OK, so I don't have to go on with the cry over the commercialism of Christmas, and remembering the meaning of the holiday. Enough people make plenty of commentary on that subject. The fact that Charlie Brown was making the same comments 40 years ago (In a Charlie Brown Christmas) is as much of a litmus result to the continuing consumer gluttony that is our culture as anything I could say.
That said my morning reading included a post from Mashable Social Good, and I wanted to pass this along.
One of my favorite quotes "Be the change you want to see in the world.“ Mahatma Ghandi sums up an approach to the holiday season. Here's your chance to be the change.
There are a thousand websites that allow you to make charitable contributions to a variety of charities; some of them are listed in the post. The unique point to this idea is that a couple of them allow you to send e-cards or real gift cards that allow the person to choose their charity.
This is a wonderful way to make an impact on someone, and what a wonderful tradition to set.
I personally have three Non-Profits that are very dear to our family, should you feel compelled to contribute:
The Barnabas Journey:
www.barnabasjourney.org
The Barnabas Journey is a non profit organization that sponsors workshops and life coaching seeking to create an environment of authenticity and honesty, recognizing brokenness and acknowledging pain in order to create community, growth and healing.
National Autism Association of North Texas
Nagla Moussa, President
nagla_alvin@tx.rr.com(972) 964-1669
The NAA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to respond to the most urgent needs of the autism community, providing real help and hope so that all affected can reach their full potential.
The Susan G. Komen Foundation
www.komen.org
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is fighting every minute of every day to finish what we started and achieve our vision of a world without breast cancer.