Strength Beauty Courage Compassion Hope Joy
Talent Imagination Reverence Wisdom Love Faith
“Someday all the children of the world will learn the truth about their noble inheritance.
When that happens a miracle will unfold on the kingdom of Earth.
Some day is near. Here is the secret they want you to know…
At the wondrous moment you were born, as you took your first breath,
a great celebration was held in the heavens and twelve magnificent gifts were granted to you.”
FROM THE TWELVE GIFTS OF BIRTH
Welcome and thank you for visiting
Everything about my Twelve Gifts work is about the value of you–the once-in-all-eternity-individual you, and the plural you that includes all of us, every person in the human family–and the inner gifts we all have.
Strength. Beauty. Courage. Compassion. Hope. Joy. Talent. Imagination. Reverence. Wisdom. Love. Faith.
Life is better when we recognize and use these gifts in all times. But we especially need to tap into them now, in these times. Each gift can help us face challenges and thrive with new understandings. Perhaps of greatest importance now is nurturing hope and helping children see these gifts in themselves and others, use their gifts, and retain what we all perceived in our earliest years: that life is wondrous and every one of us is valuable.
This website is for exploring, nurturing, and celebrating The Twelve Gifts. I hope you will come often to see what’s new, relax in the virtual Twelve Gifts Garden, participate in events, and share your experiences, questions, and discoveries about these gifts. We can each enrich our own lives, support one another, and make a difference in the world by aiming to Live The Twelve Gifts and by sharing our stories.
With love,
Charlene
"Every home
should have this book.
Every family
should read it often."
- Lendon Smith, MD, Pediatrics
Inspired in a garden on Florida’s Sanibel Island, The Twelve Gifts from the Garden is a collection of stories that demonstrate using The Twelve Gifts. Some give comfort. Others spark joy. Many stir hope. Most reflect beauty. All are offered with love.
"...a gift of peace and comfort..."
...a book to gift yourself and others..."
"...I know I will read it again and again..."
“With the wonder of a child,
the introspection of a mature woman,
and the wisdom of the elders,
Charlene Costanzo inspires us
to discover the hidden treasures of nature
as we make our way through this journey called life.”
— GLORIA GAYNOR, GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER
FOR “I WILL SURVIVE” AND “TESTIMONY”
AND AUTHOR OF I WILL SURVIVE: THE BOOK
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The Twelve Gifts from the Garden.
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IMAGINATION
Love
COURAGE
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