Best Last-Minute Gifts That Cost Next to Nothing

I noticed a shift this year. A lot more people are choosing gifts that are either donations to their favorite charity, or something that creates an experience. Here are five gift ideas that create new experiences in which we have the opportunity to feel grateful, joyous and awakened. 1. A SONG Music creates experiences immediately by triggering emotions and memories. Sound waves literally bring 'good vibrations' into our hearts and minds. It's a great gift! When we were teenagers, we sent messages through songs - some of us wrote our own, some made tapes of songs that expressed what we were afraid to say with words. When you give a song, you are also giving the person a gift of time and presence - because to enjoy your gift, they'll have to listen in 'real time' which will bring them to the present moment, and make your gift that much more powerful and memorable. Make a digital card with the link to the song - any song that conveys the experience you are gifting... Here is a step-by-step guide for easy song giving: Create a free account on Canva.com or a similar website Pick a picture that fits the setting you'd like the person to experience, or upload your own. Write the description - don't be afraid to use 'feeling' words. Use someone else's quotes only if you absolutely have to - be original... be YOU. YOU are the big part of the gift here! Place the link to the song onto the card (make sure you actually link the card.) Save it on your desktop as .JPG image and ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news