Today’s Thought: It’s Not the Gift That Counts

Have you ever spent lots of time trying to pick out the perfect gift for someone? You find it and and know the person you gift it to will love it. When you gift it, you can see the expression on the other person’s face. They don’t like it. They may say thank you, but you know it’s either going back to the store, regifted, or tossed out. It’s happened to me. One thing is for sure, we can’t control other people and how they respond. We can control our reaction and our attitude. In this case, we expressed our love through our time and careful choice of the right gift. That will never change. We can thank the receiver of the gift for teaching us a great lesson: always be grateful. The gift wasn’t the physical present. It was the effort and love behind it.