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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 warm, comfortable rest.
- I send you moments to fill your year with acknowledgment of how truly special you are in this world.
- I send you a path of petals on which to tread as you navigate life.
- I send you permission to be exactly how you are today.
- Sending you oodles of energy noodles.
- I send you bright flowers to see, smell, enjoy, and nurture.
- Sending you a perfect worry doll to manage your worries.
- 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 blankets of love to help you feel safe.
- I send you comfy pillows to cradle you in love and comfort.
- I send you large bundles of gratitude for being who you are, and for being connected with me.
- I send you warm nourishing rays of light.
- Sending you rain to nourish the earth so that the earth can nourish you.
- I send you patience and understanding, and a powerful little elf to manage all your worries.
- I send you tender, loving arms to hold you in care and love.
- I send you peaces to resolve the conflicts you’re experiencing right now.
- I send you quiet fields of lavender to enjoy soft, quiet moments.
- I send you joy.
- I send you showers of grace and peace.
- I send you bright-colored flowers that fragrantly shower your surroundings with joy and delight.
- I send you soothing healing.
- I send you chortles, giggles and warm hugs.
- I send you billowing bubbles of joy.
- Sending you giant pails of peace to spill or splash in.
- Sending you nourishing rest and mindful body care.
- I send you wide open spaces big enough for all your dreams to materialize.
- I send you love.
- Sending you joy.
- Sending you love and caring.
- I send you a warm, relaxing breeze, a comfortable hammock with sounds of water lapping on the shore.
- Sending you a luxury craft to drift in a while you regroup.
- I send you fresh, fragrant flowers with lots of different colors to brighten your corner of the world.
- 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.
- I send you delightful whimsey, goodness over flowing, and creative deliciousness today.
- I send you fireworks of inspiration.
- I send you fruit-full surprises in your journey.
- I send you a warm spot of cheer and buckets of love for you to use as you wish.
- I send you calm and gentle breezes wafting love and joy around you.
- Sending you pillows of prosperity to share with yourself and others.
- I send you fresh strawberries to enjoy in a mild, sunny meadow upon a lush spring mountain.
- I send you over-flowing cups of love to restore your heart and soul.
- Sending you loving hands to cradle your tender heart.
- I send you pregnant pauses to remember how much you are loved and cared for.
- I send you moments of pause so that you can remember you are loved and cared for.
- Sending you willing, loving hearts and hands to help you.
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