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the perfect gift.

11/19/2010

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Yesterday was my dad's birthday. I won't say how old he turned to spare him any embarrassment, but it wasn't THAT old. I was fortunate that my parents visited from my home state of Washington this past week, so I got to hand deliver my gift to my dad.

One of the things that I have learned from my dad is gift giving. When my dad hears something that any of my siblings or I are interested in/like, he writes it down in his handy-dandy DayTimer dayplanner he has attached to his George Costanza wallet. When Christmas or a birthday arrives, he knows what to get. In turn: I really LOVE to pay attention to what my family & close friends are interested in; take a mental note/write it down to find the perfect gift later.

I was sharing with my husband how my dad used to read to me each night after I was adopted out of these 4 different books. He would open these books ask 'Where is this?' and 'Where is that' on each page. Just like I do with my daughter now. It inspired my love for reading and books. It was also quality time with my dad.

Flash forward a few weeks later. In the mail: a gift for my daughters 2nd birthday from my parents and a note from my dad. It was the 4 books he read to me as a girl. 

I was elated. 

He wrote how he remembered how much I loved these books and wanted to pass them on to his granddaughter for me to read to her. Just like when I was little.

Oh yeah. 

I cried.

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8/27/2022 09:07:42 am

anks for sharing the article, and more importantly, your personal experie nce mindfully using our emotions as data about our inner state and knowing when dcit’s better to de-escalate by taking a time out are great tools. Appreciate you reading and sharing your story since I can certainly relate and I think others can to

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