Chances for heroic giving are rare, yet every day there are opportunities to give a part of yourself to someone who needs it. It may be no more than a kind word or a letter written at the right time. The important thing about any gift is the amount of yourself you put into it.
~Arline Boucher and John Tehan
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More often than not, people who are obsessed with their desires and feelings are generally unhappier in life versus people that refocus their attention on service to others or a righteous cause. Have you ever heard someone say their life sucked because they fed the homeless? Made their children laugh? Or bought a toy for a needy child at Christmas time?
~Shannon L. Alder
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We must realize
that we cannot give love
unless we can receive love. . . .
In order to give of ourselves,
we must nurture ourselves.
~John Gray