{"id":63777,"date":"2018-12-16T23:25:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T23:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/magazine\/?p=63777"},"modified":"2020-06-09T07:47:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T07:47:38","slug":"gifting-with-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/gifting-with-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"GIFTING WITH GRATITUDE"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s that time of year when New Yorkers are giving gifts and getting gifts! \u00a0Your coworkers and friends are probably exchanging gifts through games like secret Santa, or white elephant. \u00a0And your family members are going to be getting each other gifts as well. If you are like me, you may have a particular taste, and you may not like some or most of the gifts you receive. \u00a0If that\u2019s the case, it\u2019s often challenging to look appreciative after unwrapping a gift that you\u2019re completely dissatisfied with.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is this?! I hate it! \u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

When I open a gift that I don\u2019t like, my first instinct it to react emotionally. \u00a0Sometimes I just want to roll my eyes and say to the gift giver, \u201cwhy would you get me this? \u00a0It\u2019s not my style or my taste!\u201d Unfortunately, as adults, it\u2019s not really socially acceptable to just be honest and say you don\u2019t like a gift as we may have done when we were children. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One way to overcome the urge of blurting out something negative to the gift giver is to simply not get your hopes up. \u00a0Try setting realistic expectations about the gifts you\u2019ll receive this holiday season. The thought of receiving a \u201cgift\u201d is very exciting, but it\u2019s important to keep in mind that if you did not communicate to the gift giver about what you would like to receive, then there\u2019s a good chance that the gift will not be something you needed or wanted. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the Thought that Counts \u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Once you are able to get past the potential disappointment, you can begin to appreciate what the gift means. \u00a0Sometimes we read into the gifts we receive as a symbol of our connection or relationship to that person. Regardless of what the gift actually is, it\u2019s helpful to keep in mind that receiving a gift means that someone else took time to consider and purchase that gift for you. \u00a0That person deserves your gratitude, despite what\u2019s actually inside the wrapping<\/a>. <\/span>Try reacting to the \u201cthought\u201d of the gift rather than the actual present. \u00a0To avoid blurting out something negative, you can always tell the gift giver how much you appreciate the thoughtfulness of the gift. \u00a0You do not have to lie and say you like something when you really don\u2019t, but you should be thankful regardless of whether or not you\u2019re satisfied.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You\u2019re Allowed to Return a Gift!<\/span><\/h3>\n

You also do not have to feel guilty about returning the gift!<\/span> \u201c<\/span>You’re human, and returning a gift doesn’t mean that you are disregarding the kind thoughts and actions of the person who gave it to you<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>You <\/span>deserve<\/span><\/i> to exchange the gift for something you actually enjoy. \u00a0If someone got you a gift, that person probably wants you to feel content and happy about the item \u2013 and if you\u2019re not, then they would want you to exchange it for something that will make you happy. \u00a0There\u2019s really no reason why you should settle for a present that you will never use. Ultimately, it\u2019s your decision how to handle an unwanted gift because the item now belongs to you! <\/span>
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It\u2019s that time of year when New Yorkers are giving gifts and getting gifts! \u00a0Your coworkers and friends are probably exchanging gifts through games like secret Santa, or white elephant. \u00a0And your family members are going to be getting each other gifts as well. If…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":63779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soul"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63777"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69581,"href":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63777\/revisions\/69581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}