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The True Meaning of Life is a Cup of Coffee
By: Siva Shanmugam
Tags: Life, Meaning Of Life, Helping Others, Life Meaning, Purpose Of Life

What is the meaning of life?

What is the purpose of our existence when we all going to die someday… long forgotten?

Time for some unsexy, cold harsh truths

We are living in a wide galaxy with many planets than we can imagine.

To hell with planets, our universe comprises over one hundred billion galaxies.

In this big universe, we are an infinitely simal character.

We, humans, are trying to prove ourselves to be the best of the best.

If we are lucky enough, maybe we would be remembered for a few years

What would happen after a few thousand centuries?

Our puny existence doesn’t matter shit to the functioning of the universe

Sounds harsh, isn’t it?

So why do we bother doing shit to please others?

Why do we chase money and fame?

I hope everybody could become rich and famous and will have everything they ever dreamed of, so they will know that it is not the answer Jim Carrey

Then you might think what’s the point of living?

This might lead you thinking

“I will watch porn, get high on drugs and pleasure myself to death… At least I will be happy that way.”

Nope, it doesn’t work that way, buddy.

Yeah, I can hear you screaming

“What in the hell do you want me to do you dumbass?”

Now let me explain,

There is no one true meaning or purpose in life. Actually, it is quite the opposite,

The true value or meaning of our lives are changing with time…

Without a meaning or a sense of purpose, we do not find true happiness and we will never be in peace with ourselves

I believe that two acts can help us find it

To grow as a better individual To help others

“Are you kidding?”

No, I don’t.

Growing as an individual corresponds to being self-aware of your strengths, flaws and being able to accept them, learning to be in peace with yourself, having your emotions in check, doing what you love, looking for ways to develop yourselves, etc…

I believe that it adds more value to our lives.

The second one is much more open and liberating

We cannot sustain as individuals and we are made to live in groups.

The more lonely and unhappy with our lives the shorter they become

So why not we try helping someone…

Helping one another is one way of achieving a higher level of satisfaction or fulfillment

And by the way, help doesn’t mean dedicating your entire life to work on some cancer cure.

Help no matter, how big or small…

It could be as simple as preparing a cup of coffee for your wife/husband when you prepare one for you…

It could even be assisting your kid with his math work, or helping him/her to ride a bicycle.

I am just going to grab a coffee for me and my friend until then, Adios!
4 Ways You Can Help in the Fight Against COVID-19
By: Lizzie Weakley
Tags: Covid 19, Helping Others, Coronavirus, Research

The novel coronavirus that causes an upper respiratory disease known as COVID-19 has sent the world into a tailspin since it first appeared in late 2019. Outbreaks grow rapidly because it takes just one infected person to spread the virus to five or six others. Do you want to join the fight against COVID-19 and stop this devastating virus in its tracks? Here are four ways you can help.

Assist Vulnerable Populations

While COVID-19 is only a mild illness in most people, the elderly and immunocompromised are at high risk of developing severe complications. You can help protect them by offering to run errands and drop off groceries for your friends, family and neighbors who are at increased risk or work with volunteer organizations that provide assistance to high-risk individuals.

Design a Mask Prototype

Do you have a talent for design or engineering? Stop the Drop is a non-profit initiative to create a mass-produced face mask to address the shortage of personal protective equipment. Join the competition and submit your prototype for a chance to win valuable prizes and help the world fight COVID-19. The organization even provides free files on their website to help you get started.

Donate Blood or Plasma

One of the most promising treatments for COVID-19 is using antibodies collected from the blood plasma of donors who have recovered from the disease. If you were previously diagnosed with the virus and have been symptom-free for at least 14 days, you may be eligible to donate convalescent plasma. Do you want to help even though you haven’t had COVID-19? Consider donating blood. Many blood drives have been canceled due to the pandemic, which means that supplies in some areas are critically low.

Give Money to Research

The fight against COVID-19 won’t end until a vaccine is found and the novel coronavirus that causes the disease has been eradicated. You can help researchers discover and develop this vaccine faster by donating money to help fund their work. Make sure you donate only to trustworthy organizations like the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or a reputable university’s research program.

Don’t forget that the best thing you can do to fight COVID-19 is to stay at home whenever possible and exercise caution when going out in public. Wear a face mask or covering, use hand sanitizer and wash your hands often. Choose slow times for shopping and dining out or consider getting your meal to-go instead.
Donate & Help orphans and elderly people!
By: Swareena Aggarwal
Tags: Elderly Care, Helping Others, Orphans

I didn’t realize the extent of the situation of elderly people and orphans until I sat writing this article. Yes, I knew that the condition is bad, but how much.. I was shook!

When we think of orphanages and old age homes, we think that theses are places where people are taken care of. Where orphans and elders are given care, shelter and food.

During the research for this article, I had tears in my eyes.

