The Winter Solstice heralds the symbolic rebirth of the sun, the
lengthening of days & the promise of a renewed cycle of life. Have a peaceful & bright winter!
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Friday, December 20, 2019
Socializing: Pre-CHRISTMAS reunion 2019
This
Friday (December 20’19) we had our year-end
group reunion…a joyful time of brief reflections about life, peace and harmony among people…. there is no time more fitting to say “THANK YOU!” dear loyal friends
for all your amazing support during this year…I’m truly blessed to have you
each in my life!
My most sincere appreciation as well as my best wishes to each of you for a wonderful
time during this holidays’ season!
As we grow older, our Christmas list gets smaller, because we deeply realize that
the things we really want can’t be bought.
I hope the season of giving & spending time with family would bring you joy that lasts throughout the year to come!
I hope the season of giving & spending time with family would bring you joy that lasts throughout the year to come!
Sunday, December 15, 2019
Winter Charity (December 2019)
As cold weather is slowly settling in, today (Sunday - December 15'19) together with
a group of good friends I gathered to prepare a number of bags filled with a
few basic winter necessities (such as winter toques, gloves, wool socks, scarfs, blankets and some comforting food) for
several homeless people in our city.
The reasonable donations collected from some of my friends as well as my family’s financial contribution made this gesture possible. We couldn’t help everyone, but at least we could help some. Indeed, a warm humanitarian gesture delivered in the middle of a cold day.
This philanthropic activity is shared with you all to reveal once more that in life you don’t have to be super rich to care. In this very consumerist world, when so many are running for getting more, it is truly heart touching to roll your sleeves side by side with fellows who are willing to give a bit of their time, willing to give a bit of their money, willing to give a bit of their work in order to gift (at least for a temporary relief) another less fortunate human being with a little something, as well as a kind smile and a bright “Merry Christmas!” greeting. Nevertheless, charity is not about pity, but rather about caring.
While at this page, once again, I’m expressing my most sincere appreciation to my husband and to these good friends for being by my side today so together we could spread a bit of goodness around, during a time of the year (pre-Christmas time) when everybody is super busy with lots of different activities, typical of this season. Thank you, dear ones, for being part of my circle!
The reasonable donations collected from some of my friends as well as my family’s financial contribution made this gesture possible. We couldn’t help everyone, but at least we could help some. Indeed, a warm humanitarian gesture delivered in the middle of a cold day.
This philanthropic activity is shared with you all to reveal once more that in life you don’t have to be super rich to care. In this very consumerist world, when so many are running for getting more, it is truly heart touching to roll your sleeves side by side with fellows who are willing to give a bit of their time, willing to give a bit of their money, willing to give a bit of their work in order to gift (at least for a temporary relief) another less fortunate human being with a little something, as well as a kind smile and a bright “Merry Christmas!” greeting. Nevertheless, charity is not about pity, but rather about caring.
A person’s true wealth is the good s/he does in this
world.
While at this page, once again, I’m expressing my most sincere appreciation to my husband and to these good friends for being by my side today so together we could spread a bit of goodness around, during a time of the year (pre-Christmas time) when everybody is super busy with lots of different activities, typical of this season. Thank you, dear ones, for being part of my circle!
“Every charitable act makes a difference.”