Leslie Dinaberg's Page

I haven't been on this board in a while but I've been continuing with my challenge and am now on my sixth cycle. It's interesting to see how my gifts have changed over time and how they parallel what I've read and heard from other people. I wonder if there's a pattern?



When I first started, for maybe my first two giving challenge cycles, the things I gave were much more dramatic. Paying for someone's lunch, leaving flowers on a doorstep, making charitable donations. I put a lot of… Continue

I'm getting ready to move next week and going through all my stuff has been overwhelming. I don't like to think of myself as someone who has a lot of "stuff" but it feels like it when I'm packing it all up. There's a lot of stuff I want to give away--mostly clothes, books, videos and toys for kids--and I'm trying to come up with a system to get this stuff to people who really need it. Any advice?

Thanks, Leslie

I wanted to share the column I wrote about Cami and the 29-Day Giving Challenge. Here are the links to my website and to the Santa Barbara Daily Sound, where I work.



It was a pleasure to interview Cami and learn more about this great community. Thanks for the inspiration. --Leslie





Daily Sound

http://www.thedailysound.com/southcoasting/12308southcoasting



My website… Continue

I came across this wonderful quote from Scott Adams and wanted to share it with this group:

"Remember there is no small act of kindness, for every act creates a ripple with no logical end."

It just captures the 29-Day Giving Challenge so well. Thanks for sharing.

Leslie

The golden rule has always seemed a little selfish to me.



I love to do things for other people in part because there’s a buzz I get when I do volunteer work, for example, that makes me feel good about myself. It’s not selfless at all. It’s intentional kindness and I always feel like I get just as much out of it when I volunteer or do something nice as the people I’m trying to help—maybe even more.



But in doing the 29 Gifts Challenge I wanted to try to be randomly… Continue