One month after her wedding day, thirty-three-year-old Cami Walker was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She and her husband were planning on coming back from their wedding, having children, and living their lives as the typical married couple would do, but this diagnosis changed her life forever.
She thought that her life had gone to shambles. As every day went by in the hospital Cami thought that she was going to end up in a wheelchair, that her husband was going to leave her, that she was going to lose her job, and more. Then, one day, she was given an uncommon prescription from a friend, an African medicine woman named Mbali Creazzo. Mbali Creazzo told her to give away 29 gifts in 29 days. “By giving,” Mbali told her, “you are focusing on what you have to offer others, inviting more abundance into your life.” These gifts did not have to cost a lot; they could be anything. For instance, the gift could be a Kleenex for a crying friend, a painted rock, or a phone call. However, the requirement was that the gifts had to be both authentic and mindful and at least one had to be something she felt was scarce in her life.
29 Gifts is a memoir of those 29 days in Cami’s life. It is the unforgettable story about embracing the natural process of giving and receiving. It is a passionate account of all of the days of her journey and how she was healed. Through this process, Cami was able to start walking without a cane, and she developed a website. She started an effort to have people spread the gift of gifting–such as organizing groups of people to hand out flowers on the street.
This book also includes personal essays from other people in the world who tried this form of “medicine” and whose lives changed for the better by giving to people. The book carries a very powerful message and meaning to it that entrances you. You cannot help but want to give as much as you can to the world as you read through the pages.
