Image by Eduardo Deboni via Flickr When Charity is not Charitable In lieu of holiday gifts to employees, vendors, customers or even family members, you opt to donate to a charity in their name. You feel good that you have given a meaningful gift. After all helping the sick, needy, homeless or starving child is [...]
What I Learned from the Generosity of Strangers
December 7, 2008 By 10 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim On February 2, 1992 I sat in an office at Daniel Freeman Hospital with a nun and friends who were there to support me. My mother had passed away this day and I was dutifully signing papers and handling the necessary administrative details. I saw and heard very little and [...]
Is It Far Better to Give than Receive?
December 3, 2008 By 27 Comments
Image by ~Aphrodite via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim This morning I went out for a brisk walk. I had a yearning to inhale the frosty morning air and allow it to awaken my senses. I wanted to put aside my to-do list and simply be in the moment. No purpose, no planned route [...]
7 Gifts You Can Give Yourself this Holiday Season
December 2, 2008 By 17 Comments
Image by Kaptain Krispy Kreme via Flickr When traveling by plane, flight attendants ensure that you know what to do in case of an emergency. If the oxygen mask is released from the ceiling you are instructed to put on your own mask before assisting others around you. If you can’t breathe you can’t help [...]
A Month of Giving
December 1, 2008 By 10 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim “I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.” –Maya Angelou The month of December often moves at a frenzied pace as we close out the year in our work and personal life while simultaneously planning and participating in holiday festivities. [...]
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