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Why I'm choosing to give:
I have a generous spirit and love the way I feel when I'm giving
What I'd most like to receive:
Love and connectedness
How did you hear about the 29-Day Giving Challenge?
from Cami and Mark
About me:
I'm a senior art director for an ad agency in San Francisco (a job that Cami actually helped me envision a year ago!). I'm also in recovery, studying buddhism and meditation, and am a member of the Burning Man community.
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Day 9: Friends

Posted on September 11, 2008 at 9:33am 2 Comments

I finally gave a friend a furry vest she's borrowed from me for three years! You know, it was meant to be hers all along :)
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Day 8: Love

Posted on September 10, 2008 at 10:30am 4 Comments

My birthday was fabulous! I received many well wishes via phone, text, email and Facebook wall posts. It wasn't until late in the day that I noticed I hadn't received any "things" and was really happy about that! A few words from friends and family were so appreciated.



I've begun to notice that a lot of my giving since starting this challenge has been in the form of service or time. I've given a few "things" but I find the non-things to be more appreciated and… Continue
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Day 7: Connection

Posted on September 10, 2008 at 10:20am 0 Comments

A friend and I did H&I (Hospitals & Institutions) service at a detox center where we shared our experience with folks just off the street. AA has given me many gifts and service is how I can give back. It's also a humbling reminder of how the disease of alcoholism is progressive and many choose against basic needs like food and shelter when in its grips. The best high I get these days is when I do service, I swear!
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Day 6: Step 11

Posted on September 8, 2008 at 10:12am 0 Comments

When I was at Burning Man, I used a few of my recovery tools regularly, including Steps 3, 11 and 12



Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him



Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out.



Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we… Continue
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Day 5: Going with the flow

Posted on September 8, 2008 at 9:59am 1 Comment

I spent the day with a dear friend who has been going through a very difficult time and has been very emotionally stressed. We headed out, with very little plan in mind, but we drove toward Golden Gate park to the Power to the Peaceful festival. We randomly stopped for lunch on Hayes where we discovered a great display of street art and I wound up buying a pair of paintings after meeting one of the artists. We then had a yummy lunch outside at Flipper's. Then we headed to the park, laughing… Continue

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At 5:00pm on August 11, 2010, Deb~ Community ManagerDeb~ Community Manager said…
Blessings Jill!
At 8:12pm on October 24, 2009, Astraa Starr gave Jill a giftAstraa Starr
At 6:20pm on October 9, 2008, RickRick said…
Peace and Love...from Haight/Ashbury!!! )O(

At 11:46am on September 15, 2008, WakoWako said…
Hi Jill,
Welcome! Great to have you join us; I've read a few of your posts and like the spirit the shines through. Happy Birthday, too!
Also, hope you'll consider joining the Bay Area 29Gifters Group. I think you're my neighbor, too, so a potential carpool partner to a future local event!
Good giving,
Wako
At 10:22pm on September 11, 2008, Juliana LoveJuliana Love said…
Rock on with yo' bad (good!) self in recovery, Sistah! I love your posts. A big part o' my 4th step is about self-forgiveness and believing in my own talent as an artist or whatever it is I want to be - who knows!?, so it's pretty cool that you contacted me. Maybe we can talk about design/recovery over tea (sans sugar for me!) sometime?
At 7:49am on September 3, 2008, CindyCindy said…
Oh I always wanted to go to Burning Man!!! How cool!

I followed it a bit on the Internet - wow! You lucky thing! :)
At 7:25am on September 3, 2008, Cami Walker -- 29Gifts FounderCami Walker -- 29Gifts Founder said…
Hi Jill. Thanks for joining! Great to have you here.
At 5:00pm on September 2, 2008, LyzLyz said…
Hi Jill and welcome. I'm so glad you decided to join us.

Enjoy your 29 Days and don't forget to share some stories to help inspire others. If you need help posting in your Personal Giving Blog, follow the directions here.

PLEASE HELP US GROW: Our initial goal is to have 2,000 committed givers by the end of September. Please help spread the word. Email the 29gifts.org link to friends and invite them to join us. Write about the challenge and include a badge or our video on your website, blog, facebook, or myspace page. Or forward the 29Gifts.org link to media contacts.

Good giving!

P.S. Don't miss our cool new downloadable gift card and handy 29-Day Giving Calendar, which helps you keep track of your gifts.

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