Help Others.org: Moving Creates An Opportunity To Start Giving -- A Kindness Story

Moving away gave me a chance to reflect on my good fortune and it was a wonderful opportunity to give away some of my things.

I’m not rich, but I decided to make sure that what I have an excess off (thanks to the kindness of wonderful friends and family) is passed on to those who really need it.

1. I donated some clothes which were still in pretty good condition, which used to belong to my roomate or me (partly inspired by the story of Goonj posted by 'Anju73'). I spent a good deal of time laundering and ironing them I also added some lavender scents :).

I searched for the right place to give them to. I could have given it to Habitat which is round the corner, but I checked out a great homeless shelter that I had heard about and gave it to them instead.

2. I gave away shampoos, conditioners, toothbrushes and other toiletries to a shelter for women.

4. I gave some new students some plates, utensils and other kitchen things that I thought they would find helpful.

5. One of my friend’s loves the song "Starry Starry Night". She is going through a rough time now, so I gave her the parint of Starry Night that I had :)

7. I gave a teddy bear away to ‘Bears for Cares’, an organisation for children affected by cancer.

8. I gave my large canvases to a friend who is a great artist but can’t afford materials because he doesn’t have a job at the moment.

It isn't much, but, phew, what an exercise. I’m so glad I did it because with a little effort, I hope I was able to make a few people happy. It also made me realise that we have woven an intricate web of attachment with all these material objects that perhaps we don’t need to :-)

Reader Comments

13 comments: page 1 | 2

iferlamb wrote: awesome! Very kind of you. smiles...

sethi wrote: There is lots of abundance in you . Thank you being who you are .

Aurelia wrote: Good for you to be so giving. Freeing your self of those material objects may have been hard...but what an awesome lesson your learned and passed on to us. Good Luck Wherever you are headed. Smiles and Kindness will be found where ever you live.
~Smiles to You my Friend.
~Aurelia

Gloria Ives wrote: How wonderful! When we do a little homework, we can certainly make the most of our good fortunes, and it looks like you looked deep inside to see where your good fortunes could be of most benefit. The challenge of finding opportunities like these really appeals to me. It makes giving an adventure. On behalf of myself, a bystander, thank you for letting me observe the good you've done. On behalf of the recipients of your good will, thank you! And thank you for the inspiration.

Imperky wrote: Hi,
You really gave of yourself as well as of your material items. They gave you the knowledge that your gifts of thoughtfulness were valued very much. You made a difference.

cabbage wrote: Your thoughtfulness is a wonderful example--thank you so much for your inspiration.

I especially like that you laundered and ironed and scented the clothes--i'll have to try that one instead of just putting all the clothes in a bag! That is just so sweet. You made many people very happy.

Lots of love and hugs to you. Xoxo cabbage

Nancy wrote: I especially liked the idea of the smile cards and lavender scents. Makes your gift seem more of a gift than just a housecleaning. Beautiful idea!

Harvey McKinnon wrote: Very nice!

Thanks!

Sarah wrote: Wow,you may not think you gave a lot but you did! You've inspired me.

luv4all wrote: I really liked the idea of laundering the clothes adding scent and making it a gift. Next time i gift clothes, i shall make sure they are like a gift

Moving Creates An Opportunity To Start Giving

Reader Comments

Add A Comment