I shared my blog with my hubby this week :-) He was very excited for me to do something positive and productive. Unfortunately he said PLEASE try to give of your time and resources, NOT MONEY. I have been struggling all week with what I could possibly have to offer other than money. Honestly as much as I have little money to spare, I have even less time.
Low and behold I had a friend who had a water pipe burst. She was looking for a hotel to stay in because the water had made a huge mess of her home and she has a two year old daughter. This was easy. I have room for her family to stay in my home. Whew, that was easy. I guess when you open your heart to giving opportunities find you. Now I can start thinking of something new for week three.
This is really fun. I'm thinking that maybe I should add a new level of complexity to my plan. What if I add a friend to this experiment each week. Then the giving and abundance could multiply week by week. Genius.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Weak start for Week 1
This idea came to me during a discussion with my husband where he told me that this year we had to make every dollar count. No more toys for the kids. No more uneaten groceries thrown out. No vacations. No. No. No.
Well anyone who knows me would guess that 'no' is my least favorite word. I immediately thought of all of the other things we would not be able to do. I thought this year we will have to put our life on hold. No spending would mean no fun. As this thoughts circled my mind, I because very self aware. How could I be so dependant on money? This actually sickened me. Made me want more. Not more money, but more meaning to my life. The only way I could think of changing this was to make a commitment to give every week of 2014.
Week 1 is a little weak because after I had the stroke of genius I was full of uncertainty and doubt. I did not want to tell anyone of my plan because I was afraid I would let myself down. That somewhere between no money and no time I would find an excuse to forget about my commitment to give.
On Sunday January 5th I stood in line at Publix to check out and noticed an opportunity to give to the Special Olympics. I made a small $5.00 donation and now I am on my way. 51 more weeks to go. I can do this :-)
Well anyone who knows me would guess that 'no' is my least favorite word. I immediately thought of all of the other things we would not be able to do. I thought this year we will have to put our life on hold. No spending would mean no fun. As this thoughts circled my mind, I because very self aware. How could I be so dependant on money? This actually sickened me. Made me want more. Not more money, but more meaning to my life. The only way I could think of changing this was to make a commitment to give every week of 2014.
Week 1 is a little weak because after I had the stroke of genius I was full of uncertainty and doubt. I did not want to tell anyone of my plan because I was afraid I would let myself down. That somewhere between no money and no time I would find an excuse to forget about my commitment to give.
On Sunday January 5th I stood in line at Publix to check out and noticed an opportunity to give to the Special Olympics. I made a small $5.00 donation and now I am on my way. 51 more weeks to go. I can do this :-)
Why not?
I have an idea. I'm not sure how this is going to turn out, but I am going to give it a try. 2014 will be a financially challenging for my family because we will be moving from Georgia to California. I have a hunch that if I make a commitment to 52 weeks of giving, then I will be so focused on my abundance that the stress of my finances will become less and less significant. As I mentioned I money will be limited this year so I may have to get creative some weeks, but I know that I always have something to give to others.
I believe in my heart that the most significant way we can be fulfilled is to give. I am a Christian and in my studies of the Bible I have found that it is my right and privilege to give to others. It is something that we are commanded to do. I like to give to help and support others,but in the past I have given at the level that was most comfortable for me. This year my goal is to give enough to be uncomfortable.
My hunch is that this financially stressful year will turn into an abundant year. Full of more happiness than I could ever imagine possible. That is a pretty big hunch and perhaps unrealistic, but based on my faith this is possible.
Here goes....
I believe in my heart that the most significant way we can be fulfilled is to give. I am a Christian and in my studies of the Bible I have found that it is my right and privilege to give to others. It is something that we are commanded to do. I like to give to help and support others,but in the past I have given at the level that was most comfortable for me. This year my goal is to give enough to be uncomfortable.
My hunch is that this financially stressful year will turn into an abundant year. Full of more happiness than I could ever imagine possible. That is a pretty big hunch and perhaps unrealistic, but based on my faith this is possible.
Here goes....
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