The art of giving
In the last few months, something big happened in my life. I gave $500 to a total stranger. I forget exactly how I heard about her amazing project, but I believed in her cause and in her talent, and I wanted to support her. So I did. It was little at first, just the $25 I thought I could spare. But then I became increasingly invested in seeing her succeed, both in doing good work in Haiti and in making a reproduction of a stunning gown. So I gave more. And more. And more. More ideas, more feedback, more money.
I gave more than I thought I could, but not more than I could. I did not go without, or skip on bills, I just realized I had more to give. This is amazing to me. All my life, I've been aware of scarcity, of budgeting and where the lines are between staying afloat and sinking fast. I have a few places I give to regularly, but it's not much, never as much as I want. This changed that. Part of that is strictly due to being in a better place financially than we've been before, but there's a good part that's psychological, too. Suddenly, the things I want to do seem much more achievable, because if I can manage to give $500 over a few months time, what could I do in a year? In two years? Starting right now, I could give a dollar a day to my two favorite causes. If I saved up for three years, who knows what I could do.
This womanharmanhay inspired me to give more because she had a crazy creative scheme and a desire to make a little bit of the world a little bit more compassionate, and another little bit of the world more beautiful, and to do it with the help of as many people as it took to make those things happen. Love, harmony, and beauty. That's what it's all about. Now, I have to take a little while and think about what crazy creative scheme I want to undertake. Thanks, Cathy.
I gave more than I thought I could, but not more than I could. I did not go without, or skip on bills, I just realized I had more to give. This is amazing to me. All my life, I've been aware of scarcity, of budgeting and where the lines are between staying afloat and sinking fast. I have a few places I give to regularly, but it's not much, never as much as I want. This changed that. Part of that is strictly due to being in a better place financially than we've been before, but there's a good part that's psychological, too. Suddenly, the things I want to do seem much more achievable, because if I can manage to give $500 over a few months time, what could I do in a year? In two years? Starting right now, I could give a dollar a day to my two favorite causes. If I saved up for three years, who knows what I could do.
This womanharmanhay inspired me to give more because she had a crazy creative scheme and a desire to make a little bit of the world a little bit more compassionate, and another little bit of the world more beautiful, and to do it with the help of as many people as it took to make those things happen. Love, harmony, and beauty. That's what it's all about. Now, I have to take a little while and think about what crazy creative scheme I want to undertake. Thanks, Cathy.