In about the same degree as you are helpful, you will be happy. -- Karl Reiland --

Good Morning,

Today we are going to discuss, the way to true happiness is giving. What you give you get in return. They go hand and hand together. You need to find something to give back to people. Let me tell you about a story I read in a book before, that illustrates this point.

An older man, he was about 70 years old. He was retired. He decided to do something with his remaining years that would give happiness to a bunch of people. One morning, he went outside to the curb on a busy intersection and started hopping around waving and shouting, "have a great day!!" His wife thought he was nuts and told him to get back inside. But, he did not listen. Every morning he continued going to the curb and displaying his happiness. People driving by start waving back, they started honking there Horn. People started going out of there way just to pass by this old man. People just started feeling better and it would make there morning more enjoyable. News crews started doing stories about him. He was on a national morning show. He became a kind of celebrity overnight just by giving back, by making a difference.

You really do get back what you truly give. Another story about a teenager in Philadelphia. He would see the homeless people lying on the steel grates in the sidewalk trying to get warm from the freezing weather. One night he took a couple of blankets off his bed and asked his dad to drive him downtown so he could give a couple of blankets for the homeless people to try and keep warm. On the way, he heated his blanket by the heat vent in the car to get it warm. When he saw a man laying on ground, they stopped the car, he got out and gave the homeless man a warm blanket. The homeless man looked up and said, god bless you, son. The young man felt great that he did a great thing. He start collecting donations, food, blankets, anything that would help the homeless. Eventually, he started an organization that grew and today he continues to help the homeless not only in his hometown, but is starting to expand in other cities as well.

So these two stories are just a couple of the great things people do to give back. And by doing these thing they truly do receive.

Until next time, always be aware of your decisions that shape your destiny!