{"id":752,"date":"2009-11-16T05:48:29","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T05:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/11\/fresh-morning-how-can-you-give-today.html"},"modified":"2009-11-16T05:48:29","modified_gmt":"2009-11-16T05:48:29","slug":"fresh-morning-how-can-you-give-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/11\/fresh-morning-how-can-you-give-today.html","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Morning: How Can You Give Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sun1.jpg\"The other morning as I was racing along my way, I thought I saw someone who needed help lifting something and realized she was fine. And then I had the thought: “What if I started every day with the question: “How can I give today?” Then I’d be oriented toward looking for openings all day long for ways to serve. <\/p>\n

This question, I realized, contrasts sharply with the one I usually unconsciously employ: “How can I get through today?” That one instantly puts me in a crouched, victimized, defensive posture, warding off troubles as they hurtle at me. So, I’m trying out “How can I give today?” because living in that question makes me sit up straighter, feel more empowered and less fearful. Can I hold that door a few seconds longer than is strictly socially necessary? Ask a lost-looking tourist if she needs directions? Let someone go ahead of me in line? Plus bigger things–like not venting my anger on someone even if they “deserve” it, donating $10 to a friend’s charity drive, etc. Little and bigger. All giving. All a bolder way to face the world.<\/p>\n

So, how can you give today?<\/p>\n

Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!<\/strong><\/font><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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