{"id":2486,"date":"2011-12-24T14:38:09","date_gmt":"2011-12-24T13:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/integrationtraining.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2486"},"modified":"2011-12-24T14:38:09","modified_gmt":"2011-12-24T13:38:09","slug":"best-free-christmas-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.integrationtraining.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/12\/best-free-christmas-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Free Christmas Gifts – Top 12"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Free Christmas Present<\/p><\/div>\n

I love the spirit of generosity and giving of Christmas and hate the consumerist nightmare it\u2019s turned into. Rather than complain about the latter however I thought I\u2019d share my ideas on top free gifts for Christmas that meet real human needs. If you want to give but are broke, don\u2019t want to fuel environmental destruction by buying more crap or have just left the shopping a bit late, these may help. Suitable for people of any or no faith:<\/p>\n

Touch<\/strong>
\nTouch is a basic human need. Give someone a hug, massage or oral sex as appropriate. Joking aside, non-sexual touch is underrated and a real gift.<\/p>\n

Empathy<\/strong>
\nGive someone a good listening to. Most people don\u2019t get heard enough and will love the shit out of you for some empathy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Creative Stuff
\n<\/strong> Make a card, write a song, bake a cake, whatever the kids do on the interweb these days… be creative. Use their stuff if you\u2019re totally broke, they won\u2019t mind.<\/p>\n

Imagination and Hope
\n<\/strong> What can you see is possible for this person that they haven\u2019t dare dream yet?<\/p>\n

Challenge!
\n<\/strong> Call someone on their shit! Not all gifts are \u201cnice\u201d. Do it with love and it\u2019s still a valuable present even if they shout and cry and hit you at the time, they\u2019ll thank you later.<\/p>\n

Your Knowledge
\n<\/strong> Share what you\u2019ve learnt. We are all good at something most people aren\u2019t and all have a different perspective. Learn em somein<\/p>\n

Vulnerability and Authenticity
\n<\/strong> Be honest and dare to share what you real feel, the things that you find hard and what scares you. It will give them permission to be human too.<\/p>\n

Shop-lifted stuff
\n<\/strong> Only joking. Jesus turned the tables over in the temple not robbed them. #JesuslovesOccupy&SantaisaCokewhore<\/p>\n

Humour<\/strong>
\nChristmas as it exists is huge joke after all \ud83d\ude42 Make someone laugh, we all need that.<\/p>\n

Gratitude itself
\n<\/strong> Say thank you for all the non-material gifts the person has given you this year. Give em a heart-felt personal compliment while you\u2019re at it. Forgive em the rest.<\/p>\n

Love<\/strong>
\nLove of any other kind you can think of. You probably won\u2019t find it on E-bay.<\/p>\n

This Blog
\n<\/strong> Spread the love<\/p>\n

These are all available as gift vouchers, and if any of them sound really good to you and you don\u2019t think you\u2019ll get them this year, let me know, I\u2019ll see what I can do. Merry anti-capitalist Jewmas, pagan midwinter, Chanukah, day when the shops are closed when Buddhist can meditate on peace, good day for Chinese food\/curry, whatever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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