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Charity Matters Quotes February 6, 2017

Teamwork

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.”

Helen Keller

I hope you had a great weekend and that your team won last night….my team didn’t make it to the Superbowl this year, but at least made it to the photo above. In watching the Superbowl, you had to admire the teamwork that both the Patriots and the Falcons put into their game. It is the key to success in most things, not just in football. Every non-profit comes with its team.

This past weekend, I was lucky enough to get to spend time with my team. We worked, played, debated, problem solved and ultimately came together to develop new goals for our organization. The key was team work.

So this post is dedicated to the 1.9 million non-profit teams in this country. You are all winners and together we can do anything!

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Charity Matters Quotes February 3, 2017

SuperBowl Sunday

“In life, as in football, you won’t go far unless you know where the goalposts are.” Arnold H. Glasow

Since we started the week talking about resolutions and goals, I thought it only fitting that we would end it on a somewhat similar note. Being that Superbowl 51 (don’t ask me to try the roman numeral version of 51) is upon us, I think it is worth noting what each of these extraordinary athletes has committed to their goal.

Raising three sons, all who played football, I am guessing that these athletes started young with their goal setting. Like all of us, each year theses athletes’ goals and dreams expanded. An enormous amount of hard work, dedication and commitment is bringing each of these football players to that moment…when a dream becomes reality.

Meanwhile, all of us, will be rooting for our teams (Atlanta Falcons or the New England Patriots), catching up with friends, watching the great ads and hopefully, taking a small internal moment to realize that each of these athletes have worked towards their goals or goal post. Perhaps, maybe taking a small moment to ask ourselves, if we know where our own goal posts are?

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Charity Matters Inspiration January 23, 2017

Extraordinary destiny

Each week I meet, interview, and discover the most amazing people, whose stories I share here.

What makes them extraordinary, is what each of them does with the hand they were dealt. The choice that they made to turn something negative into something positive.

The singular thread is that these remarkable people will do anything to ensure that the next person that comes along who is dealt that same hand, now has the resources that they did not.

It is a privilege to get to know these people, to tell their stories and to share them with each of you.

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Charity Matters Quotes January 9, 2017

A picture is worth a thousand words….and then some

“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever…It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”

Aaron Siskind

I live in a house full of photographers. Not just the modern-day iPhone everyday amateur photographer, like myself, but a husband and three sons who truly love the art, the skill, the process and the gear. They are all passionate about their images and were long before there was an Instagram.

I came across a non-profit recently,that I will share with you later this week, that helps families restore their images after a flood or natural disaster. Just thinking about losing my photos had me thinking about how truly precious they are.

We may live in a digital world but it is still the ability to freeze those precious moments in time that continues to capture us all. As Marc Riboud said, “Taking pictures is savoring life intensely every hundredth of a second.” I think this year I will add becoming a better photographer to my New Year’s resolutions along with savoring life more intently.

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Charity Matters Inspiration December 27, 2016

Post holiday pause

“Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.

A time when we can look back on the year that has passed and prepare for the year ahead.”

David Cameron

I hope everyone had a relaxing holiday and is slowing down this week to take a post holiday pause.

A time to reflect on all of the blessings in our lives, to slow down and spend time with family and friends and to look back at 2016 in reflection.

It is amazing how much can change in 365 days.

This week I will be doing just that, slowing down, feeling grateful and beginning to get excited for the year ahead.

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Charity Matters Inspiration December 23, 2016

Christmas love

“Christmas, my child is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.”

Dale Evans

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve.

It’s here, ready or not…

Christmas Eve has always been one of my favorite nights of the year.

My parents always hosted a large dinner for every friend, family member, stray or wayward neighbor without a place to go….and our home was always such a special place to be on Christmas Eve.

This year will be no exception, we will be with our family at a similar celebration filled with laughter, love and festivity. My heart is full with the blessings of love.

However, especially this time of year, it is so important to reach out to those that do not have a place to go. To a lonely neighbor or a friend who cannot be with family during the holidays.

A simple gesture is the greatest gift and the true meaning of the season.

Every time we love, we give.

My wish is for everyone to feel the love and magic of Christmas.

Merry Christmas to all….

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Charity Matters Inspiration December 21, 2016

The spirit of giving

“Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting.

It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others.

It is discarding the meaningless and stressing true values.”

