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Riding lesson at great stable near Woburn, Ma????
Thanks Sunflower. That was her very first lesson. I love that picture also.....
Replied Nov. 9, 2009
Riding lesson at great stable near Woburn, Ma????
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Hi, I'm hoping there is someone here who lives near Woburn, Ma and knows of a great riding stable that I can take my Granddaughter to next weekend. She had a week of lessons last summer and I really…
Started this discussion. Last reply by VT Lotus Nov. 9, 2009.
How to send a photo from your own computer as a gift?
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I was responding with a comment to someone and really wanted to send a certain picture I have as a heart gift. Is their any way to gift a personal file from your own computer, rather than those withi…
Started this discussion. Last reply by VT Lotus Nov. 3, 2009.
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Such a wonderful give Lotus. I love bright, happy colors as I call them!! Love soft material and I am sure she will love it more all the time.
I brought the wrapped gift to my Mom today. At first, in her confusion, she said she did not care for it and didn't want it. She kept on asking me why I brought it for her. Then, I gently took off the sweater she had on and put the pink snuggler sha…
The reality is that she is usually unaware of what she is wearing. If the nurses are prompted to smile at my Mom every time they see her wearing it, that gift will help my Mom.....
Thanks so much, Deb. I have never felt anything so soft!
This morning I was looking through a flyer for the Vermont Country Store and saw the perfect gift for my Mom. It's not meant to be a Christmas gift, as I don't celebrate Christmas..... it's an "I Love You With All My Heart" gift. So I found myself t…
This story got me all choked up, and that's a good thing! It brought back memories of my first cat - I had never had a furry pet due to my parents and sister all having bad allergies. At age 44, we adopted a kitten who had been found in a box by the…
Thank you all for your beautiful comments and support. The giving to others is the easy part for me. It's my own demons such as long lost self-esteem, stubborn and intense biological depression, and many other real ongoing stressors that make things…
I've been meaning to send an email to the manager of the shelter in Indiana that I adopted Tess from. Yesterday morning I did it. I do hope she reads it and can feel good about Tess being with me. The story is such an intense one for both Tess and m…
Hi Laura, I'm typing on the library computer because I've had no electricity at
my home since yesterday morning (from 90 MPH winds and storm) and it won't
be back on until tomorrow mid-day at the earliest. I needed to reply to you
because your comme…
I think it sometimes seems hard to give when we aren't allowing ourselves to receive - make sure you receive from others - and look for unconventional gifts - maybe that bird on the ledge outside your window hopped on there just to bring you a smile…
this is incredibly heart opening...I have tears welling up in my eyes after reading the part about communicating through humming tones....like mediation...but true heart to heart, soul to soul communication. I have been struggling with language for…
Hi I've never read your posts before either...and my post today was about grief too! and I too stopped giving for a couple of days, because I had to just be with my own stuff...but now I've started to give again. Sometimes, we are in such a dark spa…
Welcome back Lotus, start small, inside our comfort zone. Love your mom, love Tess, love yourself. Accept yourself. You are fine just the way you are. ...and there is always room for grief, you are welcome to share yours here if you choose to do so.
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- Why I'm choosing to give:
- I've been stuck in a quicksand of deep depression, fear, ill health, overwhelming frustration and loss for five years. I thought the catalyst was menopause...... now I know it is so much more. I'm tired of a lifelong lack of self-worth. I'm tired of feeling like the only reason I'm alive is to pay bills and feel victimized. I need to fill my heart and know that my life is bringing smiles and making a positive difference to others every single day.
The lotus flower is one of the most ancient and deepest symbols of our planet.
The lotus flower grows in muddy water and rises above the surface to bloom with remarkable beauty. At night the flower closes and sinks underwater, at dawn it rises and opens again. Untouched by the impurity, lotus symbolizes the purity of heart and mind. The lotus flower represents long life, health, honor and good luck.
- What I'd most like to receive:
- A warm, loving, open heart and soul that is not dictated by fear. A sweet purpose for being alive. Connection with good, light, trust...... Peace. An ease of my dis-ease and angst. Direction and wisdom..... finding home......
- How did you hear about the 29-Day Giving Challenge?
- Your book at Barnes and Noble.... where I've spent hours and hours every week roaming and searching for answers and truth.
- About me:
- Had been shy, fearful, little self-esteem for most of my life. My gift was my intense, wonderful creativity and physical strength. My theme of the last five years has been loss...... My creativity has disappeared and I can't now escape life into that falsely safe wonderland of my creative hermitdom that once was......
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A cuddly gift for my Mom
This morning I was looking through a flyer for the Vermont Country Store and saw the perfect gift for my Mom. It's not meant to be a Christmas gift, as I don't celebrate Christmas..... it's an "I Love You With All My Heart" gift. So I found myself taking advantage of a gorgeous sunny day after such horrid weather, and Tess and I drove to Weston Vermont which was a few hours away.
When we got there I immediately went to find it because it was so crowded with holiday shoppers. There was just one… Continue
When we got there I immediately went to find it because it was so crowded with holiday shoppers. There was just one… Continue
Posted on December 12, 2009 at 4:00pm — 6 Comments
A gift in the form of a letter to the shelter Tess came from.
