Day 6 -13, the last few days of giving.......I am lost :(

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Comment by Lisa Graham on November 18, 2009 at 1:06pm

You have to take care and give to your own family! Those are some of the best gives even though family sometimes takes those for granted. Just remember, their worth it!!! Keep it up Simmi!!!

Comment by Simmiharding on November 18, 2009 at 11:58am

Thanks everyone for the heartfelt comments, I really really appreciate it. I got it, I need to find happiness in what I am doing and whatever I am contributing whether its my family, extended family or the strangers. Once again, thank you everyone :)

Comment by Lotusgirl on November 18, 2009 at 7:51am

Giving... the gift of yourself... participating in life and being fully engaged in your giving.
Sounds like maybe a gift of affirming yourself is needed, and letting go of "not being enough" .
If someone else wrote the letter you wrote, what would you say to them?? You are very hard on yourself.
Giving is "contributing" from the heart.

Comment by Cindy on November 18, 2009 at 7:02am

Simmi - my experience with the Giving Challenge has helped me to see that I often put REALLY big standards of perfection on myself, and this ultimately hurts me and others. By taking the Challenge I have the opportunity to give 1 small thing for 29 days in a row and to practice allowing this to be enough.

ENOUGH. It is a good word. And one that I did not have a very good relationship with - I was not enough, what I did was not enough, I was never good enough, thin enough, rich enough, nice enough.... you get the idea.

Taking this Challenge over and over (I'm on Round 7) I have come to treasure the small, intimate relationship I am developing with "enough."

It is changing my life.

I wish you well.

Comment by Deb~ Community Manager on November 18, 2009 at 6:40am

You are doing a fantastic job of giving Simmi! You were thinking of what you had to do but you were doing it! Gr8 gives! Have a wonderful day :o)

Comment by amysue on November 18, 2009 at 6:34am

I see so much giving here - it seems you do these things so naturally they seem everyday to you. I wonder if you've reread what you wrote. I often find that it's not until I sit down and write about these things that I notice how much I've accomplished. What a loving family you have! If you feel the need to push your giving even further I've found the suggestions in the forum really helpful. Lots of great opportunities.