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No Guarantees

What would you do if tomorrow was your last day… Your very last .  And you knew it. Would you lie in bed and cry?  Hug all of your family members?  Take a walk on the beach?  Eat a huge steak? I can bet I know some things you wouldn’t do…  Wouldn’t check your work email.  Wouldn’t clean the bathtub.  Wouldn’t watch a mindless tv show… It sounds hypothetical.  But it’s not.  One day, tomorrow will be your last day.  I guess if you are lucky you might know that in advance.  And knowing would allow you to make conscious choices about how to use those last few moments of time. But most of us won’t know when our time is almost up.  The end may just sneak up on us.  Or maybe death will be long and dragged out, leaving us in bed unable to make choices. So, here’s an idea.  What IF…  What if we lived each day as if tomorrow was our last??  What if we made decisions each day on how to sp...

Giving Warmth - How Will YOU Help?

Help someone today. You don’t need a lot to be helpful – you just need intention .  You don’t need to be rich – let the rich people help with MONEY.  Find something YOU can help with. ·          Is it time ?  Do you have TIME that you could put aside to volunteer for an organization? ·          Is it a talent ?  Can you play the piano and entertain nursing home residents? ·          Is it a resource ?  Are you willing to donate blood at the Red Cross? ·          Is it a skill ?  Can you cook a meal for a hungry neighbor? This winter I am helping others by giving WARMTH.  For the past few years I have collected sweaters, coats, mittens, hats, and scarves to hand out to homeless people.  I get many of them from the group Freecycle.  David and I sometimes make coffee...