{"id":283,"date":"2012-12-11T23:28:48","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T04:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/creative-nudge-planting-seeds-of-love"},"modified":"2015-03-07T00:09:26","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T00:09:26","slug":"creative-nudge-planting-seeds-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/creative-nudge-planting-seeds-of-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Nudge – Planting Seeds of Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Giving and receiving are two
\nhalves of the same circle.
\nThere are times when we are able to give to those in need, and there are
\n times when should open up and receive the help that is offered.
\nThat is the spiral of life – the the breath going in and out – like each
\n heartbeat – and like the turning of the seasons.<\/p>\n

There were times in my life that I was very much in need of help, and
\nfortunately I was able to open up and receive when others recognized my
\nloss and offered to give.
\nThere are other times in life when I can respond and give when I see
\nothers in need.
\nSome day I will need help again.<\/p>\n

One thing I have learned is that it is equally important to know how to give, AND to be able to receive.
\nWhen someone offers a gift, or a helping hand, we are completing a circle of healing by saying "yes".<\/p>\n

When we are moved to give, and we follow our heart, sometimes we receive the greatest gift by giving selflessly.<\/p>\n

I have seen this last week in Guatemala when a team of 13 people donated
\n the gift of their time, and their caring, with no thought of
\ncompensation.
\nThe gift we received was that we felt more alive, more blessed, more
\nappreciative of what we have in our lives.<\/p>\n

The joy in the faces of the children and the elderly who received donated quilts<\/a>, was the kind of priceless gift that is beyond words.
\nI will never ever forget the tears of joy in the eyes of those who treasured the gift from a stranger.<\/p>\n

As the quilts come pouring in<\/a> for Hurricane Sandy victims, I know those who give benefit as much as those who receive<\/a>.
\nThere is nothing like giving a beautiful quilt, and knowing how much comfort and joy it will bring to its new owner.<\/p>\n

As you make your handmade gifts for the holidays, and as you put a
\nlittle piece of your heart and soul in every stitch, it is like planting
\n seeds of love that will grow into a garden of peace and healing.<\/p>\n

Like Johnny Appleseed, we travel through life planting these seeds of
\nlove, and we can only dream of the orchards that will bear fruit for
\nfuture generations ….
\nas we give away our beautiful quilts to loved ones, and strangers, in
\nthe holiday season.
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