What's on your 'wish list'?

feywon

feywon

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There have been threads about what we might give others on gift-giving occasions, but i saw an article this morning about a 93 yr old woman's suggestions of what to give people in their 80s and 90s. It's long, but will post link so if you are interested you can read whole thing. She makes some good points. One of my favorites being that it is a gift when someone asks her to share a memory or teach them how to do something.
But it got me thinking: What gifts do you want from friends and family? What touches your heart? Either because it fills an actual need you have, or because it shows the person really knows you---what brings smiles and/or comfort.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/per...-their-lives/ar-AARNpEr?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531
 

I would love the gift of my huzz agreeing to at least look into moving into a smaller place--smaller just in lot size, not necessarily house size--closer to town so we could walk to things. Aw hell, so I could walk to things since I don't drive much anymore; but as he put it when I tried bringing it up again the other day, "I don't want to walk ANYWHERE!"

You know, a million years ago, the teacher of a community college history class I took said that for too many American men, their cars meant so much to them that the cars were basically 60-mile-an-hour mobile p*nises. I remember some of the guys in the class getting angry and muttering, "That's bullsh*t", etc. But more and more, I think that teacher was right. In fact I've heard Huzz say from time to time stuff like, "What's wrong with these young guys these days? They don't seem to take any pride in their cars at all! In fact, they don't seem to be in any hurry even to learn how to drive! What's their problem?" (Their "problem" is that they can't and may never afford that house with the white picket fence out in the suburbs and will have to live in cities with subways & busses & taxes if they want a job so they figure why the heck should they take on the expense of a car?!)
 
What touches my heart?

For me the health of my family (no gift is better than that).
Helping someone over a bad patch, especially if they are dear to me.
I like to see the poor fed. Everyone needs to have a place tosleep and food to eat.
When people do these things, I get emotional. Every drop in the ocean helps.
 

I wish to be able to hug my children and grandchildren but it will not happen any time soon. My other wish is for peace on earth, we are far from that but I always live in hope.
 

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