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Being in the mindset of giving let's me see people in a different way. Today my son, who has just broken his leg, and I went to our favorite Dim Sum restaurant in San Francisco (Ton Kiang in case any of you love Dim Sum too). The restaurant is two stories with a large upstairs and a smaller more desirable downstairs. It was crowded and as usual there was a line.



A table opend up downstairs and the hostess asked the people in front of us if they minded giving up the table to us. They… Continue

I was inspired by the questions Cami asks when you sign up. I liked reading the answers to why people signed up for the challenge and I like reading about what they hoped to receive. For day two I decided to visit some members pages, see what they asked for and do what I could to give it to them. I choose three members and offered words of encouragement and good wishes. many of the posts were so general that it was hard to know what to do. So, put it out there everyone - say what you want and… Continue

Does it count to give to yourself? I had my usual sort of day where I give all day to others. Not in the 29-day challenge sort of waybut in a way that mostly leaves me tired.



I looked at my list of things that I wanted and thought; why not have a spa day at home? So, around 9pm I locked myself in my bathroom and did all those spa like things we girls do. I won't go into details here but you get the idea. I emerged an hour and half later feeling great. I crawled into bed, read some of… Continue