These institutions are responsible for providing support for people who can’t support themselves. However, the reality is that these institutions are barely able to raise enough money to do so!! Many orphans and elderly people are neglected in these houses because of lack of funding.

There is a old age home in Hyderabad that is facing dearth of essentials like medicine and food!

Read this:

The children in orphanages are mistreated as the staff is not trained and qualified to take care of the them. They face food scarcity and lack of basic facilities due to lack of funds.

Read this:-

The situation is bad! I cannot even cover it all in one piece.

The Question is….

How can you help?

You as one person can not change everything, but you can help to change the life of some.

Join an NGO near you and help them to reach these help and help them. take up activities and drives to help them in any way! I know that it is not possible to everyone to go on field and help. However, what you can do is, Donate! Find a registered/verified NGO to donate to. If you cannot donate them directly, help them to raise funds. Donation is not always about money! You can also help by donating old books, old clothes, food and medicine. If even that is not possible for you, then help spread the word to the people who can Even that is such a huge contribution. Help to raise awareness about the condition.

If you want to make a donation today, check out the below link,

SERUDS is a verified and registered NGO that is working on various causes.

References:-
Orphanage and old-age homes struggling to take care of inmates
By: Lakshay Gupta
Tags: Lockdown, Elder Care, Helping Others, Orphans, Lack Of Funding

Due to the coronavirus lockdown, the lives of several people came to a standstill. During that time, several people were struggling financially. While some people had the support of their loved ones and their families, the people living in orphanages and old age homes were left with no support during that time of distress.

Orphans and elderly are still unable to continue with their normal lifestyles as they do not have any funds left.These people now fear they would not be able to survive if the situation remains unchanged.

Majority of donations are now ,diverted towards Corona Relief Funds. People normally donated rice and other items to them. However, since the lockdown, the donations have stopped, creating an issue for the facilities. Even the regular donations have stopped as lockdown had impacted financial condition of the donors badly.

Few homes are on the verge of collapse.Even self-funding inmates are unable to pay.As a result, 20%-30% homes have closed , while some that have an average 50% occupancy are not admitting new people,

According to administration officials of old age homes and orphanages funds had declined by as much as 75%-80% during the lockdown.
Ready To Write, I Said!
By: Life Is Squarey
Tags: Helping Others, Mental Illness, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Inspiration

So, I find myself here at last. In front of my computer and ready to write. Ready to write. Ready to write, I said!

How is it that a person can have such an overactive imagination and yet find it so difficult to put pen to paper, or in this case, cursor to screen? This exercise in writing has been a long time in the making — years, in fact. As someone living with mental illness, I’ve been told countless times that keeping a diary would be helpful, but it’s so difficult. I find it a bit wanky at times. But in recent years, I’ve found myself wanting to help people like me — to help them realise that they’re not alone.

Being a non-professional, that can be tricky. I’m in no position to offer any advice or diagnoses. The only thing I have to offer is my experience, and that, I have found to be invaluable. I gravitate towards people who share their experiences of pain and triumph. And awkwardness — especially awkwardness.

I am one of the most awkward people I know, and while it can be amusing for those close to me (and myself at times), it can also be lonely and humiliating. Self-deprecation is my code, and interacting with others who share my great talent is comforting. So that’s why we’re here (myself and my creative partner-in-crime) — to share our experiences — some dark, some funny, some bizarre.

It’s a mixed bag, really.

We hope you enjoy.

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My Best Buy During the Pandemic: A Therapist
By: Matilda Annisa Tiara
Tags: Helping Others, Lifestyle, Therapy, Mental Health

My personal experience with Valentina has been great. We’ve mostly done distance consultation because of the ongoing pandemic who’s literally driving everyone crazy to the bones including both Valentina and me. She’s doing a great job in helping me realize my patterns and reminding me to break the chain. She validates and challenges my emotions from time to time without failing to make me feel safe and not judged.

Long story short, I can sum up to three points on why seeking professional help would straighten you up:

1. You have a safe space to consult and discuss your issues without being afraid of judgment, punishment, exile, or rejection.

A therapist — at least from my experience, is a neutral zone, in which you can discuss everything. My suggestion is to approach every session with an open mind and an open heart. Your therapist aren’t mind readers so always open up to your therapist’s responses and suggestions. Communicate what you think would be right for you and keep an intention to heal before every session so both your therapist and you are on the same page.

2. Therapists can help you untangle what’s tangled.

Obviously we cannot rely on them to heal us, it is our responsibility to do so. But, since we are most of the time the worst judge for ourselves, your therapist will always challenge these judgments and remind you to be kinder to yourself.

I think, the difference between a friend and a therapist is that a friend will tell you suggestions based on their own experiences and how strong your relationships are with them — hence probably going to be biased. But, a therapist would be neutral, logical, even most of the times, they’d respond based on theories and data. To me, this puts logic to my emotions and reactions which help me stay put in the present rather than overthink.

