Friday, December 24, 2010

a new perspective

One of the blogs I follow is Lola B's


This Christmas she has done something wonderful with her kids to give them a bit more perspective in their lives.

You should really go over to her blog and see the pictures that she posted.

Below I just copied the text over.
enjoy!



I had been feeling these last few weeks that my kids……as much as i love them to pieces….
were starting to act a bit greedy….and their behavior was getting to me.
So i sat down with Bryan…and we hatched this little plan of taking a day….when the focus…
the perspective….was not on them….but on others.
I wanted my kids to experience something that would stay with them forever.

I bought a pack of sticky notes when i was out shopping a few weeks ago…brought them home…
and sat down with the kids…asking them to write what they would like….knowing that they would
be handing these little notes out to complete strangers.
Then….i decided…why not tie on a dollar bill to them….and make the focus….the perspective…
on people that were in need.
I realize…that just one dollar won’t make a huge difference….but to me…it meant that we could
make a small impact on what really mattered…and that was making someone …the recipient….
maybe smile…..on a day that was really tough on them.



I bought a pack of sticky notes when i was out shopping a few weeks ago…brought them home…
and sat down with the kids…asking them to write what they would like….knowing that they would
be handing these little notes out to complete strangers.
Then….i decided…why not tie on a dollar bill to them….and make the focus….the perspective…
on people that were in need.
I realize…that just one dollar won’t make a huge difference….but to me…it meant that we could
make a small impact on what really mattered…and that was making someone …the recipient….
maybe smile…..on a day that was really tough on them.

We got on the train this morning…and made it to downtown Chicago…where we met up with Bryan.
The kids placed the notes on parking meters….

We left a note at our table after we had lunch….

We handed notes out to anyone that looked a little down…

or had a cup in their hand…

..or just needed a smile.

The kids received oodles and oodles of smiles from people…
and that my friends….
did more for us in one day….then i could ever explain.
It filled our hearts…..with the exact thing that was missing…and that was Perspective.

My family and i are so blessed….so by us taking just one single day out of our lives…
to walk around the cold streets of Chicago…
and lifting the spirits of some down on their luck people…
is really….
what perspective is all about.




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