Find your niche; make a positive difference & feel true joy!
groovylaura
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I've been doing some very deep thinking today, and I wanted to give all of you something to think about, too. Someone said that she didn't feel that having a cartoon character for your profile photo truly helped abused children at all. So, I gave that some thought. I know that it doesn't directly bring in money for abused children or help stop abuse, but it does make more and more of us think about it and how we might be able to help. I do believe that awareness is very powerful. And, this added awareness will most likely indirectly make positive differences that we aren't even aware of; and who knows, maybe it will encourage some people to give to charities that help. That would be fantastic!
Do any of you know of any really great charities that help abused children or help stop abuse? We'd have to make sure that these charities are very safe, legitimate, and that most of the funds go straight to helping victims and/or stopping abuse. We could pass this information on to others as well, and now is a very good time to do that. We could also pass on other contact information to several types of really good charities that help a variety of needs (children, animals, taking better care of nature, diseases, homelessness, etc.). That would be so wonderful! What do you guys think??? Otherwise, we could all do our own research and give (if we are able) where we feel most comfortable... If we can't give money, then maybe we could donate some of our time doing volunteer work.
As some of you probably know, I absolutely LOOOOOVE animals (and we have a ton of them at our house). I volunteered at my local animal shelter for 1 1/2 years. I took care of the pets at the shelter, fostered some pets at our home as needed, took the dogs at the shelter for daily walks, kept the shelter and animal areas clean, helped feed and give fresh water daily, got sick or injured animals care, started a donation program to get funds to help care for the pets, got donated money to build a large fenced outdoor running area for the dogs to run and play, took pictures of the pets and did daily ads to find them good homes, talked with people (on the phone or by email) interested in adopting a pet from our shelter, met with them at the shelter for adoptions, volunteered at adoption events, etc., etc., etc. As you can tell, this got to be quite overwhelming, so I organized a group of volunteers to help with this. It felt so good to make such a positive difference for all of those amazing pets that came to our shelter! And, it was great to find other people that cared and wanted to help, as well. We can all find our niche in our communities where we can be of most service.
That's also why I work with kids. I work with kids that have special needs, and I absoluetly love it! I also try to make a positive difference with ALL of the kids at the school! I very strongly believe that ALL kids need as much positive interactions with adults as possible!!! Life can be very challenging, and we all need all the unconditional love and acceptance that we can get (especially children)! I certainly don't make a lot of money, but I do feel a lot of joy and satisfaction in my heart and soul each day, and that is so much more valuable to me!!!
Life is what we make it, and we need to work hard to make ours great!!! I think that's also why we're all here on MFP taking better care of ourselves and making better choices, too! First, we need to love & care for ourselves, and then we can love & care for others more effectively, as well... We can all work hard together to make our world a better place! Have a fantastic day everyone, and I hope we all make wonderful choices! I'm doing quite well, so far. Thanks again for all of your support!!!
Take care, Laura
Do any of you know of any really great charities that help abused children or help stop abuse? We'd have to make sure that these charities are very safe, legitimate, and that most of the funds go straight to helping victims and/or stopping abuse. We could pass this information on to others as well, and now is a very good time to do that. We could also pass on other contact information to several types of really good charities that help a variety of needs (children, animals, taking better care of nature, diseases, homelessness, etc.). That would be so wonderful! What do you guys think??? Otherwise, we could all do our own research and give (if we are able) where we feel most comfortable... If we can't give money, then maybe we could donate some of our time doing volunteer work.
As some of you probably know, I absolutely LOOOOOVE animals (and we have a ton of them at our house). I volunteered at my local animal shelter for 1 1/2 years. I took care of the pets at the shelter, fostered some pets at our home as needed, took the dogs at the shelter for daily walks, kept the shelter and animal areas clean, helped feed and give fresh water daily, got sick or injured animals care, started a donation program to get funds to help care for the pets, got donated money to build a large fenced outdoor running area for the dogs to run and play, took pictures of the pets and did daily ads to find them good homes, talked with people (on the phone or by email) interested in adopting a pet from our shelter, met with them at the shelter for adoptions, volunteered at adoption events, etc., etc., etc. As you can tell, this got to be quite overwhelming, so I organized a group of volunteers to help with this. It felt so good to make such a positive difference for all of those amazing pets that came to our shelter! And, it was great to find other people that cared and wanted to help, as well. We can all find our niche in our communities where we can be of most service.
That's also why I work with kids. I work with kids that have special needs, and I absoluetly love it! I also try to make a positive difference with ALL of the kids at the school! I very strongly believe that ALL kids need as much positive interactions with adults as possible!!! Life can be very challenging, and we all need all the unconditional love and acceptance that we can get (especially children)! I certainly don't make a lot of money, but I do feel a lot of joy and satisfaction in my heart and soul each day, and that is so much more valuable to me!!!
Life is what we make it, and we need to work hard to make ours great!!! I think that's also why we're all here on MFP taking better care of ourselves and making better choices, too! First, we need to love & care for ourselves, and then we can love & care for others more effectively, as well... We can all work hard together to make our world a better place! Have a fantastic day everyone, and I hope we all make wonderful choices! I'm doing quite well, so far. Thanks again for all of your support!!!
Take care, Laura
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You are so right about all the things you said Laura! I did some volunteer work today as a matter of fact! I did some painting at a thrift store that donates the money they make to our towns womens shelter. I think this time of year is definitely the perfect time to give even if it is not money. We can all make a difference! 0
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