Finding purpose

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
Roosevelt, Eleanor


Yes, today, I am straying away from my usual blog entries of adventures, workout... fitness and moving on to more spiritual and philosophy. It has been some time I made an entries about this topic.
The quote above I love, just read and think about it. Concentrate on each word. Don't just read the words, but understand what it is trying to tell you. Without me realizing it, I give joy to others that I never realized that I do. It is nothing big, but it tends to mean a lot to the person I am giving it. Maybe it is a just a simple smile, or a thought, or a word that brings joy to their heart. I think at a soul level we are looking for some sort of happiness and a need to connect with other. As soulful human we tend to feel the need to belong to something big, bigger then all of us. There is a need of all of us to be accepted without judgement. As human we do anything we can, right or wrong to achieve happiness or acceptance. As I look at the world, I feel pesstimistic but as I look at individual humans I feel optimistic.
There is so much we can give to each other... words of support, words of encouragement, a small token of appreciation, but there is one valuable gift that we can all give and it is the only gift that is consider to be a nonrenewable resource, it is precious. What is it? Its time. Give time to others, giving the gift of interest and your time to them is one of the greatest gift you can give.

What greater way of expressing love, than by devoting time to those we care about and those in need? Walt Whitman, the poet, expressed it this way, "Behold, I do not give lectures or a little charity. When I give, I give myself." When we give to our friends, we draw them closer. When we give to our enemies, we change them into friends.

As a mentor to runners, this is the creed that I follow by.... Give my time is valuable. To me time is an important assets. Giving a choice between money or time, I would choose time. Why, because Life is made out of moments of time that if you bond them together creates experience. Life is bits and pieces of moments of time. It is who you are. You are based on your past and present.

As the holiday approaches, don't be overwhelmed by the commericialism, just focus on the true meaning of christmas and accept, love and embrace your friends and family without judgement.

that is it for me now