3. They’re a good reminder that emotions are there to tell you things unresolved within you or to tell you that it’s okay to need and receive help.

Your therapist will often remind you of things you forget to do such as being kind to yourself, being grateful for life and simple things, remind you that things eventually will work out and you just have to stay strong and get through your issues. They’ll be able to help you think through your emotions and help you construct the best solution to your problems, yourself.
I can begin small but why should i think small
By: Muhammad Farooq
Tags: Helping Others

Edhi Sb.

‘I can begin small but why should i think small’

So, It is beautifully said that “I can begin small but why should i think small” and relating it to my life story would be a wonderful experience. Basically, am a scout also and also had done many social work voluntarily. At the early stages, I thought that what my this little help will contribute to one’s life. But after a little time, I thought that this little help may change other’s life. May be the penny i am going to give someone is a ray of hope for others. May be this needy person needs only this penny or my this little help. So, i decided to do for mankind, what i can do. Carrying this activity on, one day, I got a call from my friend and he told me to arrange a bag of blood. Due to my contacts and my relation with other friends, almost every person shares its problem with me. So, I arranged blood on his command. After that, this news went viral in my academy that this person arranges blood. In case of any emergency, must contact him. Now, by the grace of Almighty Allah I often receives calls from my friend circle that this specific blood group is required and I helped as much as i can. But, this was quite difficult for me, when one day I received a call from my friend and he told me to be ready, i need your blood. I was shocked that what is going to happen now. What i would do? But then i thought that i have to bear the pain of single needle but this single bag may save others life. I said him “OKAY”. Just text me before reaching to my place. I go to hospital and donated blood. This was very satisfying for me but when I received a call from my friend and he told me that the operation is successful. You have saved a life. The happiness at that time was ineffable. Then I thought again, :If I stop on the first day and didn’t arrange blood for my friend than may be, i would be unable to save a life”. From this day to today I always think that little help also matters. This would be little for you, but for others this may be a matter of whole life. So, never stop helping others because “your single penny or even a small act also matters”.
The girl who helped others
By: Tanishq Shukla
Tags: Short Story, Helping Others, Short Read, Young Author, Kids Stories

Photo by Jasper Garratt on Unsplash

Once upon a time there was a girl. Her name was Sabrina. One day she was going to a food shop with her mother and saw a poor girl. Then she got sad about the girl who was poor and thought to help her. She asked her mother “Do you see that poor girl over there, she must be hungry. Let’s buy some food for her too.” Then her mother said, “So kind of you, we will help her and buy some food for her.” They bought some food and they gave it to the poor girl. Seeing the food, the poor girl became very happy. Then, the poor girl said thank you to them and Sabrina and her mother went on their way to home.

On their way they met an old woman. They saw that the old woman had bought some apples but her apples fell down on the road. Sabrina saw it and then asked her mother that “Mumma, the food we bought has apples. Should we give some of our apples to the old woman because her apples have fallen down?” Sabrina’s mother said okay and they gave some of apples to the old woman.

Just like Sabrina, there are so many people, who even if have their own troubles, share their food to help others. Even if their limited amount of food gets finished, they didn’t care.

God was seeing everything that how Sabrina and her mother helped people who had trouble and with the magic of the almighty, they got food in their bags. They knew that it was God who gave them food and then Sabrina and her mother thanked God for giving them food.

Moral Of The Story is that we should help people who are in trouble and then God will help you too.

Author: Tanishq Shukla

Editor: Meet Shukla
The no. 1 mistake we make when trying to help others:
By: Ayushi Mishra
Tags: Healthy Relationships, Helping Others, Self Improvement, Compassion, Life Lessons

We all have done it. If you think not, think again.

The need/urge to help, give advice, fix things for the other person could come from a well intended place. The urge to react like that could be your proactive compulsion to jump in to help others or due to correlation of how you'd like to be helped in such situations or what people generally seek from you in such situations amongst many other possible reasons.

But it's about THEM and them only. We all want to provide for our closed ones in the best way possible which can only be done by not applying any of the above reasons and instead try getting to know " what do they need? " and " how would they feel supported the most?" It could vary from situation to situation. So simply ask them.

Don't unknowingly make it about you but shift to making it about them by holding space for whatever it is that they need- could be just a listening ear for venting/needing space to process things/ expressing their frustration/cry about it etc etc. LEARN TO HOLD SPACE.

For more follow me on Instagram:

instagram.com/girl_with_rose_tinted_glasses
Pets to the rescure
By: Alonzo Lopez
Tags: Pets, Helping Others, Dogs, Animals, Depression

smart dog

Animals have superpowers, it's not physical but its mental. Animals are our best friends and help by being around; they help and contribute to your happiness, they also help when you are feeling down, playing with pets increase the levels of the feel good chemical-Serotonin and dopamine in your brain, so it's scientifically proven to be a helpful to those who are feeling depressed.

