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Welcome to Giving Back Section Articles! | The Power of Giving Back
By: Sally Longson
The Power of Giving Back
There's nothing quite like the power of giving back. It can involve a fast action - giving someone a spontaenous smile which can make their day - or a slightly longer one, such as writing a thank you note for a present or an act of kindness; or something of a larger nature, such as a stint of volunteering, or contributing to something over a period of time.
Giving back can be done by giving your skills, or your time, or money; it can involve giving love and advice. And while it seems like giving back involves giving something - which it does - it's also one of the most fulfilling things you can do. When you stop giving and thinking of others, your world starts to shrink and shrivel, and die. And the same happens to you; your mindset and ability to think big shrinks; you lose the will to keep growing, and learning, and giving.
So give the world an act of kindness; and watch someone's face light up and their heart glow with your thoughtful deed. You'll feel terrific inside.
Give back to the world and its people and animals, and you'll give more to yourself emotionally and spiritually than you could ever imagine!
So whatever else you gain from this site, we urge you to take away one approach: the desire and willingness to give back. Over all the Powers we list here, it is one of the most empowering ways we know to boost your own wellbeing. Go practice and try it out, and watch yourself grow and benefit in your heart, your mind and your soul; your belief, confidence and joy.
We'll leave you with this poem by Russell Conwell which just goes to show how effective giving back can be.
Smiling is infectious, You catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.
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I passed around the corner
And someone saw my grin
When he smiled I realised I'd passed it on to him.
I thought about that smile Then I realised its worth: A single smile just like mine Could travel round the earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin Don't leave it undetected. Let's start an epidemic, quick - And get the world infected. |
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