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Ideas for 29 Anonymous gifts to the same person for 29 days
Hi giving friends!
I feel so gifted to be part of this giving family and I want to open it to the world...but today I am reaching out for your help for someone in particular. My brother-in-law is in a very dark place and has no wanting of doing anything to get out...no matter how much we try to help him. Having lost my best friend from suicide when I was 18, I understand that no matter how beautiful you see someone, they must see it themselves before anything can change...so I want to show him his beauty.
I would like, along with my daily gift to the world, to try to a 29 gift giving to him soley...but anonymously. I don't want him to know who it's coming from. I just want him to feel loved and warm. I want him to believe it comes from the world and hopefully gives him strength to take a step to heal and start his life again..what he deserves.
So I am coming to you asking for ideas. I live in California and he lives in Illinois. I am currently unemployed, so expensive gifts is 1) not an option and 2) not what he needs. I have a few ideas, but I don't have 29 of them. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. I appreciate it and look forward to hearing and sharing all your wonderful ideas!
I feel so gifted to be part of this giving family and I want to open it to the world...but today I am reaching out for your help for someone in particular. My brother-in-law is in a very dark place and has no wanting of doing anything to get out...no matter how much we try to help him. Having lost my best friend from suicide when I was 18, I understand that no matter how beautiful you see someone, they must see it themselves before anything can change...so I want to show him his beauty.
I would like, along with my daily gift to the world, to try to a 29 gift giving to him soley...but anonymously. I don't want him to know who it's coming from. I just want him to feel loved and warm. I want him to believe it comes from the world and hopefully gives him strength to take a step to heal and start his life again..what he deserves.
So I am coming to you asking for ideas. I live in California and he lives in Illinois. I am currently unemployed, so expensive gifts is 1) not an option and 2) not what he needs. I have a few ideas, but I don't have 29 of them. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. I appreciate it and look forward to hearing and sharing all your wonderful ideas!
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Permalink Reply by CassandraMadeIt on -
1. A rubber duckie that lights up. I got one at the Christmas Tree shop for under $2. People seem to like them a lot!
2. A whoopie cushion. Hard to stay serious with one of those around.
3. A "That Was Easy Button" whenever I'm in a bad mood, smacking that once makes me laugh.
4. Cookies.
5. A card.
6. A photo of someone they admire.
7. A fortune cookie with a fortune you placed in it.
8. Bubble wrap for him to pop in stressful times.
9. A music mix tape/cd of music to cheer him
10. Tickets to go see a movie that is funny.
11. A quote that you think might inspire him or make him laugh.
12. Something of yours that you think he might really want.
13. Decorate a hammer or wrench (in a manly way)-- send it to him.
14. Take a picture of an action figure doing something funny.
15. Draw him a cartoon.
16. Send him a worry stone.
17. Send him a St. Jude pin or some similar religious pin that has meaning to him.
18. Socks. Really ugly socks that will make him laugh.
19. Something related to a sport he loves (like a fish hook...)
20. A key chain of something he'd like.
21. An oragami crane, elephant or whatnot.
22. coupons to for his favorite food.
23. $5 to get himself something.
24. Mentos - with a note that they're for his next gleaming smile.
25. A list of the top 10 reasons you're glad he's in your life.
26. A pretty leaf.
27. Send him a joke.
28. Send him a stick figure drawing of him doing something he loves.
29. Clip and send a newspaper article or cartoon that he might like.
Hope these ideas get your creative juices flowing...
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Permalink Reply by Calwinegal on -
Absolutley fantastic Cassandra! THANK YOU!! I sent him my gift today, but I have a million ideas now! ;) Thank you for your help. I will let you know the outcome 29 days from now. I hop to come back to you with something positive...if not 29 days from now...soon. Because I will keep going until he gets a move on! :)
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Permalink Reply by Moonchilds Primitives on
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Would you like me to send him a card or something in the mail? Or...anything else I can do to help? I'd be glad to. Just let me know!!
-Donna
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I love LOVE love these ideas! You're awesome Cassandra!
The bubble wrap is just simply adorable. Who isn't happy with
bubble wrap??
I'm thinking of grabbing this list and using it too!
Have a great day!
Donna
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Permalink Reply by Clare K on
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no idea if this is his thing, but here are some ideas
1. a post secret book
2. meditation cd
3. some stones, gems, statues things for his altar, if he has one.
4. a gift certificate for netflix
5. a paper heart string
6. some nostalgic candy like big league chew or something fun like pez
7. a link to some funny websites
8. a fair trade chocolate candy bar
9. those fruit bouquet places. i think they are called www.ediblearrangements.com/
10. a picture that you drew of him or his pet
11. anything form uncommongoods is fun
12. a rosary
13. some homemade cookies sent to him
14. some recipes from your family for soup or some soul food
15. pretty postcards
16. a book on saints
17. a book on angels
18. funny shirts from 80stees.com
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Permalink Reply by Tereya Nichole Woods on
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Hi My name is Tereya Grace and I live in Illinois, Chicago andI would like to reach out to your brother in Law just by sending him a card through mail my email is twgurly@hotmail.com please let me know if that's ok with you I would need his address and etc. thank you and Godbless you Tereya Grace
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Permalink Reply by Calwinegal on
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Hi Tereya!
Thank you for your kind gesture! I am touched an really appreciate it! I have completed my 29-days to him in December. At this time, I am letting him take it all in as he needs to work on him...we can't work on him for him. I'll keep you posted on if I do another round and will take you up on your offer at time if the offer still stands! :) I wish you a beautiful and giving year!
Clarisse
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Permalink Reply by GmaT on -
I understand your desire to reach out to someone you love. My brother was feeling quite upset and discouraged - and nearing his 40th birthday as well. I lived far away also, and I wanted to let him know he was loved - anonymously. I determined to send him CARDS. I searched for all kinds of cards - silly, sentimental, blank inside, I love & appreciate you, etc. I addressed each of them in calligraphy (he didn't know I could write like that), and then I gave (or mailed them) to friends and others that I knew who would be traveling during the month before his birthday - to mail from ALL OVER the USA!
He received cards almost EVERY DAY for a whole month - at work and at home (I let his wife know so she wouldn't think there was any hanky-panky going on). He was completely astonished. He had no idea that anyone loved him like that, or cared about him so much. He looked forward to the mail each day, and my sister-in-law told me he even began to WHISTLE!
By the time my brother's birthday came, his whole perspective had changed. He was excited about life, about his future, and turning 40 was a new beginning for him!
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Permalink Reply by Deb~ Community Manager on -
I love this whole idea Cassandra~ I might have to do this myself! Thanks for sharing ;o)
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