Monthly Archives: November 2011
3 Ways to Model Generosity to Your Family This Year
Even though Thanksgiving is tomorrow, you wouldn’t know it by turning on your TV. You’d be inundated with ads for Black Friday deals galore! It seems that many retailers have skipped the annual celebration of gratefulness and jumped right into a materialistic war of consumerism and greed.
What if this year could be different? What if you didn’t have to stress over finding the perfect gifts and could sleep in the day after Thanksgiving or spend more time with your family? What if a good portion of the money that you normally spend on stuff that doesn’t matter and isn’t really needed could be redirected to make an impact in the world and bring your family closer together as a result? Here are three ways for you to do that. Read the rest of this entry
Taking Back Your Calendar
While driving home from work the other day, I heard a statistic on the radio that made my heart sink. While many of us have hundreds, if not thousands of Facebook friends, Twitter followers, or Linkedin connections, on average, a person has 2 close friends that would be there for them in a crisis. This made me stop to think how many relationships I’ve thrown by the wayside because I was too busy or too lazy to keep open the lines of communication and build deep relationships with those I care about.
