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Look around your spaces and observe your life talismans. You know, those little things you hang on to that remind you about family history, experiences you’ve had in your life, each one tells a story. As I get older, I’m finding reminders that I no longer need to keep, and others that are still warm memories about people.
Yeah, we all do it. We collect little things about the stories in our lives. Then, as we approach the ‘home stretch’ of our lives, the talismans filling our spaces become someone else’s treasure, or they find their home in a rubbish pile. What are some unique talismans you enjoy, and what’s their story?
My Grandmother sheltered a Jewish family during World War II. They shared a set of silver place settings as gratitude for her generous gift. I have a fork from that set and when my eyes gaze upon it, my heart imagines the stories of how the fork came into my possession. I don’t know all the stories, but the smaller story it represents is all about how we take care of each other.
Oh, then there’s a pair of children’s dress shoes that my older sister wore when she was quite young. My older sister died many years ago, but her little shoes remind me of the joyous gift she continues to be to me these many years later. Her little feet went places in those shoes. I was not there; I wasn’t even a gleam in my parent’s eye yet, but my sister had life in those shoes. Seems silly, I know, but those shoes keep my connection to my big sis somehow.
I came upon a shackle once upon a time that surely bound a slave once upon a time. Long before I appeared on this earth, I experience an unexplainable connection to the countless lives that were touched by such a cruel thing. I wonder about their stories, what made their hearts full of love, and the horrific drama they surely endured. I keep the talisman to remember how indelibly connected we are, and there are lives impacted by experiences we can only imagine.
Well, there are countless other little things I’ve collected through the years. As I share these talismans with others by human connection or by rubbish, these are little representations of stories that made my life what it is. Life is an interesting experiment, isn’t it?
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Life Gifts
- I send you calm, to remember love and caring.
- I send you healing love and energy.
- I send you succulent sweet chocolate kisses and delightfully warm hugs.
- Sending you love and caring.
- I send you showers of strength as you walk your journey.
- I send you chortles, giggles, and warm hugs.
- I send you permission to be exactly how you are today.
- I send you moments of pause so that you can remember you are loved and cared for.
- I send you showers of grace and peace.
- I send you soothing cups of hot tea, your favorite music to listen to and time for you to relax and enjoy.
- I send you a path of petals on which to tread as you navigate life.
- I send you fresh strawberries to enjoy in a mild, sunny meadow upon a lush spring mountain.
- I send you flexibility to allow your writing dream to come to life as you live it.
- I send you focus as you practice setting up new routines to support your engagement with your true self.
- Sending you giggles.
- I send you whimsical moments that make you giggle out loud, whether or not you’re around people.
- Sending you joy.
- I send you the deep, rich colors of berries to paint your soul.
- I send you good thoughts for successful surgery, for doctors and nurses to care for you with love and honor, and for healing comfort.
- I send you delicious moments filled with rare and marvelous accents that grow your heart.
- Sending you nourishing soup for your soul.
- I send you wide open spaces big enough for all your dreams to materialize.
- I send you peaces.
- I send you billowing bubbles of joy.
- I send you a warm hand to hold as you experience the array of feelings that go along with the death of your loved one.
- Sending you bright colored paint for your life canvas.
- I send you comfort, joy and sustenance through your retirement.
- Sending you a bubble full of love and healing, to hold you and your heart.
- I send you showers of confetti filled with sparkling, renewing energy to keep you fresh and succulent.
- I send you light to illuminate the places inside you that seem dark.
- I send you the lightest hint of lilac and a handful of petals.
- I send you different flavored lollipops to quench your craving.
- Sending you magical lenses to sharpen your focus.
- I send you love.
- I send you chortles, giggles and warm hugs.
- I send you buckets of smiles to share with everyone you meet.
- I send you virtual blankets to keep you warm, and good thoughts that your electricity is soon restored.
- Sending you loving hands to cradle your tender heart.
- I send you glorious freedom to move your body and experience joy.
- I send you joy.
- I send you life rafts for navigating the waters of life.
- Sending you calm to scatter around the chaos.
- Sending you a perfect worry doll to manage your worries.
- I send you gentle care and comfort, and I hold your heart with love in mine.
- Sending you rain to nourish the earth so that the earth can nourish you.
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