Christmas inspiration

Ho-Ho-Ho steemians!

Christmas is just around the corner!

What does it mean? If you dismiss the festive madness in shopping malls, the truck convoys stuffed with black sweet water, the rusty white-bearded "patrons" of sailors, the cheap and vulgar fanciful lighting and literally millions of trees cut down in vain, then there will be real magic, that is the warmth of the relationship between people, smile and joy, universal enthusiasm and faith in a sunny and wonderful tomorrow!
I want more magic this year! Therefore, I prepared for you this article designed to inspire a sincere, vivid and unique congratulation of your relatives, friends, colleagues and possibly even completely unfamiliar people because you can! This is the essence of the whole teaching of Christ:

"Caring and love to near"

Let's start

Do you really think that a box of chocolates and a postcard bought on the go in a street shop can "light" your girlfriend? Maybe a new gamepad for Xbox will touch the soul of your brother? That's, these people will feel happiness and participation? Inspired by new achievements? Maybe at least warmly and sincerely smile?
NO, MATE!
For it is written:

"What goes around comes around!"

The maximum on what you can expect is a fixed smile. Moreover, you will miss the wonderful opportunity to express yourself and create a space of joy!

And even if it's not a postcard and not a gamepad, but an expensive jewelry and a new iPhone, these gifts are just a way to pay off due to the exploitation of poor people's labor from third world countries. Are you, your mood, idea, soul at last in these "gifts"? No.
Such gifts are a surrogate, instead of strengthening your communication, they only share, taking away attention.

Laziness can also prevent you! And where laziness and weakness, there is no place for love and warmth, because they require action, attention, participation, involvement!
You will ask: "what exactly do you propose?"
Well, I have so much specifics for you that you will really be ashamed to stay idle after reading this article, you remember:

I propose to create! That is, create gifts for relatives, friends, colleagues, and even strangers with your heart, head and hands!
So, your palms already sweaty, because you thought to do with a couple of mouse clicks on Amazon?
Well, this itch in your body is your guide, it always tells you the right direction. This year, you will save money, get a new experience and fascinate people with your creativity!

It's time to share my experience

This is a gas balloon, for what?
And here's what, one day my friend sang that the "глюкофон" (hapi drum) really wants, it's such an insanely melodic musical instrument. I just promised to give it to her. Yes, the creation process has turned into a real Iliad, this whole story is full of joys and sorrows, but in the end this flying saucer was born that can carry into space one flick of the wand:

Note that if you don’t have enough inner motivation for active actions, then the promise is an excellent external motivation, use it!

A very simple example:

I cut the bananas, laid them on a pan, added spices and dried them, then with a normal marker I drew a banana on a paper bag, put the bananas inside and voila! Only 1 hour and pleasure for family and friends is ready! Did I do anything like this before? No. Happened? Yes. So you can do it too!

And one more example:

Once, I fell in love, so I was slightly insane))) And I decided to congratulate the girl with Christmas in an original way!
I thought of making a musical performance with my friends next to her house, like 3 Magi, we had 2 didgeridoo, 3 Jew's harp, bells, shaker, christmas song and courage! In general is pretty funny, but the catch is that it was very cold -24 ° C (-11 ° F). I found the same crazies for this performance and in the end we played not only for women but also for passengers of trains and passers-by, with the latter we were photographed, they were very happy to listen to us and even left a tip))

Now let's expand our field for the Act

You can:

print and give a photo if the picture is yours. You can also make a photo book or at least a sentimental presentation;
mount a video, for example the happiest moments with your girlfriend over the past year;
to compose and perform music, even a phone is enough for this now;
if you draw, then all the cards in your hands, for example, you can draw a portrait of a person close to you:

This is my first watercolor portrait, I think it wasn't bad, but it's Jesus, so that alone has not done))

are you all right with the word? then write a poem or a fairy tale, and then brightly present it!
girls, let me remind you that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, so the gala dinner itself is a perfect gift!
modeling, embroidery, knitting and so on;
on Christmas Eve buy fruits and give them to passers-by on the streets, or photograph passers-by on polaroid and give these photos, or cook mulled wine and warm the afflicted.