Dizzy look alike

As much as I love animals you have to look at the bad side of owning them,

they are too damn cute

taking them to the vet

buying food and essentials

them growing older and dying

you not being able to stop them from dying

holding their hand, as the doctor is giving them the last shot that will put them down. . .

Crying for days, and days, on end

thinking back to the good memories you had of them

realizing all life is precious no matter how small, or how big (including yourself)

the lighting

Now that we have the bad out of the way, we can look at what makes animals worth all the hurt and sadness. Animals have a lot to do with our selves and others, you can see a persons true nature when dealing with animals. How patient they are when they are in a situation. Most people, would say they love animals and would not like to do harm to them, but on the off chance your like my father, you will love animals and all the help they give you! Even petting a cat or dog lowers your blood pressure, as a cat owner myself I can proudly say this little ball of fluff is the only thing keeping me sane. lol now the pros

animals make you do more activities , or exercise in my case

, or exercise in my case most animals make great cuddle partner and help you get through the day.

make great partner and help you get through the day. Everyone has an animal that they love and adore. unless your heartless (like my father) lol

(like my father) lol they love you because you are all they have in their lifetime.

Animals search for love and someone to take care of!

Plus they make great YouTube videos!

Pets make you laugh and smile!

Most pets are playful and will help past the time!

https://youtu.be/pc8-8KfIW5c

Thank you for your time, did you enjoy reading this? Let me know!

Have a good day and take it easy!

Alonzo L.
Different Ways To Write A Persuasive Essay
Tags: Essay, Blog, Writing, Helping Others, Education

The most important thing for readers other than the quality of the content is the agreement with what you are saying.

But there is an alternative for you to catch anyone’s attention and get them to finish reading by fully agreeing with your arguments: persuasive essay writing. No, it is not manipulation, just a set of techniques that lead the reader to empathize with its content and to continue reading until the end.

Want to know how to do this? Learn now 9 different ways to write a persuasive essay!

Empathy

To empathize is to put yourself in the other’s shoes, to understand what the person is going through. Then you raise a problem and make the reader identify with him, then give the answers he so desires.

As in an e-book “6 ways to get your company’s finances up to date”. You capture the reader’s attention to the problem, the company has difficulties with finances and needs to organize them.

He develops the idea by posing all the problems arising from this lack of organization, such as late payments, interest, loans, etc. and then gives the long-awaited tips to get out of this situation.

Give Reasons

Do you know that old phrase of the parents, “why yes”? Why not is an argument for a persuasive text? In order for you to actually convince your reader about what you are saying, you need to give reasons, say why, what are the reasons for them to believe you.

For example, when you talk about the importance of a CRM system in the company, you cannot just say “why it will help you manage your customer portfolio”. How is he going to do that? What are the features of this system that will help with customer management? What are the benefits?

Speaking Of Benefits

Benefits also help to bring the reader to your side. Why buy an LED TV and not an LCD TV? What are the benefits of each product? How can they change the consumer’s life? What are the advantages of one being LED and the other LCD?

It is obvious that you are going to “pull the sardine” to the side of the product you want to sell, but this need not be made clear in your text. What should be highlighted are the benefits of the product you want to sell.

Use Authority Argument

Also called social proof, the authority argument is when you use a quote from a person recognized in the middle. Imagine that you are writing about marketing and use a Philip Kotler impact phrase to reinforce your idea. Who, in their right mind, will question the pope of marketing?

Using the authority of recognized people to reinforce an idea is one of the most persuasive writing techniques we see out there. If you have already done your coursework, master’s dissertation, or doctoral thesis, you know the importance of social proof to convince the evaluation boards.

Read More:https://buycustomessays.net/9-professional-ways-to-write-a-persuasive-essay/
What is Food to Me
Tags: Helping Others, Vibe, Food

For me during this pandemic, food has been atrocious. No, I am not saying that my mother’s cooking is bad. It was just mother’s day after all. It is simply the fact that the food is always the same. I start with a bowl of flavorless oatmeal in the morning, maybe some rice and whatever has been left in the fridge for the past five years for lunch, and then some instant noodles for dinner. Drinks are always the same. Milk and water, milk and water, milk and water. It’s not very joyful. Food has lost its meaning to me by this point, serving only as blobs of matter that help me push through the day. Going to organic supermarkets at this time is not advised, even as lockdown procedures are being slowly lifted. Fast food is surely an option, but members of family are unwilling to take the risk and so am I. We have been sustaining ourselves through Costco foods and a huge supply that my uncle had packaged about a month ago. However, despite all of these drawbacks, I am actually quite happy.

