Why Give?

I love Thanksgiving! I wish we were all a bit more giving throughout the rest of the year but I’d still take a season or holiday of giving over no giving any day of the week. During this time of year, I usually spend a bit of time talking about what I am most thankful for and quite frankly, I find that each year that list seems to grow and grow.

This year, I’d like to spend some time talking about helping others be thankful—both by setting a good example or simply imparting some words/thoughts of wisdom. I think we can all agree why this is important—being more thoughtful about giving to others and thankful for what we do have makes a difference. We see this every holiday season as folks tend to be in better moods (except when fighting over last minute purchases in the stores). I’m at a point now where I’m trying to explain to my 5 and 3 year olds why it is important to share. It’s interesting (and probably a topic for another day) but I never gave much thought to how innately selfish we can be as humans. For those of you with kids, I’m sure “mine” was one of those first words in their vocabulary along with mama and papa. It shouldn’t surprise me but it does as I don’t believe I think of many folks I meet as selfish.

So how do we go about spreading this feeling of giving? I’m not going to set rules there. At the end of the day, I think we all need to do what is most important to us and what makes us feel different or like we are imparting change. This could come in the form of “Pay it forward” acts or donations of time, money and gifts. This could also come in teach others about the meaning of “Thanksgiving” and why it is an important time of the year. Whatever you choose, good luck and feel good!

Happy writing this week and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

 

 

 

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