ann@karmabox April 27th, 2008
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It’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month and I made this set of Sesame Street Felt Fuzzies to sell as a charity auction in my eBay store. 100% of the sale will benefit Prevent Child Abuse of Texas - a non-profit organization dedicated to creating “families and communities where children are free from abuse and neglect and nurtured by a loving family.” I can put either snap clips, alligator clips, or pins on the backs of these… mix and match - it’s all up to the winning bidder! Pssst, it’s hard to tell in the picture but the Count even has a little plastic monocle sewn in! Ha. Ha. Ha! ^_~
Please support this amazing charity by either bidding on or watching this item on eBay (380022290359)! Thank you so much!
Blessings,
Ann
ann@karmabox April 24th, 2008
* Pick up a can or bag of pet food or treats while grocery shopping to drop off at your local shelter.
* Pick up a can of beans or other pantry item to donate to a food pantry. Leave it at your mailbox on Sat. May 10th for your mailman to pick up. Or drop it off at your local church / fire or police station / the box at the front of your grocery store… it’s a food drive month so drop-off places abound.
* Clip useful coupons for your elderly neighbor to use. Better yet, offer to run errands for her/him.
* Click here once a day and a sponsor will donate food on your behalf.
* Click here to play the ‘Free Kibble Game’ and the site will donate kibble to various Humane Societies (Currently the Humane Society of Oregon).
* Send a pencil (or a box of pencils…) to The Pencil Project.
* Got a bunch of other office / school supplies laying around collecting dust? Teachers could sure use them in their classrooms at your local school. Contact your local school or a school in a deprived neighborhood to see if they can use what you have. Or check this place out… http://www.iloveschools.com/
Blessings,
Ann
ann@karmabox April 24th, 2008
Beautiful faces are they that wear
The light of a pleasant spirit there;
Beautiful hands are they that do
Deeds that are noble, good and true;
Beautiful feet are they that go
Swiftly to lighten another’s woe.
-McGuffey’s Second Reader
Make good by doing good! All it takes is one random act of kindness…- a genuine smile and thank you to the store clerk,
- restraining your temper towards the guy who cuts you off on the road,
- give a larger than normal tip to a server,
- picking up that piece of litter you see on the sidewalk and throwing it away,
- hugging your kids / spouse and telling them you love them,
- checking up on an elderly neighbor,
- bringing a small gift to a co-worker who is down,
- acknowledging the existence and appreciation of that stranger on the elevator with you,
- encouraging others with a heartfelt word or two,
- seeing and appreciating the beauty that is in those not traditionally beautiful,
- feeling love for someone seemingly unlovable…
You can’t possibly know what kind of day or life the other person is having. You can only know how your life has been so far and remember how you could have used a stranger’s random act of kindness on your not-so-good days. So why not be the changer and not the victim of circumstances?
Have you ever noticed that cranky or victim-oriented people tend to attract other cranky and dastardly folks? Have you ever met someone who seems to always meet nice people and get free stuff / great service everywhere he/she goes? However, it’s not a matter of getting things or respect from people, it’s a matter of giving love and respect to others. People are inherently good, and once you start to realize that… it’s easier to see and expect good people and actions all around you.
Here are just a handful of links of things you can do today:http://www.doonenicething.com/
http://grapevine.fellowshipchurch.com/changeyourcity
hthttp://www.uniteforsight.org
http://www.autism-society.org
http://www.missionfish.org/
Love,
Ann