Just some plain oatmeal. Credit

Why am I happy? This monotonous, repetitive style of eating helps me, to a small degree, sympathize with those who are less fortunate than me and have less money to spend on meals. I can look down at my food with a smile of happiness rather than remorse. My dream for the future is to amass enough wealth in order to help those who are less fortunate in life. Doesn’t matter who: war vets, orphans, homeless, sick, elderly, and the list goes on. Of course, simply by just eating repetitively does not make me completely understand how they live. I am fortunate enough to be living in a good home, a stable family, and a school filled with opportunities. What I do to aid those in need may not make me understand them, but at least I can help out, even if just a little.
Food Donation Drive
By: Sarah Lohamor
Tags: Coronavirus, One Nation, Helping Others, Together We Will Heal, India

Hey everybody! As I said in my last blog that I will be writing about the food donation drive that my friend has started, so here are the details of it and how you can contribute to it:

On 6th May was my birthday, and not in a million years would I imagine myself celebrating it at home without my friends, extended family, party snacks, or even a proper cake. But I was constantly reminded that mine isn’t the worst plight out there, millions are suffering, many are hungry and stranded, families aren’t allowed to be with their sick and dying, dogs are starving, people on the frontlines are exposed and lacking resources, I can’t be sitting under a roof with food and water complaining about such trivial things in life.

With the awareness of my privilege & aspiration to contribute to the welfare of those around me, I had decided to run a small donation drive on the 6th. Some of my family members, close friends, and teachers helped me collect almost 13,000 Rs. This money was put to use in Three ways:

30 Dry Ration Meals (dal -1 kg, rice -1kg, aata- 1 kg, salt- 1kg) for 30 families of daily wage workers Pedigree — 15kgs for almost 60 Dogs on random streets 30 portions of 2 Bananas, 1 Apple & 1 Juice Box (recycled my old newspapers as bags to avoid using plastic) for policemen tirelessly braving the heat and diligently acting on the frontline to decrease vector transmission

Throughout the day a sense of fulfillment brewed within, and it was fuelled perhaps by reminders of validation from my family. However, come night this feeling faded, replaced with a realization of the massive numbers that are severely hit by this pandemic, and that we need to everything we can to heal and come out of this stronger, together.

I’ve decided to do as many drives as possible, we’ll be providing more dry ration meals, more food to furr babies out there, individual meals to kids on the street. I urge you to do your bit, even a little bit and donate. Help me do this! Just 150 rs will provide for 1 whole family’s dry ration kit, 50 Rs will provide for 1 kids meal.

To donate:

Email at riddhi.dudeja00@gmail.com

OR

Send it through UPI: riyana.dudeja@axisbank

I request you all to donate, we are helping the nation to fight together.
How To Help Someone Who’s Having a Panic Attack, With Ryan Engelstad 🎧
By: Meredith Rodriguez
Tags: Panic Attack, Better Humans Podcast, Helping Others, Podcast, Anxiety

How To Help Someone Who’s Having a Panic Attack, With Ryan Engelstad 🎧

Photo by Ian on Unsplash

“I think people have a very natural inclination to say unhelpful things, but that’s only because they want the person to calm down. They want the person to relax. So then they fall into these bad habits of doing things to help them resolve their own anxiety, and not the person’s who is actually having a panic attack.”

As a therapist, Ryan Engelstad has worked with hundreds of people experiencing difficult emotional situations.

Guided by these experiences, Ryan learned that coaching the friends, families, and significant others of his patients on how to cope with panic attacks was more helpful than coaching only the patient. Why? Because loved ones often want to help, but don’t always know how.

Here, our host Matt East talks with Ryan about his article “How to Help Someone Who’s Having a Panic Attack”, what not to do in these situations, and how to encourage emotional stability with validation.
How Do You Help Someone Who Doesn’t Want Your Help?
By: Avery Meizner
Tags: Helping Others, Advice For Life, Salsa Dancing, Advice and Opinion, Friendship

(Wait Till You Hear The Answer!)

When I was living in NYC (a long time ago in another life), I used to go salsa dancing every Sunday night. Almost every Sunday night I’d ride home in a cab with a girl who I knew from back in the day since we both lived in the same area uptown.

One night on the way back I came up with the great idea. I reached into my duffel bag and pulled out a copy of my Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within and said, “hey Annie (not her real name) I know you have been mentioning to me that you were concerned about how to eat better and how to stick to a work-out program. This book will be a real big help to you. Here. I’ll lend it to you.”

So, what happened next, in hindsight made perfect sense but at the time was a huge shocker. We got to a light, she opened the door of the cab, threw the book at me and yelled, “F.U. A-H….”

OK now this is someone I knew since High School. I was trying to do the right thing. I had empathy. I didn’t want her to be unhappy. I’m a smart guy. I had solutions. I love helping. Well, anyway, she did call me and apologize. (And so did I.) But boy did I learn a huge lesson.

