1.0Lessons from a Recovering Doormathttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormatDaylle Deanna Schwartzhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat/author/dschwartzrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mcVYRd3Rmj"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat/2008/12/the-gift-of-charity.html">The Gift of Charity</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat/2008/12/the-gift-of-charity.html/embed#?secret=mcVYRd3Rmj" width="600" height="338" title="“The Gift of Charity” — Lessons from a Recovering Doormat" data-secret="mcVYRd3Rmj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> My last post was Gifts that Nurture People & Our Planet. Charities are hurting in this bad economy. If you have someone who might appreciate knowing that the gift you give them is helping others, or you just want to do something kind for the holidays, here are a few suggestions. There are so many…http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W3h59OgJIAA/SU7wRiu-MBI/AAAAAAAAAv0/pAAoIsd3oSU/s200/anon1i.jpg