Tag Archives: Christmas

The Gift of Motivation

Posted on 30 December 2012 by Isabel Gibson

Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas with short reflections on 12 gifts The best is the enemy of the good. Voltaire, in a letter to Frederik of Prussia Voltaire’s words come as a bit of a shock: we are more … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Humility

Posted on 29 December 2012 by Isabel Gibson

Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas with short reflections on 12 gifts In the spirit of surprises, it turns out that the Hippocratic Oath does not include these words: First, do no harm. Maybe the reason so many think it … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Surprise

Posted on 28 December 2012 by Isabel Gibson

Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas with short reflections on 12 gifts When I was born, I was so surprised I didn’t talk for a year and a half. Gracie Allen The older we get, the less surprise there is … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Familiarity

Posted on 27 December 2012 by Isabel Gibson

Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas with short reflections on 12 gifts In the kitchen, reach for the paring knife without thinking or looking. In the shower, reach for the face cloth in its accustomed spot without having to open … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Doubt

Posted on 26 December 2012 by Isabel Gibson

Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas with short reflections on 12 gifts Doubt is not an agreeable condition, but certainty is a deplorable one. Voltaire Balancing the gift of faith is the gift of doubt. Questioning what we read, see, … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Faith

Posted on 25 December 2012 by Isabel Gibson

Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas with short reflections on 12 gifts Whether we are Christian or not, this 1st day of Christmas is an ideal day to rejoice in the gift of faith: faith in a god, in a … Continue reading →

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You Say it Best…

Posted on 24 December 2012 by Isabel Gibson

You say it best, when you say nothing at all. Tomorrow marks the start of short reflections on 12 gifts, one for each of the 12 days of Christmas. Tonight, following the advice of Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz in … Continue reading →

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Try It – You’ll Like It

Posted on 05 January 2012 by Isabel Gibson

  Trying new foods? Forget that! How about trying some old foods again, for the first time? Being the 12th and last of a miscellany of short posts to mark the 12 days of Christmas.   In late November, just … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Russel(l)s

Posted on 04 January 2012 by Isabel Gibson

Being the 11th in a miscellany of short posts to mark the 12 days of Christmas. Moving with all the assurance of successful middle age, he walks to the front of the church and sits in the first pew. The … Continue reading →

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