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We can live our day to day lives with having few personal connections with people.
A simple "please" and "thank you" can get you through the day while still feeling "good."
What about making it personal? Not everyone has the outgoing personality to strike up a conversation with someone, and would rather stay in their own little world. And that's fine.
But what if, just what if...we took our lives a step further and decided to make it more personal.
What if you heard someone was having a tough time...instead of just praying for them, or thinking about them...what if a card was sent, what if some small gesture reminded them that they are being thought of. It could even be anonymous.
What if, instead of just giving a dollar to the charity of your choice...what if you actually gave up a few hours on a precious Saturday to help? I know weekends are precious, they are for my family as well. I'm not asking you give every Saturday away...but what if you gave a piece of one Saturday away to someone in need?
Whether it's one of these ideas or one of your own, see how your heart is affected when you make giving...a little more personal
1. Help to rebuild a widow's house www.Bothhandsfoundation.org so that a family can help bring an orphan child home to love
(I personally volunteer with this organization and I am very passionate about it)
2. Visit a long term care center where the elderly are many times long forgotten and would love to share a minute or two with anyone who will sit with them
http://www.bordeauxltc.org
(I happen to have the honor of meeting Ms. Black, a fun woman who is 104 years old!)
3. Help out at a food kitchen, www.feedamerica.org
4. What about training as a first responder so that when some horrendous tragedy strikes an area, such as a destructive tornado, floods, earthquake...you can go help rebuild lives and rebuild people... www.hopeforce.org
You can actually cross that yellow police tape and go hug someone who has had traumatic loss!
(this one takes a weekend, but it is worth it to be trained to help!)
5. Volunteer to go read a local school, or even mentor a student.
6. How about the Ronald McDonald house?
7. Read to children at a local hospital?
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