Why do you give? Why do you donate?
Why Do You Give? Why Do You Donate?
Around this time of the year, I have found that most people have one of two mindsets.
Mindset #1 – focuses on the lack! Some will feel the holiday crunch, worry about other peoples’ expectations, feel stress over gift giving and the costs, and feel like they will buckle under the whole ‘holiday’ weight.
Mindset #2 - focuses on the abundance! Some will look around and truly feel fortunate, ‘blessed’, and see they have ‘more’ than most. These folks will go out of their way to spend a bit more than others, not just monetarily but maybe in time and their presence as well.
I believe a lot of folks will teeter between these two mindsets on and off through out the holiday season.
However, regardless of where your mind is at – this is the season that just seems to bring out the ‘giving back’ moments in MANY of us! Even those without materialistically and financially – will be cognitive of how they can in fact give! Give of their time, resources, create awareness and so much more. For this reason, I just love this time of the year! No matter your mindset or circumstances – others come to the front of our minds around the holidays in some form or another and when they do we think – how can I make a difference?
Have you ever thought about the benefits of giving? I truly believe most approach giving as a feel-good moment and it’s just something we do because it is the ‘right thing to do’. I don’t know where that became part of our ‘programming’ but I am grateful for it.
What does giving truly do for us? Have you ever thought about it? Have you ever thought about – how does it benefit you? I know, I know – this is not the point of ‘giving’ but I wanted to see, learn, explore it from this side.
To Google I went and first article to pop up shared this: It will enrich your life, familiarize you with your community, and connect you to people and ideas that will positively impact your perspective for the rest of your life. Helping your community is an opportunity for you to grow as a person, to better understand how you fit into the world around you. *EF Education First Blog Site
WOW!
- Enrich my life.
- Familiarize me with my community.
- Connect me to people.
- Impact my perspective.
- Provides me with an opportunity to grow.
- Helps me understand how I fit into our world.
I didn’t expect to read all the benefits to me and for me when I give to others.
Let me get this right – when I give to someone in need or an organization that helps those in need and less fortunate, I stand to gain all shared above in the bullet points? Sign me up!
Give for others now has another side to it – give for self! Regardless of your motivation in giving – there is no way to lose here – it’s a win win. Others benefit even if your motivation is self driven and if your motivation is driven by seeing and helping others you still gain and win too.
This holiday season – give!
Give of your time.
Give of your attention.
Give with a warm handshake, smile, hug.
What is one of your favorite ways to give?
Written by Cheryl Clark - Clark Strategies | A Strategic Partner of Amazingly Virtual
