This is a great gift, Lawrence. I hope that many bloggers will take advantage of your generosity. I will try to have something ready by the end of the day.

Chris Melton
www.therotater.com

thank you so much, lawrence. i’ too, will have something ready soonest - just arrived after a long, hard drive through slushy, snowy, foggy mountains, followed my an immediate burst of shovelling grandma’s driveway, so i don’t know how much more energy i’ll have today. you’ll have it by tomorrow.

btw, i have a way of linking back to things like this that seems to work quite well - once the article is posted here, i add a little footer to my article, saying something like, “this post was mentioned in lawrence’s christmas gift post”, with a link to that post. here is an example.

[…] this special day, other than my Christmas gift, I like to share a very meaningful story with you. It’s not written by me, a friend emailed […]

This is an old classic - but one I still like, partly because I think it’s counter-intuitive: http://www.katinkahesselink.net/kh/vulnerability.htm

The road of sensitivity, Katinka Hesselink

Being sensitive - being emotional - being strong. Those three things sound so different, but I feel real strength has everything to do with being in touch with your emotions and being sensitive to others.

Thanks! That is so thoughtful of you! Ijust wrote an article on my scary net worth. Link is here: http://littledoughgirl.blogspot.com/2007/12/want-to-know-your-net-worth.html

The article that I chose to link to this site is one that I wrote back on November 25 entitled Compassion Begins With Me. You will find it here:
http://patriciasingleton.blogspot.com/2007/11/cpmpassion-begins-with-me/html
This is a story about how I realized that before I could help others, that I had to learn to be compassionate and heal myself first. Until then, I didn’t have a clue how to help others.
Thanks for the link.

Sorry, that link should be
http://patriciasingleton.blogspot.com/2007/11/compassion-begins-with-me.html
I should have read it before I posted the original one.

Geez, I’m too late, am I? Nonetheless, Lawrence just want to drop a note to commend on your kind generosity. Maybe I’ll try to be faster next year

Cheers,
Ellesse

Hi everyone, thanks to all who have contributed their articles. I really appreciate the effort despite the short lead time within the holidays period. Thank you!

You can find the post here: http://lawrencecheok.com/192/recommended-reads-for-27-dec-2007.html

@Ellesse, if you have something to share, you can still send it to me via the contact form or email. I will be doing weekly recommended reads, and will include your article if it’s relevant.

Happy holidays everyone!

Hey Lawerence. No worries about the link. You’ve already given me more than what I need.

Friendship. Take care and have a great year ahead!

Cheers,
Ellesse