Morning
Yesterday I suggested giving to an AIDS foundation in honor of World AIDS Day. A few left comments or sent emails that they'd done just that.
Now it's Giving Tuesday.
So much is needed, and most people are struggling to make ends meet due to rising costs on everything. And I do mean everything.
But, as Maddie pointed out on his blog A Day With the Mistress Borghese, we can donate in other ways: Our time, our talents, or items we no longer use.
Remember to be good to yourself, too. Donate to your own well-being in some way to keep the batteries charged.
Some fun of the season....
21 comments:
Giving is great!
Small charities go a long way. It doesn't have to be money, BTW. People can give things they don't use/like anymore to the Goodwill or other charity (NEVER the fucking Salvation Army, those bigots!!).
XOXO
Now if someone wants to donate the first guy tp charity....meaning me....I d be forever indebted. God is he handsome....and hung!!!!
Great message too....thanks for the shout dear.
I love the man in the red shorts.
Tell MM 'hands off!' the number one 'giving' man-- He obviously needs some 'giving,' and I think I can give him what he needs!
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ps-- love the Advent calendar! (:
What's with the six 'clean shaven' guys? Part of a club? Kinkys in the school showers?? Doesn't make them any longer, just avoids having to stop every now and then and go >PTOO< to get rid of stray hairs...
Such a great message, thank you.
I agree. There are a few large charities that don't do much of what they claim.
XOXO
You're welcome!
A fun GIF.
Y'all will simply have to fight over that --- or share.
LOL. Maybe that's their point.
You're welcome.
I hope all motivated comments translate into folks actually showing up and voting. Over 7 million people who voted for Biden in 2020 stayed home and didn’t vote for anyone in 2024. And look what happened 🤡.
Hugs and bisous
Giving money is the least efficient method of giving, considering prices are not tied to income and keep increasing. The value of money spent tomorrow is less than its value given today, given a positive inflation rate.
I forget to stop every so often and thank you for your ongoing information, inspiration, encouragement and laughs. Please know that I appreciate all of it.
We need a true landslide.
Hugs and bisous.
That's why we can also give our time, our talents, or other tangible goods like food and clothing.
Thank you, Peter. It's truly appreciated.
A couple of months ago I was addressed at the nearby supermarket by a young man willing to interest me into the League Against Cancer. It reminded me that I had been a contributor to Doctors Without Frontiers for years so, after I checked his credentials, I decided to sign up for a monthly contribution.
As a (kind of) bourgeois boy raised in a catholic family with so-called values - helping others, being charitable and the like - I grew up astonished of the gap between the speech and the acts. I mean, how come giving a dime to a homeless when leaving the Sunday office will make his life better while you're thinking of the beef roast that awaits you?
Which is why, as an adult, I got used to think 'bigger'. Not only in terms of financially contributing to established and organized caused, but also for what I - as a mature/experienced man - can bring to the table in order to help others.
Once in a while I get a call from the local hospital, asking me if I could visit a patient suffering from the Guillain-Barré syndrome, which I had to go through several years ago. Visiting costs nothing, but the help given through mere attendance and words seems to mean such a lot.
I'm also thinking about applying for being a prison visitor, because I think inmates should be able to simply talk to average people outside their usual interviews with their lawyers/shrinks/etc
There are so many things that can be done, whether involving a small fee or for free.
Thank you for posting such an inspirational post.
Thank you, Laurent. It's very kind of you to give your time --- time and talent can sometimes make more of a difference than money.
if the first guy would save off his beard and let his pubes grown back he'd be perfect.
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