So, here’s the thing. If you’re gonna be an empath and you’re gonna feel for someone and want to help, then you need to feel for them enough to be able to have some clue as to how your unsolicited advice is gonna land. To this day I have a lot of salsa partners and they are always asking me stuff. But you know what, I always double check before I go into “teacher mode”.

I might say something like “tell me the truth, do you really want my opinion? Do you really want advice? Or would you like me to just listen?” Now you might say, that sounds kind of dumb. I mean of course they want you to listen. But I said, “just listen”.

I have a lot of female friends who want that “guy’s opinion”. But they also want a guy they can talk to “without giving an opinion.” And as a “guy” sometimes I can’t tell the difference. So, I just say. “hey, I’m a guy. We’re a little slow when it comes to picking up hints.” And you know what? A few times I’ve even explained my cluelessness by passing along the story about Annie and the book. And then we all have a good laugh and I get the answer I need and then I proceed accordingly.

What’s the moral of the story here?

Not everyone wants to be preached to. Sometimes people just want to be heard. When you can tell the difference, you will be much less likely to be hit in the head with a book. If you can’t tell the difference, find out how to ask.

Lucky for me it was the paper-back version and not the hard cover! (Thanks Annie!)
#pieceofimpact by Shruti Priya
By: Pieces Of Impact
Tags: Spirituality, Helping Others, Affirmations, Positive Thinking, Blogger

#pieceofimpact by Shruti Priya:

The Supreme Power guides me in my every endeavor.✨💫

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It’s there to support me when no one else stands with me.✨💫

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I have come alone and I may go alone, then why should I yearn for the constant support from and dependence on another soul??✨💫

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A soul can flourish only when it is independent or rather interdependent.✨💫

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You can’t force your entire load on another soul if you want it to flourish!✨💫

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You must strive to recognize the Supreme Power within you because It is always there to guide you.✨💫

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When you were growing in your mother’s womb there was no one beside you (unless you were twins😉). If nature has given you the power to grow and develop physically without assistance then you definitely have the power to grow and develop mentally on your own.✨💫

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Find that power. Recognize it! ✨💫

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‘The Supreme Power resides within me and it will always enlighten my path until I reach my grave!’✨💫

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Who is Shruti Priya?

“A blogger helping you recreate your life and find that immense power within you.”

Instagram: @inboundhappiness

Website: inboundhappiness.wordpress.com

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Question for you:

What’s your affirmation for today?

Share your answer in the comments.
How Can You Help During Times Of Disaster or Chaos
By: Nicole Serena Silver
Tags: Philanthropy, Helping Others, Wisdom, Activism, Purpose

In the past I have used a framework to help people get clear on how they can employ their unique gifts to contribute during times of disaster or chaos. For example, if there is a fire in your area and you are skilled at cooking you can make meals for the fire victims or if you are highly networked you can raise money or get supplies. There are many many ways we can help during times of need. Due to disasters feeling out of our control most understandably people tend to get overwhelmed and shut down. Knowing what you are good at can guide you to identify how you can help. During a disaster, ask yourself:

Who is being affected? What do they need? (the best thing is to find a way to ask them versus what you think they need — social media can help you find people to ask) Who is already helping and how can I support them? (check out organizations that are local to the area and have good reputations) Are goods and supplies needed? Can I send things or money to support? Do I have resources that can help? (temporary housing, clothing, etc.) Who are the key influencers who can make a change now and in the future? (government, legal, community, etc.) Is there any hands on help that is needed? (building structures, cooking, healthcare, etc.)

We all know the basis of what we are good at and it is a great starting point if you want to take action now. If you want to explore your interests and strengths more in-depth I will be releasing a guidebook that is focused on gaining clarity around career choices, but is highly applicable to all other aspects of how you want to design your life, including giving back. Visit vekitapd.com for more information.

There are many ways to create positive change in the world. Some people may choose social impact careers that have positive effects on individuals or society and others may choose to contribute outside of work through volunteering or donating money to causes they care about (this too can contribute to substantial impact). It can even be starting a company that generates employment for your community or doing random acts of kindness like buying a stranger coffee. Elizabeth Hopper from U.C. Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center discovered research is showing that being kind and giving to others can make our lives feel more meaningful. So as you make others happy, in turn you are also increasing your happiness.

How do you want to make a difference in the world?

I want to leave my mark on the world by (taking an action/set goal)___________________________.

This is important to me because

(connect to values)___________________________.

I will do this by

(taking an action)___________________________.
Show Your Two Faces
By: Bybreen Samuels
Tags: Life, Astrology, Spirituality, Helping Others, Horoscopes

TODAY’S HOROSCOPE — JANUARY 5th 2021

The Moon leads you by the hand to find balance as it moves through Libra. At 2 degrees it gives you the edge to do this extremely well. You have two bites of the cherry because the Moon trines four planets. Two are out of sign, namely Pluto and Mercury in Capricorn. Followed by Saturn and Jupiter in Aquarius. Both signs have the stamp of Saturn in that it rules Capricorn and co-rules Aquarius with Uranus.

