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Gifts to yourself!

Gifts to yourself!

Hi everyone!

So to change things up a bit across the two forum spaces, we have two gift giving threads going! This one is about sharing a gift you would like to give yourself this year. It could be as simple as a cup of tea, rest or maybe its things like kindness, or time. We can use this to have a bit of a goal through the holidays to see how we can actually bring that to ourselves.

Once you have posted here, head to Gifts to the community! over on the Lived Experience side! Lets celebrate and connect across the two this holiday season!

To kick this thread off, the gift I would like to give myself this year is patience (others are welcome to use the same gift if they want!!) I find the holiday time a bit busy and I can get flustered and want to take charge of things, so having a bit of patience and slowing down is something I'd like to 'gift' myself more of this year.

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Giving Gifts to myself - I know it's good & healthy @Shaz51

Does not come easily or naturally - certainly not encouraged by my upbringing.

In fact quite the opposite - "Give to everyone else & be left out" (myself).

Yes the "Come on Inner Peace, I do not have all day".

Good saying - I've posted that one on Forums before.

Adge

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My gift to myself is to keep making time to get to the pool and swim, and if I can't go sit near the river in the park. Swimming works the body and muslces that I cannot do on land. It is also good mentally because I can usually manage to block out everything but the sounds and feel of the water. The park near the river has birdlife, trees, kids laughing and playing, and places to sit and read, colour, write etc.

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Can relate @Adge re childhood message of putting self last.

I am working to unlearn that one.

My gift to myself would be balance.

@Appleblossom @Jacques @Smc @Bunniekins and friends

I am not good at remembering people to tag, but to everyone who wants to be, count yourself included

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Hearing you @Snowie @Bunniekins

I am letting go of those I can't help, the things I can't change.

Giving myself the freedom of moving on.

@Former-Member @frog @cutiepiekitty @Adge @Shaz51 @BlueBay @TAB @Faith-and-Hope @Ant7 @Zoe7 @MDT

I wish my memory was better, so much help here, thank you.

Everyone on the forum.

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@Wanderer hey Wanderer so good to see you. Hopefuly will catch up more over Christmas and New Year holidays if you are free. Love peaxxx

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A quiet Christmas Sweetpea @Bunniekins

My parents, daughter and myself.

Looking forward to settlement on the new house and moving in, moving forward.

A new year, new hope, hoping everyone gets to take steps forward.

Wishing the best for you and everyone here.

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@Wanderer hoping you get all your Christmas wishes Wanderer xxx:)

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