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The Best Christmas Gifts Are Free

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The Best Christmas Gifts Are Free.

Just 3 shopping days left before Christmas. People are getting frazzled and a bit panicked worrying about finding that perfect item that suits that specThe best Christmas gifts are freeial person.

Did you know the best Christmas gifts are free? Yes they can be. The gift of your time is priceless and is one that we don't tend to think about. Here are some ways to share that gift of your time and make someone's Christmas the best ever.

Visit a nursing home or assisted care facility. Some of these people have nobody close by to visit them.

Think of someone you haven't talked to in a very long time and give them a call, a real phone call.

Write some notes and cards to those that have done something nice for you this past year. Thank them.

There is someone you know that suffered a loss this past year. Offer to spend some time to just listen.

Do you have a work associate that did something special or went above and beyond? Create an opportunity to repay the favor. It isn't that hard to do.

Drop by and see a past client, work associate or neighbor. Just a personal Christmas wish can mean so much.

For those on your typical gift-giving list, think about the gift of your time. Offer to fix supper one night, run some errands or do their grocery shopping, help clean their house, detail their car or clean out closets. You get the idea, make an opportunity to help them. 

The gift of your time is very precious. The Best Christmas Gifts are Free.

 

 

 

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Anonymous
Richie
a cup of kindness costs nothing and yet many cups remain unfilled
Dec 22, 2013 11:59 PM
#27
Rob D. Shepherd
RETIRED - Florence, OR
RETIRED

Some great ideas here that would mean more than money. I believe Master Card commercials use the word "Priceless"!

Dec 23, 2013 12:24 AM
Geoff ONeill
John L. Scott Medford - Medford, OR

Plus you get to see what they've done with the home you sold them.  I just came from a remodel that looks great. 

Dec 23, 2013 12:28 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I agree.  When thinking back over the gifts we've received or given, the ones that stay with us are the time spent together and things we've shared -- not the material items.  

Dec 23, 2013 12:33 AM
Jason Crouch
Austin Texas Homes, LLC - Austin, TX
Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653)
Debbie - Right you are. I spend much of my "free" time assisting homeless and needy families here in Austin, and I know firsthand what a blessing it is to be able to give.
Dec 23, 2013 01:34 AM
Bruce Brockmeier
Internet Marketing Consultant to REALTORS® - Yorba Linda, CA
Coached By Crouch

What a GREAT post! 

Thank you for the reminder about the true spirit of Christmas.  :)

Dec 23, 2013 02:25 AM
Come Home ATX
Come Home ATX - Austin, TX
Realtors

Great ideas for priceless gifts :)

Dec 23, 2013 04:26 AM
Mike Cooper, Broker VA,WV
Cornerstone Business Group Inc - Winchester, VA
Your Neighborhood Real Estate Sales Pro

They sure can be, Debbie. I notice the older I get, the less the packaged gifts mean to me. Maybe I just don't need anything, but I'd take a meal with friends and family over the gifts anyday.

Dec 23, 2013 05:05 AM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thank you for the post. I agree with you. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.

Dec 23, 2013 05:35 AM
Paul McFadden
Responsive Pest Control - Seattle, WA
Pest Control, Seattle, WA.
I agree with you. Sometimes we forget that we can be there for someone else who may really need us. Merry Christmas to you!
Dec 23, 2013 05:41 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Debbie- you are so right!  It's also a great lesson that we can teach our children.  Gifts aren't about how much money is spent at all.  Giving from the heart and of your time is priceless.

Dec 23, 2013 09:43 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

You're absolutely right about the best gifts being free!  Sometimes, it's the little serendipitous happenings during the holidays that are special.  For example, I was out shopping a couple days ago, and ran into an old schoolmate I hadn't seen in years.  It was neat to sit on a bench inside the mall, and catch up! 

Dec 23, 2013 10:44 AM
Kwee Huset
Kwee Huset Realty - Venice, FL
Venice Florida Homes For Sale

Thoughtfulness count. Most senior enjoys your visit and listen to their stories.

Dec 23, 2013 11:22 AM
Tammie White, Broker
Franklin Homes Realty LLC - Franklin, TN
Franklin TN Homes for Sale

Debbie, my love language is quality time. It beats any other gift I could receive this Christmas. The best part it costs absolutely nothing.

Dec 23, 2013 01:58 PM
Andre R. Aragon
Greater Tampa Real Estate Photographer - Tampa, FL
Real Estate Photographer

Hi Debbie - This is a very thoughtful post and so true! We often get lost in gadget and gift buying when time and attention are really the best gifts we can give.

Dec 23, 2013 06:50 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Debbie... you are so right. We often don't remember all the gifts and gadgets of past years... but we remember an important human connection and that is the best gift of all.

Dec 23, 2013 10:46 PM
Rosie Crow
Serving Sugar Land, Richmond, Rosenberg, Missouri City - Sugar Land, TX
Exceeding Expectations. Delivering Results

The gfit of your time is valuable and better than any material gift that one can receive. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Dec 24, 2013 01:53 PM
Sara Homan
Coldwell Banker Ellison Realty 352-209-4044 - Ocala, FL
Realtor, Homes, Farms & 55+

So true! Freely you have received freely give,  Matthew 10:8 is the pattern I choose to live by.

Dec 24, 2013 04:35 PM
Robin Moffitt
Gold Star Realty, Inc. - Nampa, ID
"Gold Star Service....Gold Star Results !"

Thank you for this beautiful and thoughtful post.  A simple wish of happiness and love goes a long way in this time of our lives...  My best to all!

Dec 26, 2013 10:42 AM
Bruce Swedal
Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate

The gift of time becomes more and more precious every day. The more technology advances to make us more efficient the more it seems to suck every last second from our lives. 

Dec 28, 2013 10:42 PM