The harmony that you’re trying to achieve is both personal and public. The personal aspect ties into how you work with emotional intensity, that elevates and transforms you. This is alongside using your mind to think constructively and sharing common sense ideas that enhance relationships.

Conversely, when the Moon connects with Aquarian energy, you are required to shift to serve the collective. The ego needs to take second place so you can find ways to exercise emotional discipline. This is beneficial because it allows you to shine the spotlight on external causes. By creating some distance you can objectively distil your emotions and pronounce your organisational abilities.

How could you help to re-organise structures that can achieve far reaching goals?

Even though the Moon opposes and squares fire sign planets, don’t be thrown of course. Chiron in Aries brings another cardinal placement into the picture and a ‘Me, Myself and I’ attitude. It presents the choice of either wallowing in your wounded identity. Or you can engage with the Moon to nourish others. The tension between the Moon and Venus isn’t too overwhelming because they bring awareness to sensitivities. This back drop can act as a compass that steers you from inner concerns to outer realities.
ON KINDNESS
By: Michael Adarkwah
Tags: Christianity, Disability, Kindness, Helping Others, Love

ON KINDNESS

(Being Kind To Every Kind)

A story is told of a man who wanted to jump off a bridge and die. He left a note that if one person smiled at him on the way to jump off the bridge, he wouldn’t jump. Apparently, no one smiled.

The world is starved of kindness, and many people are dying because the weight of their happiness is diminishing with each passing moment. Kindness is not weakness. As luster is to gold, so is kindness to the strong. Kindness is not only giving alms to the poor, it is offering prayers for your enemies, speaking politely to the rude, having time for the downtrodden. It is giving compliments, helping the elderly, making others laugh, putting yourself in others’ shoes, not judging quickly, and doing no harm to others. Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind” (Henry James).

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see” (Mark Twain). David W. Orr, Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics once said; “The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane.” “People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred; forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway” (Mother Theresa). “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world” (Desmond Tutu). God loves you! (Eph. 4:32) ©️ Michael Adarkwah Agyemang
These Are Our Children
By: Hallie Graves
Tags: Community, Helping Others, Adoption, Foster Care, Children

“I could never do that. I’d get too attached!”

“Don’t those kids have problems?”

“I’d love to help, but I have other kids and don’t want to expose them to those kids.”

These are common responses when I tell people that I’m a foster mom. I’ve been in the foster care world for 17 years, and I get it. This life isn’t for everyone. It requires resilience, grit, patience, humility, and in my case, a probably-unfounded optimism and hope that small acts of love make a difference in a world of chaos. And it stems from a deep conviction of a simple fact: these are not “those kids” from “those families.” These are our children.

In the olden times — and in many other countries — children in need of substitute parenting were cared for by their local communities without formal arrangement or government intervention. A family from church cared for children of other congregants. Neighbors took in children from a block over for a night, a month, a year. This worked because folks with resources to share and folks in need walked through life together. Needs were known and responded to without programs linking one side of town to the other, matching donors to families in crisis.

I don’t think those communities were more saintly than today’s. But lives were local and communal, which made it harder, I imagine, to exalt the protection of one’s nuclear, biological family at the expense of struggling friends and neighbors.

That’s where I start with foster care. I’m not doing this because I’m a good person, or for accolades (#notworthit) or because I’m sure I’m the solution these kids and their families need. I am convinced that these are our children. Their parents were once our children, too (and I betcha we collectively failed them, too, which brings us to today, but that’s another article for another time).

That’s my answer to all of the above. We get too attached because these are our children, and they deserve an adult to go through a dozen boxes of Kleenex when they leave. We love, guide, and care because these are our children, and we know that unconditional, unvariable love and commitment actually changes the physical makeup of brains exposed to chronic stress and trauma. We help our children — wisely and with support of professionals — even if it means sacrifice for our “own” families and children, because the need of one is the need of all.

I love these children, because they are mine. And they are yours, too.
The Joy of Helping Others
By: Annie Shaw
Tags: Personal Development, Helping Others, Positivity, Personal Growth, Life Lessons

How helping others can actually help you

Photo by Evan Kirby on Unsplash

Today, I’d like to share a quick way to spark positive energy within yourself, especially if you’re feeling a bit down. It’s simple: help someone else.

Give something of yourself, no matter how big or small, to someone else. It doesn’t have to be financial aid, it can be a minute of your time or a few words of kindness.

Now it would be perfectly logical to think: if you aren’t feeling good yourself, how are you supposed to give to someone else? But I ask you to give it a try, my dear reader, and see what happens.

