ ａｎｄ ｃｏｆｆｅｅｓ, ｃｌｅａｎ ｂｕｒｎｉｎｇ ｃａｎｄｌｅｓ, ｅｔｃ. Ｉｔ ｍｉｇｈｔ ａｌｓｏ ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ ａ ｓｉｎｇｌｅ "ｂｉｇ" ｉｔｅｍ ｌｉｋｅ ａ ｔｏｏｌ ｂｏｘ ｏｒ ｆｏｏｔ ｓｐａ. Ｈｅｒ ｌｉｓｔ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ ａｒｔ ｓｕｐｐｌｉｅｓ (ｅａｓｅｌ, ｃａｎｖａｓ, ｐａｉｎｔｓ, ｂｒｕｓｈｅｓ), ｔｅｎｎｉｓ ｓｈｏｅｓ, ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ, ｇａｓ ｏｒ ｐｈｏｎｅ ｇｉｆｔ ｃａｒｄｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｌｉｓｔｓ ａｒｅ ｂｒｏａｄ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｔｈａｔ, ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓｌｙ, ｗｅ'ｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｅ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｅａｃｈ ｏｔｈｅｒ'ｓ ｌｉｓｔ. Ｂｕｔ ｓｅｌｅｃｔｉｎｇ ｉｔｅｍｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｓｔ ｅｎｓｕｒｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｒ ｉｓ ｇｉｖｅｎ ｉｔｅｍｓ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｉｌｌ ｅｎｊｏｙ ｕｓｉｎｇ. Ｂｒｏｋｅ ａｎｄ Ｃａｎ'ｔ Ａｆｆｏｒｄ ａ Ｇｉｆｔ Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｆｅｗ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｈｏ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ ｂｅｉｎｇ "ｓｏ ｂｒｏｋｅ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｐａｙ ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ." Ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｒｅａｓｏｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｕｄｇｅｔ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｃａｎｎｏｔ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ ｆｏｒ ｇｉｆｔ ｇｉｖｉｎｇ, ｉｆ ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ ｂｒｏｋｅ, ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ ｂｒｏｋｅ. Ｉｔ'ｓ ｎｏｔ ａ ｍａｔｔｅｒ ｏｆ ｓｈａｍｅ, ｉｔ'ｓ ｊｕｓｔ ａ ｍａｔｔｅｒ ｏｆ ｆａｃｔ, ａｎｄ ｉｔ ｄｏｅｓｎ'ｔ ｍａｋｅ ｙｏｕ ａ ｂａｄ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ. Ｗｈａｔ ｉｔ ｍｅａｎｓ ｉｓ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ａ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ ａｎｄ ｒｅａｌｉｓｔｉｃ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ. Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｂｅｓｔ ｗａｙ ｔｏ ｄｅａｌ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓｓｕｅ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｕｐｆｒｏｎｔ ａｎｄ ｐｏｓｉｔｉｖｅ, ａｎｄ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｓａｙ ｆａｒ ｉｎ ａｄｖａｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｇｉｆｔ-ｇｉｖｉｎｇ ｓｅａｓｏｎ, "Ｍｙ ｂｕｄｇｅｔ ｉｓ ｓｔｒｅｓｓｅｄ ａｎｄ ｄｅｐｒｅｓｓｅｄ, ｓｏ ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ ｏｆ ｇｉｖｉｎｇ ｇｉｆｔｓ, ｌｅｔ'ｓ ｓｈａｒｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｔｉｍｅ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ ｔｈｉｓ ｙｅａｒ." Ｉ'ｖｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｈａｄ ａｎｙｏｎｅ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｍｅｎｔ; Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｈａｄ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ａｇｒｅｅ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ, ｔｏｏ, ｗｅｒｅ ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｉｎｇ ｗｉｔｈ ｂｕｄｇｅｔ ｉｓｓｕｅｓ ａｎｄ ｅｌｉｍｉｎａｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｇｉｆｔ ｅｘｐｅｃｔａｔｉｏｎ ｗａｓ ａ ｒｅｌｉｅｆ. Ｍｏｓｔ ｏｆｔｅｎ Ｉ'ｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｔｏｌｄ, "Ｉ ｊｕｓｔ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ ｙｏｕ, ａ ｇｉｆｔ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ." Ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｂｕｄｇｅｔ ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅｄ, ｈｅｒｅ'ｓ ｏｎｅ ｂｉｇ ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔ: ｔｈｅ ｇｉｆｔ ｏｆ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ, ｌｏｖｅ ａｎｄ ｏｐｅｎｎｅｓｓ ｉｓ ｍｕｃｈ ｗｅｌｃｏｍｅ; ａ ｐｏｏｒｌｙ ｐｉｃｋｅｄ ｔａｃｋｙ ｇｉｆｔ ｉｓ ａｎ ｉｎｓｕｌｔ ｔｈａｔ ｃａｕｓｅｓ ｐａｉｎ. Ｓｏ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｍａｋｅ ｔｈａｔ ｍｉｓｔａｋｅ. Ｓｕｍｍａｒｙ Ｈｅｒｅ'ｓ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｔｔｏｍ-ｌｉｎｅ ｒｕｌｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｕｍｂ ｆｏｒ ｇｉｆｔ-ｇｉｖｉｎｇ: ＷＨＡＴ ＩＳ ＴＨＥ ＭＥＳＳＡＧＥ ＹＯＵ ＡＲＥ ＩＭＰＡＲＴＩＮＧ ＴＯ ＴＨＥ ＲＥＣＩＰＩＥＮＴ? Ｉｆ ｔｈｅ ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｈｏｎｏｒ, ａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ, ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ ａｎｄ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ, ｄｏ ＮＯＴ ｇｉｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｇｉｆｔ. Ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ, ｗｒｉｔｅ ａ ｎｏｔｅ ｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｃｉｐｉｅｎｔ ｈｏｗ ｍｕｃｈ ｔｈｅｙ ｍｅａｎ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ. Ｉ ｇｕａｒａｎｔｅｅ ｔｈａｔ ｓｉｍｐｌｅ ｇｅｓｔｕｒｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ｍｕｃｈ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ ｔｈａｎ ｔｈｅ ｇｉｆｔ ｏｆ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｅｌｓｅ'ｓ ｔｒａｓｈ. |
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