Behold the Stars

Help Your Brother’s Boat Across, and Your Own Will Reach the Shore.

                     ~Hindu Proverb

1. Reach out and help when you can; have compassion when you can’t.
2. You don’t get points for wanting to save the world. You get points for doing something.
3. Volunteering in a way that actually helps is not always glamorous.
4. You don’t need to go half way around the world to help people. There are plenty of people within two miles of you who need a gentle nudge, a life preserver, or someone to hold the ladder of life so they can climb a few rungs.  Often those people live in your house.
5. What most people need most is someone to acknowledge their presence.
6. You can’t help everyone who needs help. Our world is filled with people in need.  Pick your battles, but understand and take responsibility for your decision not to help. It won’t make it easier, but at least you’ll be honest with yourself.  Nobody said integrity was easy.
7. Don’t ignore or downplay problems because you don’t want to be part of the solution.  Again, acknowledge your decision not to help.
8. Don’t let people make you feel guilty because you won’t help their pet cause.
9. Help where you have the skills, inclination, and desire to help. This is your choice.
10. You can’t save the world, but you can make some part of it around you a little bit better.

How about making somebody else’s day great?
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