The Best Christmas Present You Can Ever Give Someone

There’s a lot of bad things going on in the world. War, famine, poverty. Sometimes it feels like the world is ending. That’s why you have to share your gratitude when necessary.With the holiday season, everybody is searching for the perfect gift for family and friends. All in a flutter to find perfect presents. It becomes stressful when it was simply supposed to be a way of showing your love. This brings me to the point.The best Christmas gift you could ever give someone is unconditional love and acceptance.Things and objects don’t mean anything if you aren’t safe and warm. If you don’t have a home or you live with an abusive family, you may wish more than anything to get out of there. Or you may wish that your family was normal and they loved you unconditionally.In toxic families, sometimes love comes with strings attached. I’ll love you if you perform for me. Like a dancing monkey.But, that’s not love. That’s strings, Pinocchio. People don’t want to be controlled. They don’t want ultimatums or something. They want to feel accepted.It’s normal to want to feel love, especially from your family. After all, they are your flesh and blood. We all want to feel a sense of belonging, and that comes with a sense of love.Gift giving was never meant to be a competition on how much you could spend or who got the best gift. It was supposed to be a celebration of each other and how much we appreciate those in our lives.Let me repeat that for those in the back.Gift-giving is supposed to be about appreciation, not manipulating or obligating. Although that’s what it’s turned into.Presents are great, but they’re simply objects. They signify the love we have. What’s actually important is love. We can’t rip our hearts out and show people we love them, but we can do and say things that show them.The best thing you can ever do for someone is love them unconditionally.And if you’re still looking for the perfect gift, try one of these, based on each person’s individual love language.

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