Everyday Can Be Christmas
March 29, 2008 by CutestPrincess
Published in Gifts
Give someone a reason to smile today.
Sometimes the best gifts in the life are “free”. I know that term sounds incorrect somehow, but stay with me. This being our gift guide issue, I got thinking about the kind of everyday gifts that make the most impact. And usually, they turn out to be non-material things, like a text from your love one (tee hee). Or a hug from your best friend. Or a kind word from a stranger.
Recently, while I was shopping at Salabianca, a sales lady told me that she liked “the way I put [my] outfit together”. (*Blush*)
Just when you think the world is getting to be such a cynical place, you get a delightful surprise-when people are sweet when they don’t have to be. And I realized, it takes very little to brighten up someone’s day. In fact, a compliment doesn’t cost a thing. Remember the saying that’s been drilled into us as children-”if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it’? The reverse is also true: if you have something nice to say, then say it! As long as it’s sincere, no matter how trivial, it will always be appreciated. Sometimes, it could be just what someone needs to hear. Wouldn’t you be like to brighten someone’s day if you had a chance? So the next time you feel like being generous with praise, just do it! And mean it (you can spot a plastic person a mile away). Give someone a reason to smile today!
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March 25th, 2009 at 4:17 am
i believe this is your first submission and i would like to brighten up your day today by saying that I really enjoyed reading this article! it’s so true what you say. you don’t have to go out and buy a gift. just a smile, a warm hug or a pleasant and nice comment to make anyone’s day bright. all these things are FREE and it makes you happy too that you made someone else happy, be it christmas or any occasion or normal day even. WELL DONE!
April 1st, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Merry Christmas! =D
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:05 am
Christmas in April, -I love it.
Yes, -a random compliment can do amazing things.
-thestickman
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:41 am
Good thoughts princess. Make someones day and yours will have more meaning! Celebrate life
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:15 am
I have always loved Christmas- I think about it all day long. And I love the idea of having that Christmas spirit in April.
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Great ideas. You are right, it doesn’t take much to make someone smile – and it can make their whole day!
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Merry Christmas CP..
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:51 am
Merry Christmas to everyone
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:28 am
this is a great write. one of the best.
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Nicely done I strongly agree:)
April 4th, 2009 at 10:41 am
oh this is so incredibly true! sometimes a compliment from a stranger is stronger than one from a friend or loved one because they don’t know you for a bar of soap more than likely never laid eyes on you before so it makes it so much more sincer making you feel so much better about yourself =o)
April 4th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Advance Merry Christmas
April 4th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Well done on a nicely presented article.
Monica.
April 6th, 2009 at 12:55 am
got your desired effect.. I`m smiling