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Awesome Free Gift Idea for Mother's Day or Anytime

By: John McQuade

There are very few gifts that will be remembered by anyone for ten years, twenty years, and even a lifetime. Most people in the developed countries like the USA, Europe and Australia - can hardly remember anything they received as a gift one year ago.

Certainly an engagement ring, a wedding ring, -- these will be remembered for a lifetime. Sometimes even an expensive diamond on an anniversary or birthday will be remembered for a lifetime (but not always).

I am going to describe for you a gift idea that will be remembered for a lifetime by your Mother, your Grandmother, or your Wife. (This idea works better with a wife of many years, as will become obvious as I describe it.)

This gift could also work with a Dad, a Grandfather, or a Husband - but each lady will have to decide for herself whether this would be the case in her particular life circumstances.

This gift is absolutely free as far as money is concerned, but it may take a little more effort on your part than any other present you have ever given. If you do this in the right spirit, then the effort should be a labor of love.

This gift will work for Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthdays, or anniversaries.

However, strange as it may seem as first - this idea probably works best at a random time of the year --- for no occasion at all.

Once you hear it, you will say: "I could have thought of that." In fact, while we all COULD have thought of it, I don't think one person out of 100,000 do think of it.

I first heard about it at a company motivational gathering. The speaker went off topic and told people about this idea and how to do it. He went on for about 10 minutes. When he was finished, some people in the audience were wiping little tears from the corners of their eyes. I still remember that he asked, "Everyone OK?" - because he knew the emotional impact that this idea can have.

For lack of a better description, let's call it the "LifeTime Thank You Letter."

If you were writing it to your Mother, here's how it might go:

"Dear Mom,

"Thanks for bringing me into the world. Thanks for caring for me when I could do nothing for myself. For feeding me; for changing all my diapers; for rocking me when I cried at night. For caring for me when I was ill."

Skipping ahead:

"For driving me to school everyday. For making me do my homework when I didn't want to. For washing all my clothes. For sticking by me when I wrecked the car. For being at my graduation. "

I think you get the idea. You start when you were a baby, and then in your mind go through every part of your life and express sincere thanks for what your Mother, or Father, or Grandmother, or Wife, or Husband - did for you.

Needless to say, there will be things that happened in your own life that only you would know about, and that would not apply to anyone else. Be sure to include these especially.

This may take some time and brainstorming on your part. If you are not the wordy type, just write something from each area of your life and close with "and all the other things that you did, or that I never knew you did, or that I have forgotten that you did."

I would say that you should put enough time into it to amount to at least two, three or four written pages, though.

It is important to do this in your own handwriting or in your own printing. I would recommend that you use a blue pen.

Nobody else can do this for you. If you put some effort into it, and you are sincere, and the recipient knows you are sincere - then you will have made a Lifetime Memory for your Mother, Wife, Grandmother, Father, or Grandfather.

Good Luck!

Article Source: ADB Article Directory

www.GiftsTheyWillRemember.com John McQuade believes that a good idea or product can sometimes enrich a person's life in a dramatic way.



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