tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839770534128170697.post8680328028983398233..comments2023-10-30T07:07:07.204-07:00Comments on It Bloggles The Mind: Gift or Guilt?Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505675063769786300noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839770534128170697.post-12826643845656880972009-11-24T11:24:16.856-08:002009-11-24T11:24:16.856-08:00A very nice response, Khanh Ha. Thank you.A very nice response, Khanh Ha. Thank you.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505675063769786300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839770534128170697.post-81684804693833307952009-11-23T17:28:30.625-08:002009-11-23T17:28:30.625-08:00If you have to give because of guilt, then don'...If you have to give because of guilt, then don't. But when you give out of compassion, then it doesn't matter if you give once or than once on a given day. You just feel at peace with yourself. It doesn't have to be around the holidays. When you stop your car the next time at an intersection, just look at a homeless guy, bent with age, in rags, holding up the sign 'I'm homeless, loveless, penniless, godless'. Then listen to your heart.Khanh Hahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792652854956979002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839770534128170697.post-21386055666170490992009-11-23T16:47:04.523-08:002009-11-23T16:47:04.523-08:00"Some day I should volunteer to be a bell rin..."Some day I should volunteer to be a bell ringer just to see what it's like on their end of it!" ^<br /><br />Yes, SLC, that's what I said upthread. Actually, I just saw a news item about that recently. The guy said they've had to turn people away this year for bell ringing. Apparently it pays minimum wage. In past years many people would not do it for minimum wage, but they will now in this poor economy.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505675063769786300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839770534128170697.post-59984305122110163602009-11-23T16:02:59.503-08:002009-11-23T16:02:59.503-08:00I have an alternate solution for you (in lieu of d...I have an alternate solution for you (in lieu of donating your purse): volunteer to be one of those bell-ringers. They can always use more. I'm looking into it in my community.SLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09152780547993621416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839770534128170697.post-57374339170460711352009-11-23T15:09:22.739-08:002009-11-23T15:09:22.739-08:00I give when I can, and sometimes in ways other tha...I give when I can, and sometimes in ways other than money - mittens for a church tree collection, canned food donations, that sort of thing. I guess we do the best we can, and wish for the best!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839770534128170697.post-90540267609476461892009-11-23T12:42:09.504-08:002009-11-23T12:42:09.504-08:00I know we can't be expected to give to all, bu...I know we can't be expected to give to all, but that doesn't stop me from feeling guilty.<br /><br />And there are people out there who really know how to lay the guilt on in commercials, direct mail letters, radio announcements, etc.<br /><br />Some day I should volunteer to be a bell ringer just to see what it's like on their end of it!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505675063769786300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839770534128170697.post-87253683624007298712009-11-23T11:18:27.140-08:002009-11-23T11:18:27.140-08:00I know just what you mean. But I try to talk mysel...I know just what you mean. But I try to talk myself out of the guilt, because <i>I</i> know I've already given down the street, or sent something in the mail, or given of my time. And no one can be expected to give to all.<br /><br />I'll think of you next time I see a bell ringer. ;)Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839770534128170697.post-26735669420533142462009-11-23T08:29:15.690-08:002009-11-23T08:29:15.690-08:00Good for you, Matt!Good for you, Matt!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505675063769786300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839770534128170697.post-74659278184577617742009-11-23T07:41:15.656-08:002009-11-23T07:41:15.656-08:00I hope I've warded off the guilt demons for at...I hope I've warded off the guilt demons for at least a while. I got home from the grocery store yesterday only to discover they hadn't charged me for the Thanksgiving turkey. Karma being what it is - and me having plenty of bad lately - I hopped back in the car and paid for that bird straightaway. They were quite impressed.<br /><br />Of course on my way out I breezed past the bell ringer with nary a look his way.MC Howehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135224394821535801noreply@blogger.com