How charitable are you to others and yourself? Here are a few charity-related posts you may have missed.
“Time is one of the most loving and compassionate gifts you can give someone, including yourself!”
“It doesn’t make any sense to make a key and then run around looking for a lock to open.”
“The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.”
How charitable are you to others and yourself? Here are a few charity-related posts you may have missed.
“Time is one of the most loving and compassionate gifts you can give someone, including yourself!”
“It doesn’t make any sense to make a key and then run around looking for a lock to open.”
“The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.”
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How often do you go out to eat? How often are your restaurant meals served by a waitperson?
What is your normal tip percentage for OK, good, or exceptional service?
In our early dating years, my wife Wendy was a waitress at a Friendly Restaurant outside of Philadelphia. Given this experience, she has always had a special place in her heart for kindhearted and caring servers who bring their authentic selves to their role, to make our dining experience special.
During our 40th anniversary dinner, she shared the story of a young waiter who really impressed her with his authenticity and character. Beyond her usual substantial tip, she handed him an extra 25 dollars to more fully acknowledge her delight in his service. This brought on a flood of tear from the young man.
Where might your current and future small charitable acts be even more precious to others than you realize? Where might an even more generous heart make a significant difference in your world today?
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The Giving Pledge is a commitment by the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to giving back. You can learn more about this remarkable commitment to philanthropy and the causes they support by visiting givingpledge.org.
If you happen to not currently be on the list of the ultra-wealthy, I suggest you consider the Impact Pledge. There, we can all participate in a highly specific project by publicly committing our resources – especially time and energy – to a worthy mission to better our world. In such a way we can all participate in the design of a “key” solution that opens the doors of our most daunting local and world issues.
Consider visiting the Impact Pledge site to see how you might become a critical key to bettering our world.
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About five years ago, Warren Buffett teamed up with Bill and Melinda Gates in a campaign called Giving Pledge, which has billionaires give away the bulk of their wealth.
Today, more than 130 individuals and couples from over 14 countries have pledged to give at least half of their fortunes to charities and philanthropic causes, either during their lifetimes or in their wills.
Beyond the monetary gifts, many are also giving away the precious offering of valuable time – which is something we can all consider as we pursue lives of passion and purpose.
If time is the coin of life, where and with whom might you spend it more generously, to make a bigger difference in your communities?
Be sure to make time for yourself as well.