in every area of your life, including when you re receiving a gift. last night was rough. i told them i was going to talk about this. my brother is the worst gift receiver ever. he always has a comment regarding the gift. it s the wrong size, the wrong color. be thankful. practice grace. thank you. don t lie. don t say i love it if you don t. thank you is a complete sentence. you don t have to add to it. we have a tendency to fill airspace. you don t have to add on, i can t wait to use this x, y, z. you need to understand if you say something that s a lie, you get caught in it. say thank you. you re threading a needle carefully between practice and grace and not lying. keeping perspective. this is not about the gift. this holiday is about love and connection and spending time with family and appreciating each other. understand that the gifts don t matter. if you look at it in terms of i m here to enjoy everybody, you have the perspective it doesn t matter what i got underneat