“Meaning is felt, not purchased.”

There are countless ways to gift without overwhelming your heart or your bank account. Shared games, financial limits, gratitude jars, memory exchanges, handmade items, or even gifting time, these all build connection without pressure. Not every present needs a bow; some gifts are moments.

People often remember how they felt with you far more than what you handed them. So give warmth, presence, humor, wisdom, simplicity. Give what comes from your hands or heart, not what comes from pressure.

The smallest gifts
leave the deepest imprint,
kindness echoes longer
than wrapping paper.

Gentle practice:
Choose one new gentle tradition to add this year.
Keep it simple, meaningful, human.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-

Tomorrow I’ll speak to those navigating fractured families and choosing alternative celebrations.