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The 64 day Challenge: Gift #42 Given on February 15th

by Chris DessiFebruary 18, 2010

Monday afternoon was a lazy day off spent with my wife and daughter. We concluded a great afternoon stroll around downtown Mt. Kisco at Bellizzi Pizza with my good friend Mike Pace, his wife Saylor and their daughter Emerson (only 4 days apart from Talia).  I decided they would be the recipients of my gift [...]

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The 64 day Challenge: Gift #29 Given on February 2nd

by Chris DessiFebruary 3, 2010

Today’s gift was my most intense yet.
My inspiration behind the 64 day challenge is the book 29 Gifts. In the book the protagonist and author Cami speaks about her experience with her spiritual adviser, and how that adviser felt at one point during her 29 days of gift giving she would give a gift to [...]

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The 64 day Challenge: Gift #21 Given on January 25th

by Chris DessiJanuary 26, 2010

Today’s gift is one that I’d thought of a few days ago, however I wasn’t quite sure how to execute.  Michele works at Starbucks.  I’m in Starbucks 5 days a week.  Michele is amazing, and always helps to start my day with huge smile, and a “Good morning Chris”!  This isn’t any small feat.  The [...]

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The 64 day Challenge: Gift #15 Given on January 19th

by Chris DessiJanuary 19, 2010

I had an amazing morning filled with great meetings where I was fortunate enough to meet some really fantastic people.  As I was leaving the building (of my second meeting that day) at a very large, very corporate office building -  I stopped and saw another gift giving opportunity.  The receptionist had been super nice [...]

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The 64 day Challenge: Gift #13 Given on January 17th

by Chris DessiJanuary 19, 2010

I got up early today and enjoyed making Talia pancakes – as is our normal weekend tradition.  I fed her, got her cleaned and started to pour myself a cup of coffee while she  played in the living room. I took my first sip of coffee, when BAM. The nausea hit.  I ran to the [...]

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The 64 day Challenge: Gift #5 Given on January 9th

by Chris DessiJanuary 10, 2010

Gift number five was another surprise gift. Nothing was planned, nothing was purchased.  I’m enjoying just keeping my eyes and ears open throughout the course of a day to see if a gift giving opportunity presents itself.  It happens more times than you’d think. This was more a gift of time and energy than a [...]

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