Giving in Gratitude 2009
December 29th, 2008
This year has been eventful, to say the least. I’ve had ups and downs as I cared for my father during what turned out to be his last year of life, I’ve seen my first novel, “Tulips in the Sand” published and made available to fiction lovers worldwide, I’ve released baggage of negative individuals from my past, opened the door to receive positive individuals into my world and moved forward to share my story in a more public manner as a contributing author in the book “Manifest Success” due for release in January 2009.
With this, I find myself with the desire to give more this year and in a very consistent manner. I opened my heart and mind, asking for the answer and receiving the idea for “Giving in Gratitude 2009″ in which I will make a weekly financial contribution to a various charity.
My intention is to lead by example and share each week which charity I have donated to, encourage others to do the same and so on and so forth. The amount of the donation does not matter to anyone as the point is to give from one’s heart, regardless of if the donation is $1.00 or $1,000,000.00. Giving to help others without expectation of anything in return is the lesson that was taught to me and I am now sharing with others.
I encourage people to use the comment option to share charities they believe in, ways they are contributing (donating money or their time) and how others can help make a difference too.
The first charity I am contributing to as part of “Giving in Gratitude 2009″ is Feeding America and I am excited to see by donating here, that (1) Kraft foods will match every donation dollar for dollar and (2) Every $1 donation to Feeding America provides 16 bowls of food to those in need.
As I more forward with this project, I feel surrounded by warm, passionate, inspirational individuals who will help to spread the importance of giving.
I wish you all a healthy and prosperous 2009!
In gratitude,
Caryn
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EmbracingMyJourney L.L.C. was created by Caryn FitzGerald in 2008.
Caryn, known as "The Manifesting Queen" is a motivational columnist, speaker and writer, she has been featured in and published several books, including "Tulips In The Sand" "Fish Sticks, Books and Blue Jeans" “Manifest Success” “Visual Arts Junction Interviews” & “Online Marketing Success Stories..."
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