Alright, so, even though this is kinda a long story, I'm gunna keep it really short til i decide to edit it cause i wanna go to bed...
Anywayss, in spirit of the holiday season and the good in doing random acts of kindness for others, my church (<3FRC) was doing a thing called The Gift Revolution. Basically, you give someone a gift that can really change their life with no expectation of getting anything in return. Sacrifice. It's the basis of gift-giving. When you genuinely give a gift, you're giving something up to make someone else happy and you don't do it expecting to get something back. That, sacrifice, is what The Gift Revolution is all about. Seriously, if you get a secong, check out the website (www.thegiftrevolution.com) and check out some of the amazing things people have been doing.
So, back to my original point here that i never actually mentioned (lol), to participate in The Gift Revolution, my family and I filled a backpack with things like a jacket, a poncho, a blanket, and toiletries, and a hundred dollars that we put together as a family, and gave it to a homeless women who has been on-and-off employed and collected money by my moms office. Seeing her reaction as we handed her that backpack full of items we may see as simple and average was one of the most amazing things i've ever seen. She was so excited and greatful. The items in the bag may not have been the most amazing things ever, but they were there, and they were what she needed, and that was what mattered. We take a lot of things for granted in our lives, but this really helped me open my eyes. Also, just the fact that someone in our cold, harsh world had taken the time-sacrifice-to help her, someone they barely knew, made her happy; you could see it in her eyes. Being able to help, even in a seemingly small way, was an amazing feeling.
I'm not trying to make myself look good, if thats what you're thinking. No, of course not. I just wanted people to see that little things can make a HUGE impact in peoples lives. So go for it! The only message here is 'Pay it forward.' Go make a difference in someones life. Simply tell them to pay it forward. Our world is falling to ruins slowly...Seriously, just take a look at the news...lets get behind The Gift Revolution, and start a change. Out generation can change things. Let's show people that kids CAN make a difference.
Soo, so much for short and simple, eh? lol...
And, the fact that its 12:32 and ive been up since 7:00ish is makin me feel totally out of it, soo, if none of that made any sense or sounds completely stupid or whatnot, i have barely any conscious record of anything i've typed in the past 15 or so minutes...anyways, lemme kno what you think of the nonsense that i'll probly rewrite tomorrow...lol
Peace out!
Luv ya all <3 <3
HAPPY HOLIDAYSS!!! :D
Sunday, February 8, 2009
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