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Today I passed a familiar street corner on the way to the store.... Every time I pass it there is someone homeless on the corner who is asking for help. In the past I've always been judge mental or too afraid to give because I was broke. Today was different though. Today, I felt compelled to give to the man on the corner with the long beard and the missing arm. He held a sign that said " Help needed...anything will do." At first I tried to ignore this compulsion to give, but as I drove out of… Continue

Sat down on day 8 with my two year old niece and helped her make a card for her mom out of Red and Green construction paper. We cut out a red paper heart, and a green Christmas tree to glue on the back. Then I held her little hand to steady the pen as we wrote the to and from. I watched her adorable little cheeks full of concentration and her little tongue sticking out of her mouth as she tried to draw her mommy and then some presents under the tree. Periodiocally she would look at me with… Continue

Went to Fed EX on Day 7 to make some copies of my resume. I noticed that the workers were extremely professional. I commented each one generously on their helpfulness and on the professional atmosphere of the store. I really struggled on this day with whether I actually gave or not, but I realized that I actually gave them the gift of encouragement, bringing a tiny bit of sunshine into their workplace :). I also made it a point to smile at others today...to find something I genuinely liked and… Continue

Got a pile of my nieces favorite little books and read to her for an hour. J. left to go back to the Bronx. Before she left we all had dinner; afterwards I cleaned all of the dishes. I have this curling iron J. used last time she was here that she loved, so I gave it to her as a gift. She was excited and grateful...but unfortunately couldn't fit it in her suitcase, so I gave her a big bear hug instead.