I've been meaning to send an email to the manager of the shelter in Indiana that I adopted Tess from. Yesterday morning I did it. I do hope she reads it and can feel good about Tess being with me. The story is such an intense one for both Tess and myself. This letter only lightly covers it. Tess was about to be gassed to death 60 miles away from this Humane Society in Indiana. Two weeks before she had been in a shelter in Charlotte North Carolina. I drove out from Vt, and back, with a scary craz… Continue
Posted on December 10, 2009 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments
Wilted Lotus.....
First I want to apologize to those of you who kept supporting and encouraging me..... and then I vanished. There is no place on this side of the 29Gifts site for grief, despair, hopelessness and "oh whoa is me". I kept giving and will continue to do so, but I felt a total failure in my heart, blogging and this life. I felt intimidated and frustrated around such open-hearted, wonderful people who allow themselves to laugh and sing, and are surrounded with family and friends. Basically I crashed d… Continue
Posted on December 9, 2009 at 9:46am — 6 Comments
Day thirteen...... crashed
I don't know if I will write any more after this. I've really crashed and feel like a failure. Each day I've tried to pick myself back up..... each morning I've spiraled back down. As I mentioned in the beginning.... giving is the easy part..... feeling worthy and making genuine progress is a whole other thing. All of you are such an inspiration...... BUT...
This morning while I was trying to force myself to do all that I need to do , a chickadee flew into the window. I went and checked him out… Continue
This morning while I was trying to force myself to do all that I need to do , a chickadee flew into the window. I went and checked him out… Continue
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 8:12am — 6 Comments
Comment Wall (34 comments)
- At 1:23pm on December 26, 2009, Mary Johnson gave VT Lotus a gift…
- At 1:21pm on December 26, 2009,
Mary Johnson said…
- Enjoy your birthday today!
- At 6:48am on December 26, 2009, deb jolliff gave VT Lotus a gift…
- At 6:47am on December 26, 2009,
deb jolliff said…
- Have a fabulous birthday today VTLotus!
- At 5:35am on December 26, 2009,
LJ54 said…
- Happy birthday, Hope it is special!
- At 3:48am on December 26, 2009,
Harriet said… - happy birthday to you
- At 9:58am on December 09, 2009, Joyce Kirby gave VT Lotus a gift…
- At 5:11pm on November 28, 2009,
Sunflower said…
- Miss you!
- At 9:32pm on November 25, 2009,
CassandraMadeIt said… - Happy gobble-gobble day VT Lotus. Sending you love and joy and holiday peace that lasts forever!.
- At 9:11pm on November 20, 2009,
Dawn said… - i've been thinking about you tonight - hope you are doing okay. i wish you a magical weekend full of happy moments. Hugs, Dawn
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Paul is working very hard with his math. Apparently math is NOT like riding a bike. It takes a while to start feeling like you are in charge of the math again. Thankfully, my son the teacher is a math teacher. He is working on his…
Today has been a multiple of gifts - a lift to a friend to get some groceries, an email to another friend i have not spoken to in a while and some lovely time spent what and when i can give gifts to everyone that crosses my path. I also ordered a bo…
These stones are great. The type of things I love - the "sayings" are the best. I only wish we could purchase the stones.
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Rebecca J Karras
What a great gift! I would love to share these with my husband and have him keep them on his desk as a reminder of how much I care about him - we are so busy and don't get to spend as much time together as we'd like, but this would be a constant way…
Keep smiling and sharing your beautiful gifts.
The last weekend in January - 30-31 Jan, we had horrendous weather here - we were iced in on Saturday and discouraged from going out at all. I didn't give a gift on Saturday but am back on track. I'm on Day 11 this time. Still working at - but worki…
What a beautiful gift... Thank you for sharing your smiles with your community and your story with us :)
Yesterday (Day Two) was a day of 2 gifts, inadvertently. My conscious gift was leaving a card on the windshield of a good friend. Just a little something to acknowledge him, let him know much I appreciate his role in my life and honor our friendship…
I wish I lived in your town and our paths would cross! I would love to meet you and share a smile. Your post brightened my day. Thank you!
My gift this afternoon was to my co-workers. After leaving an interview, I brought them drinks from Sonic (hello, Happy Hour!). Cokes and tea. And smiles all around!
You are such a genuine giver. Much luck as your journey continues, you are certainly spreading joy!!
It's been awhile since I posted due to snow storms and my upcoming trip home, but I've been doing the gifting everyday. Though it's sometimes hard to find the receiving energy from the universe, with all the problems we've had the last couple of day…
Is there no better gift than one you can pass on 9 times?! almost as good as 29 times~ Blessings everyone and good luck
Okay, so I had written out my Day 1, a pretty good size and promptly erased it! Maybe patience is one of the things I will get to learn in this process?
Yesterday was day 1. I gave a gift to my x-husband. We have three boys together and have been d…
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thank you for sharing such a lovely gift!
Yes, an excellent meal!
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