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
- Sending you peace and beauty, like the glassy stillness of a lake before the breeze’s caress stirs things up.
- I send you calm and gentle breezes wafting love and joy around you.
- I send you buckets of smiles to share with everyone you meet.
- Sending you a perfect worry doll to manage your worries.
- I send you peaces to resolve the conflicts you’re experiencing right now.
- I send you soothing healing.
- I send you inspiration to put thoughts on paper.
- Sending you patience while your body heals.
- I send you a cuddly blanket of appreciation for the beautiful person you are in this world.
- I send you warm, comfortable rest.
- I send you moments of pause so that you can remember you are loved and cared for.
- I send you calm, to remember love and caring.
- Sending you willing, loving hearts and hands to help you.
- I send you flexibility to allow your writing dream to come to life as you live it.
- I send you relaxing moments filled with love and caring.
- Sending you calm and peace.
- I send you a warm, snuggly kitty to comfort your soul and remind you about the power of love.
- Sending you a bubble full of love and healing, to hold you and your heart.
- Sending you joy and glee in celebration of your accomplishment.
- Sending you calm to scatter around the chaos.
- I send you warm blankets to snuggle with as you sip warm tea and warm up your cold body.
- Sending you a magical cool sheet to snuggle in and feel safe.
- I send you a path of petals on which to tread as you navigate life.
- I send you large bundles of gratitude for being who you are, and for being connected with me.
- I send you gentle care and comfort, and I hold your heart with love in mine.
- I send you fresh, crisp apple bites of life to bite into everyday.
- Sending you oodles of energy noodles.
- I send you a warm, relaxing breeze, a comfortable hammock with sounds of water lapping on the shore.
- I send you energetic bursts of joy.
- Sending you loving hands to cradle your tender heart.
- Sending you sparkly confetti in celebration of your accomplishments today.
- Sending you bursts of energy and focus.
- I send you showers of confetti filled with sparkling, renewing energy to keep you fresh and succulent.
- Sending you nourishing soup for your soul.
- 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 warm nourishing rays of light.
- I send you the lightest hint of lilac and a handful of petals.
- I send you buckets of bubbling, juicy kindness.
- Sending you giggles.
- I send you bright flowers to see, smell, enjoy, and nurture.
- I send you tender, loving arms to hold you in care and love.
- Sending you tasty inspiration.
- Sending you a luxury craft to drift in a while you regroup.
- Sending you buckets of patience to spill in all the places that need some—be sure to douse yourself with some.
- I send you virtual blankets to keep you warm, and good thoughts that your electricity is soon restored.
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