{"id":531,"date":"2015-12-08T22:10:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T22:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/?p=531"},"modified":"2015-12-08T22:11:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T22:11:25","slug":"creativity-can-shine-through-gift-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/?p=531","title":{"rendered":"Allow Creativity To Shine Through Your Gift-Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With consumerism at an all-time high this holiday season, we see countless packages in stores that are catered to our every possible desire. There are gift options for every interest and every budget, and the message we get from media is to &#8216;buy, buy, buy&#8217; for our loved ones. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/consumerism-holidays.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/consumerism-holidays.jpg\" alt=\"Consumerism and its cost\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/consumerism-holidays.jpg 400w, https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/consumerism-holidays-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, sometimes it&#8217;s easier to buy gifts for certain people. However, is it really necessary to purchase every single gift we&#8217;ll be giving?<br \/>\nThe answer, undoubtedly, is no. And while buying things takes less time in some ways, really it costs a lot due to the cash investment and time deciding what items would be perfect.<br \/>\nThis holiday season, what if we used more of our creative energies on gifts? Sure, it\u2019s not the easiest or even the \u2018fastest\u2019 solution, but it\u2019s definitely more from the heart. And if there\u2019s anything this season is for, it\u2019s showing certain people in your life that you care! <\/p>\n<p>So instead of giving in to the consumer-driven hubbub, create a few (or all) of your gifts this year! Brainstorm what you\u2019re best at doing and utilize those skills in creating something that will show off time spent and love invested.<br \/>\nThis year one of the gifts I got from a client was a crocheted candy-cane holder. It\u2019s simple, and not useful for anything else really, but it\u2019s pleasant to look at and you can feel the care that went into making it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Buy_Nothing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Buy_Nothing.jpg\" alt=\"Buy_Nothing\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Buy_Nothing.jpg 400w, https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Buy_Nothing-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What are you good at doing?<br \/>\nPerhaps it\u2019s working with wood, or creating poetry. Maybe it\u2019s even drawing or painting. Perhaps it\u2019s cooking or baking? Anything falls under this category of showing love with creativity. An extra bonus will be the broadened horizons of appreciation from your gift-receivers! <\/p>\n<p>Your creative talents will shine through your gifts and be truly unique in this era of store-bought goodies. Maybe you\u2019ll even start a trend&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Reverend Michelle is a Wellness Scientist and healer with over 15 years\u2019 experience. Her unique healing solutions blend proven techniques with a strong scientific influence.<br \/>\nThis is cutting edge, because for the last five years Rev. Michelle has literally been fusing science with metaphysics!<br \/>\nStay In Touch via FB for special deals, AND doses of inspirational positivity ~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/coastallilacs\">Facebook.com\/coastallilacs<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yours in Calmness,<br \/>\nRev. Michelle<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.Calmness.com\" target=\"_blank\">Calmness.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With consumerism at an all-time high this holiday season, we see countless packages in stores that are catered to our every possible desire. There are gift options for every interest and every budget, and the message we get from media is to &#8216;buy, buy, buy&#8217; for our loved ones. Of course, sometimes it&#8217;s easier to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/?p=531\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Allow Creativity To Shine Through Your Gift-Giving<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=531"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":538,"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531\/revisions\/538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calmness.com\/health\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}