{"id":201,"date":"2009-09-10T01:42:29","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T01:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/09\/be-an-angel-exchange.html"},"modified":"2009-09-10T01:42:29","modified_gmt":"2009-09-10T01:42:29","slug":"be-an-angel-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/09\/be-an-angel-exchange.html","title":{"rendered":"Be an angel exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aloha,<\/p>\n<p>I got an e-mail today from someone who is taking care of a parent with Alzheimer&#8217;s, a task I am very familiar with. She asked me what she could do to make her life easier and I answered love, simply love. Part of loving oneself is asking for help.<\/p>\n<p>I am teaching a series of workshops here in Lithuania and the other day I talked about the power and the gift of being of service. It is a gift to both the giver and the receiver when you are of service. Perhaps you could create a &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Inspiration\/Angels\/2008\/09\/10-Ways-to-Be-an-Angel.aspx\">be an angel<\/a> exchange&#8217; within your group of friends.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nIt is very simple. You could create an angel exchange with a few friends&nbsp;by putting&nbsp;up a sign at a local health food store or at your place of worship. You could exchange childcare, fix meals for one another, help care for each other in hundreds of small ways. <\/p>\n<p>By practicing being of service, you can both give and receive. You could exchange hundreds of small daily chores and, in the process, get a day off while giving someone else a day off. <\/p>\n<p>It could be fun and really add to the quality of your life. Try it for a week and let me know how it goes!<\/p>\n<p>With love and aloha,<br \/>Susan<\/p>\n<p>You are an angel in training and you are surrounded by loving helpers.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I talked about the power and the gift of being of service. 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