I think too often we fail to realize that one of the greatest and purest joys in life comes from helping someone else. No matter who we are, no matter what chapter we’re currently experiencing, I believe that the joy of making another person smile can bring warmth and light to our own hearts.

I recently realized why this might be the case — why sparking joy in another being brings us joy as well. You see, at the end of the day, we are all one. I know that might sound cheesy but hear me out.

In his book Sacred Powers, Davidji brilliantly says,

“The exact same elements at the heart of a star flow through every plant, tree, ocean, mountain, bird, fish, animal, and human. You are stardust breathing stardust.”

Rarely have words in a book moved me as much as these ones did. Viewed from this perspective, we are the Universe experiencing itself. All of us are part and parcel of the Universe. I am the Universe. You are the Universe.

I used to think that was such an arrogant thing to say but it’s not, really. To me, it just seems like a simple truth of life now. The same life that flows through every other living being on this planet flows through you and me.

So we are one and when you help another human being, you are in fact helping yourself. It’s the Universe caring for itself. And perhaps this is why it sparks so much joy in us.

All I know, dear reader, is that if you are having a low moment and you feel your light has dimmed, giving will help you heal.

I know it’s hard to get up in those moments but if you do get up and you give something of yourself to someone else, if you help brighten someone’s day — the light of that giving will transform your heart. See if it doesn’t lift you up out of that dark moment and into a happier state of mind.

I recently spent a few hours helping someone with a task and I walked away feeling as though I was the one who had received help because I felt so much more joyful. Has that ever happened to you? I’d love to know.

Have a beautiful day!

A.
Comfort In Sadness
By: Matthew Gionet
Tags: Helping Others, Self Love, Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety

For some reason I find comfort in sadness I don’t know if I’ve gotten use to the fact that I have clinical depression or there is genuine comfort in being sad. There’s days were we don’t want to leave bed, eat, exercise and we lose motivation all together and all we want is to snack on junk food cuddle up and be alone with our thoughts and shed tears. Even if it’s a certain sad song we listen to, life, or your memories sometimes the only comfort we get is from being “sad”.

We tend to drown in our own tears because we have gotten so use to it and it feels normal because that’s all we ever wanted, is to feel normal. It’s okay to not be alright, this is how we feel better this is how I can push the day behind me with just a quick cry. We pray for better days some of us want sunny days and some of us can dance in the rain it’s what you make out of day. Dealing with mental illness isn’t as easy as everyone tends to think it is. We are all hurting and some of us are even hurting in silence. We often get told that we are lazy, or we get told that we always look mad,glum, or sad and it’s because we are. We’re always hurting we might not show physical signs but mentally we are just surviving.

There is no more “happy days” for us so we make the most out of the sad and find the most comfort that we can, keep doing what get’s you thru the day and soon enough there’ll be better days ahead for all of us suffering with mental illness. Don’t give up and keep pushing through the dark days.
Random Acts of Kindness
By: Mateen Qayum
Tags: Helping Others, Random Acts Of Kindness, Positivity, Kindness

“A simple act of kindness can make a tremendous impact on a person’s life”

What is kindness?

Kindness means the quality or state of being kind to someone. It involves being nice to other people, making them happy, and doing the right thing and the good thing as often as possible

Wikipedia defines kindness as: “a behaviour marked by ethical characteristics, a pleasant disposition, and a concern for others.”

Acts of Kindness:

As we all did a lot of kind acts daily when it’s come to start counting the acts it becomes difficult whether it is an act of kindness or not. Today I am gonna share with you my five acts of kindness that I performed on February 20, 2020.

Giving a lift to a Stranger:

Story begins when I was going towards the office and on the way I saw a stranger who was asking for a lift, but I saw no one stop to help him. I was also going to pass him and then I realized that maybe he was going to be late from the office at that time. I stopped my bike and asked him to come. I saw his delighted face for not being late. I dropped him off at his office near to my office. He thanked me and he was gone. I was feeling happy to help a stranger.

2. Pay Greetings to lower rank people:

I usually go to the office without meeting someone whom I don’t know but on that day after helping a stranger I was confident and paid a salam to all guards that was on my doorway to the office and they also replied to me humbly.

3. Forward a Resume of a Jobless Friend:

One of my friends is unable to find a job in the software industry, when I know that there is hiring in my office for react developer and android developer. I called him and asked him for his resume. I got his resume and sent it to hr of my company on the basis of my reference. I also assured that HR will appoint his interview.

4. Helping Poor:

After the shift we friend decided to have a dinner together we go a restaurant near to my office at there their a some beggars whom asking for help I give them some money so they can eat the food.

5. Share my meal with cat:

Basically the restaurant is at the bank of road so a cat was there when we started eating it came close to us. At that time I thought it was hungry and I gave it a chicken piece. It started eating.

After doing all these acts I feel very grateful to Allah Almighty who considers me to help others.