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Your story made me cry! LOL
A simple reminder that the beauty life offers with love, family, friends and nature far outweighs the sorrows in life.
I could actually see your gran in my mind's eye speaking to you.
I wanted to hug her!
Thanks so mu...
The longest word in the english language is SMILES! There is a mile between the 1st s and the last s,.which brings me to my story.
I had to go to the Post Office this morning.I arrived 10minutes before opening time to find a short queue - about 5 ...
Wow!! Going for round 15!! Congratulations!!
Wow -- round 14. Great Job.
Bless you! have a wonderful round 15! awesome!
Have a wonderful new day Colleen! I wish I could see the lovely plants. I know they bring you much joy and your nursing them to where they are is a reward in itself. Blessings to you always :o)
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- Why I'm choosing to give:
- I have always had a giving nature. I feel most content when I can give some cheer to others. To me, giving is the best part of sharing the blessings I have to show my appreciation to my Creator for my life. It took me many years to realise that in giving it also meant receiving. I used to feel very uncomfortable when I was on the receiving end. What a wonderful wake up to realise receiving is also giving.
- What I'd most like to receive:
- Love, peace and happiness for all
- How did you hear about the 29-Day Giving Challenge?
- my sister shared with me.
- About me:
- I am blessed with wonderful children. On having to retire on a state pension they made one of my dreams come together. My dream? To live near the sea, close to my family and still be independent. Table View is a suburb of Cape Town. I am close to the beach, have all utilities , such as doctor, chemist shopping centre, in the are and my children
close by. My youngest son and his family have just recently immigrated to New Zealand.
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- http://www.nomoreboss.co.za
- Other Website:
- http://www.teddybearcare.org
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- Yes
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END OF ROUND 14.
Days 18 – 29 1/11/09 – 12/11/09
I have had some very challenging rounds in the past but none as challenging as Giving to Self! My gratitude for the end of this round knows no bounds. I have learnt, though, the importance of caring for self.
In myself I have grown quite a bit, not in body size, rather in the wonder of being ME! With all the years of being wife, mother, care giver I somehow forgot that I too needed care, so another challenge met.
My Ginger plant ---well that is another story! I l… Continue
I have had some very challenging rounds in the past but none as challenging as Giving to Self! My gratitude for the end of this round knows no bounds. I have learnt, though, the importance of caring for self.
In myself I have grown quite a bit, not in body size, rather in the wonder of being ME! With all the years of being wife, mother, care giver I somehow forgot that I too needed care, so another challenge met.
My Ginger plant ---well that is another story! I l… Continue
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 1:39am — 5 Comments
Days 9 – 17 Round 14
This has been quite an eventful week. Certainly none of which I would have chosen.
Friday : Unknown to me, this was to be the last quiet day for a week. After spending time tutoring my grandson, I spent the day taking care of my poor neglected garden. Just as well nature takes care of itself, as I don’t give my garden nearly enough attention. I sort of make up for it in spurts. My plants must know I love them so they forgive me and give of their best.
Saturday on going to check up on my friend a… Continue
Friday : Unknown to me, this was to be the last quiet day for a week. After spending time tutoring my grandson, I spent the day taking care of my poor neglected garden. Just as well nature takes care of itself, as I don’t give my garden nearly enough attention. I sort of make up for it in spurts. My plants must know I love them so they forgive me and give of their best.
Saturday on going to check up on my friend a… Continue
Posted on October 31, 2009 at 8:43am — 5 Comments
Round 14 Days 2 - 8
Day 2
This giving to self is far more difficult than I imagined. Today I forgot to pray over my bowl of water, which meant I forgot to water my plant. As though that was not enough of a bad start I added a blog which was to totally blank. Must have been my day for escaping the world. To make up for it all I went to look for a point to ponder. This is what I found :- wise words from Thich Nhat Hanh (glad that’s not my name I can’t even pronounce it)
“When you plant a lettuce and it does not grow… Continue
This giving to self is far more difficult than I imagined. Today I forgot to pray over my bowl of water, which meant I forgot to water my plant. As though that was not enough of a bad start I added a blog which was to totally blank. Must have been my day for escaping the world. To make up for it all I went to look for a point to ponder. This is what I found :- wise words from Thich Nhat Hanh (glad that’s not my name I can’t even pronounce it)
“When you plant a lettuce and it does not grow… Continue
Posted on October 22, 2009 at 6:00am — 4 Comments
Round 14 Day 1
This is a photo of my Tommy Tortoise having his breakfast.He has been in hibernation since April so I can quite understand why he is demanding food whenever his plate is empty for too long.Today, my first day of giving to self I took some time to spy on Tommy to see how he manages to bang his plate for att… Continue
Posted on October 15, 2009 at 5:58am — 2 Comments
End of round 13
You will not believe what I have just done to myself! I typed out my whole blog -normally I do it on word first but today I decide to do it on site - then instead of sending it somehow or other I managed to delete it. To add to this upset I now have a Senior moment and cannot remember what I said.Sooo, I am busy fitting my thinking cap on again. Its a case of please be patient I have a problem.
