“A wonderful gift may not be wrapped as you expect.”
“Theano: Always expecting the worst, you are.Danae: If you expect terrible things, then they don't surprise you, and all good things are like wonderful gifts.”
“The ninth gift is Reverence. May you appreciate the wonder that you are and the miracle of all creation.”
“May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.”
“When you expect nothing from the world - not the light of the sun, the wet of water, nor the air to breathe - everything is a wonder and every moment a gift.”
“I wondered what happened when you offered yourself to someone, and they opened you, only to discover you were not the gift they expected and they had to smile and nod and say thank you all the same.”