Thomas S. Monson

I know this is a crazy week for everyone. We are all running around, checking off our list and trying to get ready for the big weekend ahead.

With so much to do, it easy to focus on the list, the food, the gift and….

Not the moment, the people and the joy we get from giving…

Not just giving presents but presence.

Time is the greatest gift, use it well, cherish each moment and remember to discard the meaningless and find time for others.

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Charity Matters Quotes December 14, 2016

The joy is everywhere…

“The mother of excess is not joy but joylessness.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

I would be lying if I didn’t admit to being a bit tired and overloaded this time of year. Do not get me wrong, I adore the holidays! I love everything about them, the decorations, the friends, the parties, the food, and even the presents. Truly, I do.

However, there are days when doing all the shopping, the wrapping and the cooking that it feels a bit overwhelming. We are about 10 days away and while I am checking things off the list, I am concerned with exactly that…..just checking them off, rather than feeling the joy.

With so much to do, it is easy to just go, go, go but if we are all moving at warp speed how can we be in the moment to witness the magic moments of the holidays? The other day I was whirling around getting ready for a party, I dashed into my in-laws to borrow something and in my rush almost missed my tiny niece hanging an ornament on the tree. She squealed with delight, which is what stopped me in my tracks to take the picture above.

And there it was….the joy, the wonder, the magic…right there in front of me and I almost missed it. I write this post as a reminder to myself that the joy is everywhere, if we just slow down long enough to catch it.

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Charity Matters Quotes December 5, 2016

Well…hello December

” It is December, and nobody asked if I was ready…”

Sarah Kay

Well….helloooo December!

I am not sure how you snuck up on me

However, I must confess that I am happy you are here.

Am I ready for you?

No..

Am I ever?

No.

But, do I love the lights, the music, the joy…

Yes!

It is the most magical time of year…

So ready or not…

Here we go!

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Charity Matters Quotes November 24, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving

“What if today, we were grateful for everything?”

Charlie Brown

Today is the day that we give thanks for all that we have….our crazy wonderful families, our health, a meal, our freedom and time to just be together.

Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude.

Perhaps, this year we can begin to make every day one of gratitude.

If we continue to focus on all of our blessings and all that we have, we will always be full….and not just of turkey and stuffing!

Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

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Charity Matters Quotes November 21, 2016

Gratitude

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.”

Eckhart Tolle

As we all begin to prepare for Thanksgiving, it seems like an appropriate time to think of all we have to be grateful for.

It is so easy to think of all we have to do, but perhaps for just moment we can reflect upon all the blessings we have.

When my sons were younger we did “Thankful Thursday” every Thursday night at our dinner table. The boys would roll their eyes and then share whatever they were thankful for from “no homework” to “everyone at our table.” As the years went by, it became clear that this lesson in practicing gratitude was a gift.

Today, our college age sons reference their gratitude frequently. Now it comes in the form of a family text thread, the most recent from my 21-year-old “be thankful that we are all healthy and alive”

I think that is a great place to start….

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Charity Matters Quotes November 8, 2016

Presidential birthday

“The most important political office is that of the private citizen.”

Louis Brandeis

I know that today is an incredibly important day. It will hopefully be a day to remember and celebrate. It is a day that each of us need to exercise our freedom and come together.

I have cast my vote and am proud that I live in a country where each person has the privilege to do so.

So, while our country glues themselves to hear the outcome of today’s election, I will be celebrating another historic moment…my husband’s 50th birthday.

A day to remember for sure, and a day to celebrate life, love and liberty.

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Charity Matters Quotes October 31, 2016

Happy Halloween

“There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch.”

Robert Brault

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It is hard to believe today is Halloween. This year I will not have trick or treaters at my door or candy to give away. This year, for the first time in a long time, we will be Halloween observers, not participators. That is not a bad thing, it is just simply what it is.

Wherever you may land on the Halloween scale this year, I hope it is a fun filled night filled with smiles, community, friends and of course lots of tricks and treats!

Happy Halloween!

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Charity Matters Inspiration October 26, 2016

Dreaming big

“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.”

“Christopher Reeve

This week is all about dreams…..because isn’t that where everything really starts?

We all get so busy doing, rushing, checking off our lists that we forget to just be.

It is this time of silence and stillness that our minds take over and the dreams begin.

Time we need to create for ourselves, to envision what it is we want, what we can do and who we can become.

It all begins with a dream.

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