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BE A GIVER!
MUNDO Y GENTE
WORLD & PEOPLE
It is the time of the year when the trees go to sleep for a few months, the leaves are almost gone and the wind is taking them to a better
place. When the cold arises, our moods change and now we just feel more sensitive to the changes around us.
When you walk outside or to your weekly groceries, everything is festive, Christmas is around the corner and busy with the shopping, we forget the most important part of not only this winter season but our daily lives... we forget that we were created to give, to love and to be for others instead of only for ourselves.
Loving, caring, serving, giving, and helping not only enrich your soul and spirit but enhance your own life experience; It fills your energy, lifts you with enthusiasm and opens up your heart to be thankful. Living in a country like Canada gives us the opportunity of being blessed, we have food, a roof on our heads, some us health, and why not, a loved one beside us; this gives us the capability
to give whether it is our energy at
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work every day or fulfilling your passions on a daily basis. Giving your heart, giving your efforts, giving your energy, giving your help, giving your money for those in need, giving the best of you to supply the lifestyle you want for your family is just a little piece of what giving is all about.
I am sure that closer than you think you have opportunities of giving, for example a hug; I found most people do not hug because we have created boundaries that are not always healthy, so asking for permission and giving a hug most times will empower both people, will lift your spirit and will make feel accompanied at certain situations. Giving to those in need, it could be people suffering or lacking health, money or most of the times company.
Buy a coffee for someone you don’t know and start a ripple effect of good things happening in the world! Supporting a charity, participate in draws, donate, support kids in other countries or simply serve dinner for your family and use this season to teach others to become givers!
Give your time and undivided attention when you are with someone, put your phone away when having coffee with your friends, be in the moment and don't let the world, the social media and other factors to determine where your attention goes, make people feel appreciated and you will be fulfilled, your spirit will be lifted and you will feel more energized as well.
Give the basics, love, hugs, company and comprehension to those in need; create basic bags with essentials for the homeless, toys for kids, chocolate for the seniors, and most important do it with love to serve and passion for others. Involve your family and be thankful for all that you have, open your arms for others and you will receive more in return.
BY: DANIELA FERREIRA
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