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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 comfort, joy and sustenance through your retirement.
- 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 a warm spot of cheer and buckets of love for you to use as you wish.
- I send you calm, to remember love and caring.
- Sending you joy and glee in celebration of your accomplishment.
- Sending you calm to scatter around the chaos.
- I send you showers of grace and peace.
- I send you music to make your insides dance.
- I send you love.
- Sending you music to fill your heart with warmth and comfort.
- Sending you nourishing soup for your soul.
- I send you peaces to resolve the conflicts you’re experiencing right now.
- I send you wide open spaces big enough for all your dreams to materialize.
- I send you peaces.
- I send you showers of confetti filled with sparkling, renewing energy to keep you fresh and succulent.
- I send you bright flowers to see, smell, enjoy, and nurture.
- I send you delightful whimsey, goodness over flowing, and creative deliciousness today.
- I send you flexibility to allow your writing dream to come to life as you live it.
- I send you different flavored lollipops to quench your craving.
- I send you healing energy as you mend your heart and body.
- Sending you the best of birthday wishes and some special binoculars for you to see all the puddles of goodness that follow you around and support you.
- Sending you quiet mornings to savor nature and listen to the musings of your heart.
- I send you focus as you practice setting up new routines to support your engagement with your true self.
- I send you soothing healing.
- I send you patience to allow new things to unfold positively for your life.
- I send you tender, loving arms to hold you in care and love.
- I send you moments to fill your year with acknowledgment of how truly special you are in this world.
- I send you joy.
- I send you the deep, rich colors of berries to paint your soul.
- I send you contagious child-like giggles and unstoppable smiles.
- I send you comfy pillows to cradle you in love and comfort.
- I send you chortles, giggles and warm hugs.
- I send you inspiration to put thoughts on paper.
- I send you giggles and chortles to accent all the moments of your day.
- I send you light to illuminate the places inside you that seem dark.
- Sending you flashlights for exploring your dark places.
- Sending you a magical cool sheet to snuggle in and feel safe.
- I send you the lightest hint of lilac and a handful of petals.
- I send you warm nourishing rays of light.
- I send you showers of strength as you walk your journey.
- I send you a path of petals on which to tread as you navigate life.
- Sending you perfect laser focus to follow your warm heart.
- Sending you rain to nourish the earth so that the earth can nourish you.
- Sending you a luxury craft to drift in a while you regroup.
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