Christmas exchanges
And the following thing happened to me. I went to a friend's inn where we were going to have a gift exchange. I arrived with the gift I was going to give and everything...
Ok, today I feel like writing about this. And yes, it is not something that is necessarily related to healthy eating, but it is related to your health… Well, at least to your mood. ** And the following thing happened to me. I went to a friend’s inn where we were going to have a gift exchange. I arrived with the gift I was going to give and everything. Well, the inn was very cool, the food was very delicious and everything was very good. But at the time of the exchange, I didn’t even like what they gave me. It didn’t even fit me and it looked very ugly (although taste is up to each person). I didn’t feel very good about this, I had really wanted to get the gift I had to give. But I started to think about the dynamics in general. And the truth is that I don’t blame the person who apparently didn’t make an effort. I mean, we don’t know each other very well, but even then, how could I know that it would be something right for me? My point is that sometimes we are embarrassed to make an exchange with a list where everyone puts something they want or something similar. All because we believe (perhaps too much) in surprise. And in that the person in front can know what we want. Which I think is more our imagination than reality. Your family and friends are not required to know what you want. Just like you with them and frankly, to save ourselves the pain of asking or because we think it loses meaning, we very easily end up in a rather awkward gift exchange. Even more so if the people involved are not so close or known. And I say, they are gifts, the truth is that this season shouldn’t just be about that. But it is important, I think, to ask ourselves how many things we are not doing or not doing, just because we believe that “there is no shame”? And what are we getting back? Pay attention, on these dates, with all the parties and so on, many of these things are going to come out. And when they do, it would be worth it to stop and think about whether or not it is actually more worth it to act because of “what they will say” or better to take the initiative to do something different to generate a better coexistence with your friends, family and loved ones 🙂
