Giving and Sharing

This week I’m sharing ideas. Have you ever thought of a better way to do something? Or had a good idea and not done anything with it? Now is the time to pass on those thoughts. Who knows where they will end up? Asking questions and being interested shows our willingness to contribute.

Complimenting others on a job well done is another form of giving. So it’s all about feedback and sharing this week. If you would like to share your thoughts, please feel free to comment.

Giving Away Furniture

Last week was an interesting one. I had to learn to stop interrupting and listen. I heard some thoughts and ideas that I'm sure I wouldn't have without actively trying.
This week I'm donating unused furniture. I find it hard to believe that we've collected so much. We are indeed fortunate to have excess belongings.
The giving continues.

Giving the gift of listening

This week I am practising my listening skills. Instead of waiting to interrupt someone and put forward my point of view, I am actually listening! It's not as easy as it sounds, because I have to concentrate on what others are saying. But it's interesting.
Try taking on someone else's point of view - it's almost an act of generosity. Not many of us have dedicated listeners who hang on to our pearls of wisdom!
Giving appropriate responses is also a part of listening. I re-read some of Stephen Covey's work last week. He said his life changed when he realised that between an action and our response to it is an opportunity to decide how we will react.
That's what I'm concentrating on this week.

I'm Giving Away Coles and Woolworths dockets!

Here's something that costs nothing, but will benefit our schools. I'm mailing my dockets to our local Special School, which will assist them in buying equipment and learning aids for their students. How easy is that?
This week I passed on some goods to the givit.org virtual warehouse, and found homes for some new items I'm not using.
One of the ongoing benefits of concentrating on giving is that I talk about it to others. Sometimes we pass on a collection of items, so we are all doing more. It's a good feeling. I do believe "what goes around comes around", but that's not my reason for this website. We live in Australia, a beautiful country and land of opportunity. We are indeed lucky. It's time to assist others to believe that they are lucky too.