The very last minute Christmas gift

This Holiday season, I am a big fan of the Christmas videos put together by Jenny Mustard. 

The videos awakened my Christmas spirit. I admit - in the days before the Holidays, my Christmas spirit is somewhat muffled by the work, the worries about the future and the overall media noise.

I learned a few neat ideas from Jenny, such as this one of gifting a list of “dreams come true”.

You can watch Jenny's video THE MOST ROMANTIC CHRISTMAS GIFT EVER, a very mustard xmas #19. In brief, the idea is that you and your closest person/partner write down what your dreams are (e.g., dreams about hobbies, health, travel, etc.), and exchange these lists on Christmas. Your buddy then helps you achieve one of your goals/dreams in the next year.

This gift is great for many reasons, but the best in my view are these two benefits:

• First, by writing your list of goals/dreams, you develop a better understanding of yourself: who you are, what you want to achieve, what you want from life, at what stage of your life you are.

• Second, your closest person gets to know you better and this makes life so much easier and clearer. We frequently co-exist with our partners without even knowing each others innermost desires and wishes.
  

This type of gifting is also great for a birthday of a teenager or an adult - it is a nice way to encourage self-reflection and sifting through our values.