The Best Gift

We all look for the best gifts to give during the holiday seasons.  We want to find something perfect, something that expresses we care, something that shows we put thought into the act of giving a gift.  Yet, we forget that the best gift we can ever give is time.

It seems nowadays we are all too busy to give time.  We are too busy to slow down and enjoy the ride.  We are too busy to put down the phone and listen to our friends, family or kids.  We are just busy.  But we are busy doing stuff.  Stuff that doesn’t mean very much in the grand scheme of life.  Stuff that might actual wreak havoc on our friendships and loved ones.

So how can you give your time?  Stop and listen.  Listen to the needs of others, listen to your needs and then act upon them.  Sometimes that best gift means just taking the time to listen.  In listening you can start to understand someone else other than yourself.  In giving time, you also give respect and for that matter love.  If we all just committed to taking the time out of our days to try to understand or listen to someone else we would all notice that we could happier in the moments we experience.

So this holiday season, give your time.  In giving time, you will get so much more.