“Moti, do you KNOW what you have begun? It’s a movement”, he said and all I could do at the other end of the phone is smile my silly smile. I felt the
COMPLETION deep within my being, a gift from Our Father in heaven that felt like, “Baby, your work is done.” In my heart I knew that we had given Jesus an amazing birthday present…
Santa Workshop, an idea born to impress in the minds and hearts of a nation, that “GIVING is a GIFT in itself.”
There is a sense of magic even as I begin writing about, what I’d like to call… AN EXPERIENCE 
Where what seemed LESS became SEAMLESS and the energy that poured forth, filled so many lives with magical perspectives, we got to experience PROVIDENCE, DEDICATION, ENTHUSIASM, EMPOWERMENT, POSITIVITY, GRATITUDE… all in a matter of 6 weeks.
The most important lesson we will continue to radiate is to: “KNOW that EXPECTING takes you ONE STEP BACK and ACCEPTING is a GIANT LEAP forward in Gratitude!!”
The one thing that got us through… was when people said “NO” all we ever felt and heard was “KNOW” 
the grand difference in ACCEPTING things just the way they came!
Our first gift came from my maid Durga… 10 packets of biscuit… most precious, on a day, that we received a “NO”. In that one moment I knew, that everything we needed to make Santa Workshop a huge success, would come to us, we needed to continue following our KNOWING Each day, a new miracle arrived into our lives and the story began to grow…
Instinct led us from one decision to the next, more often than not… turning our step away from the temptation of EXPECTATING (that disappointed us) to ACCEPTING new ideas, people, directions and individual decisions.
We met some very inspiring people along the way and will continue to be grateful that they made time for us… to encourage us, by reminding us that we needed, most importantly, to stay steady in our plan… and focus on completion 
We met people, who turned us down with a “NO” when their true identity was to help us KNOW that we were aligned to a purpose far greater than our perception … here are some post Santa Workshop statistics that fascinate us…
DeePositive Foundation registered on the 16th of Nov 2011
*6 weeks... that began on the 18th of Nov 2011
*75000 physical gifts collected wrapped and stickered and distibuted!!
*over 50,000 uncounted contributions... in kind!! Wrapping paper, scotchtape, stickers, Breakfast, Chai, Lunch, Chai, Snacks Chai, Dinner... more chai!! Gifts still waiting to be collected!! Cakes for the elves at work!!
*30+ volunteers, each day for 6 days... empowered gift wrapping... all smiles at the opportunity to BE THE DIFFERENCE!! Special shout of joy and gratitude to Apoorv Ahlawat's foundation :D Shivani Saria's gang of gals from her college!! Fr. Stanley Kozhichira who had inspired sooooooo many of us at the workshop with his infectious enthusiasm. For those who reached the workshop after reading the article in the Times of India
* 40 Santa's spread across the city... giving with a smile!! Covering, North, South, East and West Delhi... inspired by the power to GIVE!! Perol Pumps, Police Stations, Metro Stations, Airport (mom gave away tokens of Gratitude at the Airport on her way to Mumbai last night... she called to tell me how happy the airport staff were to receive these tokens), Orphanages, Slums, public spaces, cineplexes, truckers, auto drivers, rickshaw pullers, coolies, pedestrians... just anyone on the streets of Delhi!! Empowered kids from the R.O.P.I.O foundation giving away gifts on Christmas!!
*50 people contributed to making the number possible!! A people movement... a secular movement... crossing boundaries of religion and social divide... contributors from Belgium, US, ahmedabad, mumbai, jammu, delhi, singapore, Kuwait made it possible for us to manifest the number of gifts!
*Coverage in the Times of India and a 30 minute capsule being created on the movement on Global News Network
*Skeptics turning high energy suppporters... ;) This is special.... really special... to have changed people's point of view on GIVING... Blessed hugs from those who received... loads of blessings flooding back to us to keep the vibration of Gratitude on a high!! Santa Hugs to each person who turned us down.... they inspired us to MAKE IT HAPPEN!!
CONGRATULATIONS and SANTA HUGS Of GRATITUDE!!!
I wish I could put every picture up… to give you a glimpse… I shall better that… I am giving you the link of the FACEBOOK group… where it all began…
Santa Workshop … we’ve tried to do justice to the complete experience, we look forward to YOU being an integral part of the EMPOWERED GIVING experience in 2012
In Gratitude to ALL THAT IS for ALL THAT IS!!
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