Do you notice the magnificence in your life? The daily miracles, the signs you’re making a difference? Unless it’s a specific, measurable result, we don’t. Sometimes, the greatest gifts and successes in our lives are the ones we cannot always, touch, measure or see.
One Sunday morning, as her father was reading the morning paper, his 10 year-old daughter, Angie, came to him with a box carefully wrapped, along with a beautiful, red ribbon on top. The daughter was excited to give this gift to her dad and said, “Daddy! Here! I made this gift just for you. Because I love you.”
Excitingly, she hands the gift to her dad. The dad looks at her, smiles warmly, and carefully begins to open the box, being mindful not to rip the ribbon, as well as the wrapping paper. It was clear that his daughter spent the time wrapping the box so