A guide to choosing feel good gifts for your loved ones
Feel good gifts are those items that evoke positive emotions, warm memories, laughter or otherwise lift the spirit, of the recipient, not only at the moment but ongoing into the future.
A good way to determine what might be a feel good gift is to use the five senses as a measure. If a gift has the potential to utilize one or more of the five senses, it is apt to make the recipient feel good.
A guide to feel good gifts:
Anything that is a visual treat is apt to please the recipient of your gift. This could run the gamut from a beautiful garment to a classic DVD movie or a collector item for the home décor. Your goal is to choose a gift that not only pleases but brings you to mind each time the item is used, worn or viewed, reminding the recipient how much you care.
Music tops the list for appealing to the recipient’s sense of sound. Tickets to a concert, CD’s of a favorite artist, a music box or anything else with a musical component. A DVD of a comedy that evokes healthy laughter or tickets to a comedy club could also be a hit as a gift for any occasion.
Cologne, scented candles, homemade goodies; you are only limited by your imagination when it comes to a gift that smells divine and conjures up warm memories or makes the recipient of your thoughtfulness feel good.
When it comes to taste, the choices are boundless. You can give a gift certificate to a favorite restaurant, a gift basket of delicious goodies, candy or anything homemade that you know the recipient will love.
If you decide to go with the sense of touch, consider warm, fuzzy slippers, an afghan, a trendy sweater and scarf or any other item of clothing or accessory that feels good to the touch and is apt to please the person you are gifting.
One thing to keep in mind when shopping for a feel good gift is to match the gift to the occasion. For example, if you are choosing a graduation or wedding gift, go for something lasting with a sentimental component, as opposed to an item of clothing that would eventually wear out. For such occasions a collectible a framed picture or a decorative item would be suitable.
For feel good gifts that evoke warm memories, you can never go wrong with pictures, either framed, in an album or presented some other unique and clever way. If the recipient is a long time friend or close relative, a collage of pictures of the two of you taken over the years might evoke warm memories of good times and be a true feel good gift.
The ultimate feel good gift for both the recipient and yourself might be a donation to that individual’s favorite charity in his/her name. Potentially, nothing might feel better than knowing that someone in need has benefited on your behalf.
These are just a few concrete ideas for potential "feel good" gifts. With some creative thinking, and using the five senses as your guide, you are sure to come up with your own ideas. Keep uppermost in mind that your thoughtfulness is the greatest gift of all and apt to make the recipient of your gift feel good no matter what you choose.
