Share Your Christmas Tree

[ISupportHer]

. We could never repay the kindness that was shown to us and the gratitude we felt.

This story made me smile!

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Novice at the new camera. I hope this works.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I downloaded my tree but now I cannot find my pictures. So oops I posted a picture of me. Pretend I am a christmas tree. I am so sorry.

 

[Britt.f7]

Gizmo, that is a fabulous picture! Thank you so much for sharing it with us! :)

And, okay, I'll pretend you are a Christmas tree, but I think I prefer you just as you are!

 

[KP the nut]

(((Gizmo))) I can only echo Britt. Thanks for sharing.

 

[therapybankrupt]

Wow, what a lovely tree and I must say (a little envyously) beautifully wrapped presents.

Ha Ha! Thanks KP! I have been so stressed I do not remember doing the stuff. Probably my inner child was driving the bus. :roflmao: I actually surprised myself!

 

[therapybankrupt]

This is my Christmas cake, totally made and iced by me.

KP Wow your cake looks great! So yummy. What is in the frosting? It looks like snow.

 

[therapybankrupt]

I downloaded my tree but now I cannot find my pictures. So oops I posted a picture of me.

Very nice picture Gizmo.

 

[therapybankrupt]

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This is my tree I got for free at the Food Pantry.

Sheila

It is a lovely tree! It is wonderful your pantry offerd that!

TB

 

[ISupportHer]

So oops I posted a picture of me. Pretend I am a christmas tree.

So many questions/comments to be made!

Don't forget to turn the lights out when you go to bed!
I see you have a real tree, Make sure you water it!
The pic is just of the top of the tree, we want to see the presents underneath the tree!

:)

 

[ISupportHer]

This is the "after" pic of the tree. May be blurry because the tree rotates and the switch to stop the rotation is buried in presents. We have an extension cord with a foot switch to turn it on and off. Wish I could have posted a video but I'm to lazy to do a You Tube account, LOL.

Between these 2 pics, there are at least 3 forum-related items. Those sending will perhaps be able to pick them out. One hint on the pic of the entire tree: The Dr. is IN! :roflmao:

That paper mache' Santa was purchased at one of the first Christmases with my wife, so probably 1977 - 1979 time frame.

 

[ISupportHer]

They were that kind.

The more I think of this simple story, the more it is kind is symbolic to me. I have posted before that one of the amazing things of this community is that you can read and respond to so many things but also that there are things that you can "take to the bank". If you allow your "radar" to pick them up, there are little life lessons all around us.

This one is many-faceted. First, that if you allow yourself to respond to someone's need, a simple act of kindness can have effects for a LONG time after. Effects you cannot even imagine at the time you are doing it.

Second, that it is OK to receive gifts. We are all worthy of receiving kindness from another. That can be hard when PTSD is involved. It is my hope that everyone can at least try to trust enough to accept that they are worthy of kindness, in spite of traumas that try to push that fact aside.

Third, and this is obvious to me, is that it does not have to just be at Christmas. I try to remember these things every day. I am human and don't meet my expectations every day but, as a human being, I try to pick myself up whenever I falter and keep going the best I can. Every day. THAT, is my Christmas wish today. That we all just try to do the best we can to give and receive.

Thanks so much Britt!