Scouting for Food
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A reminder for everyone: Scouting for Food bags were dropped off today. The pickup will be next saturday. Scouting for food supports many, many food pantries across the country. Whatever is donated is used locally. This food is vital to emergency food pantries and holiday assistance programs for many organizations. I can personally attest that hese donations mean a lot to the people they assist, I have helped operate a food pantry and a holiday assistance program for a Salvation Army community center, and the Scouting for Food drive really helped.
For any sort of self improvement program, giving is important. We often get caught up in the money (which is important), but there are other ways to give besides cash. Time is always appreciated. Volunteer, help someone, or help someone help someone. As the holidays approach, many programs are looking for all the help they can get. Ring a bell, help hand out food, adopt a family for Christmas. If you have many, great…it’s hard to do good without it. But don’t let the lack of it stop you. If you give of your time and resources, more will flow to you. Virtually every self improvement program teaches us that.
Since it is starting to become a bit of a tradition for me, here is an article about the subject that I hope you will enjoy!
When it comes to giving, are you a person who will stop at nothing?
Go with the Flow:
The secret to living is giving. One way to judge a person is by what they say. A better way is by what they do. The best way is by what they give. Charles Spurgeon said, “Feel for others - in your wallet.” An Indian proverb says, “Good people, like clouds, receive only to give away.” Whatever good happens in your life is not so you can keep it all to yourself. Part of it is intended to be given to others. I agree with E.V. Hill when he says, “Whatever God can get through you, He will get to you.”
The book of Acts says, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Giving is always the thermometer of our love for others. Eleanor Roosevelt said, “When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.” If you have, give. If you lack, give.
Selfishness always ends in self-destruction. John Ruskin said, “When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.” Henry Drummond said, “There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.” The test of generosity is not necessarily how much you give but how much you have left. Henry Thoreau said, “If you give money, spend yourself with it.” What you give, lives.
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- John Mason, from his latest book, Dare to Be. GREAT FOR GRADUATES! (to check out this book further, please go to http://www.freshword.com/Dare_to_Be)
John Mason is a national best-selling author, nationally recognized speaker and book coach. He has authored fourteen books including An Enemy Called Average, You’re Born An Original - Don’t Die A Copy, Let Go of Whatever Makes You Stop, and Know Your Limits-Then Ignore Them which have sold over 1.4 million copies and have been translated into twenty-five languages throughout the world. “I have posted a special message for you to see on my website http://www.freshword.com In it I talk about right associations and the effect they can have on whether you succeed in life or not. Your best friends should bring out the best in you! If you are an author, or want to be, I have many resources specifically designed for you. Also, make sure to sign up for my Nugget of the Week - I would love to inspire you.” - John Mason |
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