Right! Senior moment has passed1
This last week I have spent 2 - 3hrs daily on the telephone to our So… Continue
Right! Senior moment has passed1
This last week I have spent 2 - 3hrs daily on the telephone to our So… Continue
Posted on October 14, 2009 at 9:06am — 4 Comments
Comment Wall (362 comments)
- At 3:43pm on November 13, 2009,
Ruth said… - Hi, Colleen. Tonight I'm having a look to see how people are. It's always good to read your blog, you truly live the challenge. May you be blessed with love and happiness.
- At 5:34am on November 12, 2009,
Harriet said…
- Colleen, Thank you for your prayers and thoughts for my family. God bless
- At 9:15pm on November 11, 2009,
Ginny said…
- Hi Colleen.. thanks for the quick welcome! Grateful my youngesr sister bought the book for me! Looking forward and already feel the purpose! Just glad to be here!
- At 8:42pm on November 11, 2009,
Dayz said… - I LOVE your slide show! I am an animal lover myself.... I hope you are having a wonderful day and thank you for being such a positive force of nature! Dayz
- At 6:01am on November 9, 2009,
jacqui said… - Thank you for the warm welcome... wow, i was'nt expecting it at all. I thought this was something i would be doing alone.. a very pleasant surprise. I'm working through the whole blog and sending messages.. never done this before. Quite exciting!! I checked out the operation teddy bear and will be joining. xxx
- At 12:06pm on November 6, 2009,
Kkay said…
- Haven't quite fiugured out the blogging part yet. And believe it or not I am a techy guru : )
- At 8:07pm on November 5, 2009,
Stacey S. said… - Here is hoping you have a beautiful day!!
- At 8:34am on November 5, 2009,
Dory said… - Thank you so much for the warm welcome Colleen! It is so wonderful to be able to meet people from all over the world and to have a common goal that we share! Have a wonderful day. I look forward to getting to know you better!
- At 5:26am on November 5, 2009,
amysue said… - Thanks Colleen! Very happy to be here!
- At 4:36am on November 5, 2009,
April said… - Thank you for the wonderful and helpful welcome Colleen. I truly appreciate it. I look forward to this awesome journey.
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I didn't watch the lastest video. I would also imagine that they would want the avalanche of mail to stop. Isn't it amazing what a group of kind caring people can do to boost a kid when he is so sick.
After finishing the fabvulous book, "The Go-Giver" I strove today to implement the first "law", The Law of Value. This law says, " Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than what you take in payment." I had to work today...
Great gift! I'm sure your son really appreciates the time you spent with him, even more than the food.
This is an amazing way to start your challenge! I'm sure it made her day. Many hostess' and greeters don't get the credit they deserve. My 9-yr old daughter pointed this out to me just last week. She made a point to approach the greeter at our loc...
A quiet Sunday with only a trip to Whole Foods as activity. Nice. My gift to myself was the time to read the whole New York Times this morning- even the magazine. I hung around the house in my jammies reading and resting until noon. My DH made me ...
Our local food bank provides food to 40 families twice a month. My husband and I bought 6 bags of groceries and 3 christmas gifts for a family. We also attended a fundraising event and bought numerous raffle tickets, etc for this cause. It felt gr...
Thank you so much. It was nice to see the video. I also noticed that the family requested for people to stop sending cards at this point. I can totally understand how they want to spend their last few days with him, not sorting through mail. I'm s...
The family has asked that people STOP sending cards at this point. They celebrated Christmas with Noah on the 8th of November. They never expected the overwhelming amount of cards. They are extremely thankful, but they can't handle them anymore. N...
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I love this idea! What a wonderful give. I am going to use this for christmas presents this year. I wanted to be able to give gifts with meaning instead of something that will sit on a shelf or get lost in a drawer. Thank you so much. Bless you, Patt
Today my gift was that I took my son and his girlfriend out for lunch and then took Matt to Costco to load up on food for his apartment. I was going shopping and thought he could use some food too. It was great to spend time with him.
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