Donations #10

Dec 3, 2015

Giving Back. . .

With the Christmas season right around the corner tons of people including myself are stressing about money and what presents to give to their loved ones. Thinking about all the things they have to do and what they will be getting in return instead of what the meaning of giving back really is. 

Every years hundreds of people give to charities if it is Toys of Tots, the Christmas Angles, or even donating their time to volunteer. No matter what it is many people take this time to really give back and it is wonderful that they do but what about the rest of the year.

I personally have volunteered with Hospice of the Valley, Giving time with different soup kitchens, donated clothes, laundry soap, toothbrushes, and many other little things to the woman's shelters. Made sure to sit, read, talk and just listen to people in assisted living homes. Donated money and cards to orphanages. I am not saying I am better then anyone and I am not trying to get a pat on the back, I am saying all of these different things because of the wonderful feelings I received that I could make a difference by just giving an hour out of my day, giving unneeded and unworn clothes to someone who really could use it. This is all year around and is always in need someone just needs to take the initiative to do these things.

 

I believe that if more people are taught at a young age to give back and to help out this world would be less cruel, and just plain mean. People would not always expect something back except the feeling that one gets knowing you did something good and right for someone who is in need.

Teaching kids to share and give is always a good thing but how many kids really know to fully give some thing even if it time. I personally teach my children that they need to give to up things so others can enjoy it just as much as they have. Once they are older I will be making them volunteer their time with what ever it they choose but they will find out the struggle others have. I also hope with time and experience that they will realize that Some times Giving Back is all that is needed to make another persons day, week, situation so much better then what it has been.

I guess my challenge for many is to just look in to this concept of Giving back what can it really hurt beside your face from all the smiling you will be doing.