This is just what came into my head, the list goes on forever, you certainly have hobbies, use them to do something original!

And since you've read to this point, you certainly deserve a gift!

Click here and opens my collection of DIY ideas on Pinterest, I really like doing something with my own hands and I collected more than two hundred (Carl, 200+!!!) bright and simple ideas for hand made art on one page. I wish you well!

No, I'm not saying that you have to make a personal gift for everyone, investing a lot of time and effort, but the closest people deserve better!
About the others, too, you must not forget! In this case, gifts should also be approached with the mind and soul, for example:

Give the book.

Hermann Hesse wrote the book "The Glass Bead Game" 11 years! After that he was awarded the Nobel Prize. Do you understand? A person of 11 years put all his knowledge and mental powers into letters, generating words, sentences and chapters so that new meanings and such desired freedom and beauty could already be born in your head! And what in the end? In the end, this book now costs less than a lunch in McDonalds, but no one cares. Don’t deprive yourself and the other life-giving force that hides in the great books, read and give!

Give a musical instrument.

This tool is called a Jew's harp (price 12$) and my friend gave it to me for a new year, at first I thought I would never play it, but I was mistaken, it's a delightful thing! It was from that moment on that I became much closer to music in all respects!
In any music store you will find a lot of options to choose from, who knows, maybe this gift will give birth to a brilliant artist?

Give a living plant in a pot.
For example, it can be a coniferous variety of bonsai, then it can even be decorated for Christmas, it also refresh the space, and most importantly it educates the owner of the fatherly attitude as it requires care and attention.
Give an impression (travel, concert tickets, massage, pony ride).
GoPro or parachute jump? Best of all, both. But if you choose, then definitely the second. Give delight, a bright emotion and then it will be remembered for life!

In conclusion

I want to structure all the positive aspects of your creative feat:

You’ll learn new ways, acquire skills and abilities.
You’ll become more energetic and confident in your abilities.
When your family and friends enjoy your work, you’ll be filled with joy and desire to please others again.
Your brain will start working better.
In the process of creativity, new neural connections are formed, which means your cognitive abilities grow, memory improves, thinking speeds up and becomes more variable.
You’ll find new friends.
In the process of creativity, inevitably there are questions and often the best way to solve them, is to communicate with professionals and just amateurs in this field. You know that the surest way to make friends is communication based on common interests?
You’ll save a tidy sum.
By creating a gift with your own hands, you spend money only on materials, without overpaying for marketing, logistics and greed.
You’ll understand yourself better.
According to K. Jung, the creative process promotes the manifestation of our unconscious and leads to its integration into consciousness, so we come to the identity, ie integrity, freedom and love.
You’ll inspire others!
This is a chain reaction, first you overcome yourself, create something original, and then it inspires others, interesting isn't it?

So, until Christmas Eve there are 8 days left, this is not too much, but not a little, if you have a clear plan and follow it:

Take a piece of paper and a pencil.
Write down the names of the people you want to pay attention to this year.
Choose those for whom you’ll create gifts with your own hands.
Determined with what you will create.
Above I tried to inspire you, be sure to look into my Pinterest, you'll also find inspiration in nature, communicating with positive people and just doing your favorite things!
If it's hard for you to decide, then tell the addressee in advance that you are preparing a special surprise. By this action you burn bridges and it helps!
Make a list of necessary purchases.
When you are in the store, be sure to ask for help from consultants, so you will learn a lot.
Take the time to implement your projects for each day, don’t forget to keep yourself 2 days in the reserve of a contingency.
When you do, try to put the best wishes!
Think about how you’ll present a gift, atmosphere and mood are very important!

Enthusiasm, an open smile, big hugs, laughter, pleasure, warmth are all attributes of Christmas magic and now you know exactly how to achieve it. Remember, you’re born to manifest beauty and share it with the world!

Friends, go for it, send the results of your work in the comments, create posts about how you have pleased others, share this post and let the whole world be flooded with light!
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