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 bright flowers to see, smell, enjoy, and nurture.
- I send you appreciation for caring to make healthy choices for yourself.
- Sending you joy.
- I send you delicious caring and big love.
- I send you buckets of smiles to share with everyone you meet.
- Sending you flashlights for exploring your dark places.
- I send you moments of pause so that you can remember you are loved and cared for.
- I send you healing, detoxifying energy as your body benefits and heals from your weekend massage.
- I send you the lightest hint of lilac and a handful of petals.
- I send you delicious moments filled with rare and marvelous accents that grow your heart.
- I send you life rafts for navigating the waters of life.
- Sending you buckets of patience to spill in all the places that need some—be sure to douse yourself with some.
- Sending you a luxury craft to drift in a while you regroup.
- I send you calm and gentle breezes wafting love and joy around you.
- Sending you bright colored paint for your life canvas.
- Sending you rain to nourish the earth so that the earth can nourish you.
- I send you calm as you step back into work from being off for a few weeks.
- Sending you a magical cool sheet to snuggle in and feel safe.
- I send you a warm, snuggly kitty to comfort your soul and remind you about the power of love.
- Sending you friendship to warm your heart and knowledge that you’re loved.
- Sending you warmth and caring.
- I send you succulent sweet chocolate kisses and delightfully warm hugs.
- I send you permission to be exactly how you are today.
- Sending you pillows of prosperity to share with yourself and others.
- I send you lush green mountain meadows splattered with wildflowers for you to rest and rejuvenate your soul.
- I send you giggles and chortles to accent all the moments of your day.
- I send you gentle care and comfort, and I hold your heart with love in mine.
- Sending you nourishing rest and mindful body care.
- I send you warm nourishing rays of light.
- I send you delicious moments to remove clutter from your life.
- I send you different flavored lollipops to quench your craving.
- Sending you a perfect worry doll to manage your worries.
- I send you virtual blankets to keep you warm, and good thoughts that your electricity is soon restored.
- Sending you calm and peace.
- Sending you quiet mornings to savor nature and listen to the musings of your heart.
- 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.
- I send you courage and honor.
- I send you calm, to remember love and caring.
- I send you chortles, giggles and warm hugs.
- I send you comfy pillows to cradle you in love and comfort.
- I send you fireworks of inspiration.
- Sending you tasty inspiration.
- I send you revolving hours of joy for writing about what you want to write about.
- Sending you giant pails of peace to spill or splash in.
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