Guest Reflection on the Meaning of Charity
Charity is not meant to imply a more esteemed life bending down from the back of a horse to offer petty favors to one laying down in misery. It’s a sad thing that some have taken to that image. True charity is not seeing someone as lesser, but rather seeing others as completely equal. Charity is being vividly aware that we all share the same human value, could all in the blink of an eye need a hand from our brothers and sisters, and simply reacting to another’s need in the way we would want someone to do for us.
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Tanushree’s Daily Reflection: Everything that happens in life is complimentary
I believe that in a person 2 out of 10 traits are genetic. The other 8 traits are built by that person. Every action/karma leads to the next action. If you feel that while you are doing good to others you are getting nothing in return, then you are mistaken. You have a quiet bank account accumulating the karma you create. For each good deed you add points while for every evil deed you get a deduction. There is no point in playing the blame game. YOU are the owner of your karma. Whatever you are doing is going to create a deep impact in your life, both physically and spiritually. Your current actions decide the path of your future life. Take responsibility and stay alert while you are doing something. This way you will master the so-called fate and destiny of your life. Everything happens for a reason and something always comes complimentary with it, such as grace.
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Fairfield County Charity & Donor News
Stop & Shop begins its Annual New England Turkey Express Program by donating 1,000 turkeys to Connecticut's Foodshare.
Bette Midler's Hulaween Francias, the annual masquerade "A Season in Hell" ball chaired by Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, benefiting the New York Restoration Project, featuring Blonide, Al Gore, and 1,000+ costumed guests. Signature events in NYC like this are capturing your donors and they are something to bring here.
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Genuine charity begs no recompense! There is a part of us that always knows exactly what is going on with all the multi-level interactions we participate in daily. Those nearest to us as well as those more casual or formal relationships, all have at their basis a form of energetic charge. This charge seems to carry all the nuances of our inner convictions and intentions, both blatant and subtle, and our lies and deceptions too. This energetic charge is what actually gets transmitted out into the world around us and picked up by others every time we act. http://www.spiralsacredspiral.wordpress.com
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