Do the job right!
I woke up this morning to a short honey-do list, but I had things that I had planned to do today, so I immediately set out to knock this list out as fast as possible. I wanted to do my things, not hers. First item on the list was sweeping the leaves off of the patio. Perfect. Just what I had planned :/
I went out, grabbed the broom, surveyed the situation and laid out my plan of attack. Things went smoothly at first, but as I went along I noticed something and a voice popped into my head. This was taking longer than it should have. What should have been a 5 minute job, was turning into a 20 minute event. That little voice just told me “if the job is worth doing, it’s worth doing right”. I was being meticulous about sweeping these leaves. I was moving all of the furniture, potted plants, the hose, and the table, making sure that I was getting every single leaf and twig out of the way.
Chances are that the tree would drop more leaves before she came home to see my wonderful job, but that did not matter. I was doing the best job that I could because I cared. I cared about the person that I was doing the job for. I know that she could care less if every leaf was gone, but my love for her was being shown by how well I did this job. This is not a half arsed love, it’s the real deal full on kind of love where you put your very best behind it.
As we go through our journey together, learning how to help people and think of others, we need to keep this attitude in mind. No matter if you are doing this as a solo mission or if you are part of a Hunter-Gatherer team, it does not matter how long it takes before you find the right person to give the money to. All that matters is that the job is done right and it goes to the right person. It could take a day, it could take a week. That does not matter as long as it goes to the person that needs it the most.
If we are going to do this job, let’s do it right!
There are people that need help, and they need it now. Tonight. Not next week when they receive their first unemployment check that they have been waiting for. Not in three days when the local church plans to drop off a food basket. Not tomorrow when a relative can cash their check and let them borrow a few dollars. Now. Right now. You can make a difference to these people. Are you on board? Good. We know what we need to do and how much of a difference we can make, but let’s make sure we are doing the right thing.
Let’s outline who we are helping. This is kinda a tough call, and we may need to change these guidelines as we go, but here is a basic start. Please feel free to add something in the comment section if you do not agree or if you have something to add.
We will:
-Help those that are trying to help themselves, but need a helping hand.
Ok, that sums that up.
We will not:
-Be an enabler for drinkers or addicts.
-Give to those that survive off of handouts.
-Waste our efforts on those that are not willing to help themselves.
What does this mean?
The person that sat at the bar next to you last week, does not need financial help. They need help learning how to budget their money. Your neighbor that is going through foreclosure because they bought more house than they can afford, does not need your help. They need to learn how to budget their money. The guy that you have worked with for three years that complains about how he is broke every Thursday, does not need your help. He needs to learn how to budget his money.
I will end with a few question.
Have you ever done something for someone that made a difference in their life? How did it make you feel? Please tell me your story in the comments section!
JS
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Jeff,
Thank you again for helping me. I am so ashamed that I can’t do this for myself. I know I am acting dumb about this but I have never asked for help and feel so guilty about taking it. I told your guy we would be okay, but the truth is we won’t. I won’t even be able to buy toliet paper let alone food. I give up, I need help. I feel horrible but I do. You guys must think I am crazy, I am not. Just…feel ashamed I have to ask. Your guy is coming Sat. I didn’t want him to have to stop in the rain. I’m not going to be able to make it until next month, I bounced my bank account for the first time in 25 yrs! They paid the bills, but of course now I am 400 in the whole for next month. I am so sorry I had to ask. Anything you do is a blessing. Thank you so much for being my angel. When I get back on my feet I will pay it back to help someone who needs it. I could work it off some how. I am a nurses aide maybe someone you know needs my help? All I can give is my time, but I will gladly do it.
Thank you again, and I love what you wrote today, my husband and I always said if we ever got rich we would do it in almost the same way as you are. You never know where your money goes if you give to charities.
If I can ever do anything for you please let me know, sir
Thank you
Melissa
Found this out this week from a friend for a family member.
Places for free food giveaways
Hope this helps
Monday– First baptist church in Merritt Island Don’t know time..I suspect early
Mon-Tues-Thur-Fri– East coast Christian Church On Merritt Island (courtney pkway) 9 am
Tues–Glory of life Church–Cocoa on the river north of 528
Mon/Wed/Fri—St Marys Catholic Church Rockledge–9-11
Sharing Center cocoa–once every 3 months?
Mon thru Fri Catholic Charities (Dixon Blvd) Cocoa (next to McDonalds)8-12
Carol,
Thank you so much for the valuable information. Do you know if this is the schedule every week or if these are only monthly giveaways?
It would be really nice if there was a website that compiled all of this information in one place.
as far as I know this is every week. Id have to call my friends daughter to find out.
My friends daughter and hubby are out of work and have 2 children and the food stamps dont always stretch out for the month. So she makes the rounds. this way she can go early and get food while she is out job hunting.
I know for a fact the MI Baptist church and St Marys is continuous.
My boyfriends mother, before she died, used to hit those regularly as she was rasing 3 great grandchildren while the mother was in prison. Soc Security and food stamps only go so far.
Im sure you could call those churches and find out the schedule.
Now the mother, who was in prison, has called Divine Mercy and they even deliver to her because she has no car to pick up food.
Ill check with her tomorrow and let ya know
Jeff, re-read this post tonight, when you say,
“We will not:
-Be an enabler for drinkers or addicts.
-Give to those that survive off of handouts.
-Waste our efforts on those that are not willing to help themselves.”
It sounds like you are talking about panhandlers (b/c that’s how people generally describe those people, as addicts/drinkers, surviving off handouts and generally don’t want to help themselves, not saying this is always true, just how people in my experience generally view homeless people or panhandlers). Well it sounds like thats the group of people you are talking about, but then you don’t really describe that in the “what does this mean” paragraph, so i was just curious if you mean, “don’t help people on the street asking for money.”
I certainly did not mean for that statement to lead directly to that conclusion. There are people that are addicts in all walks of life. There are people that work the government system like it is a career and live off of handouts for years while living in really nice houses. There are people that have lost their drive and have given up on striving to do better for themselves and are not willing to work for a better life.
All of these situations can be found in people no matter if they are homeless, living in a trailer park, or living in a $200,000 house in a nice neighborhood.
Okay, I was just curious, when I first read this I didn’t think you meant that, but Annie read it and that’s what she though you meant, so we wanted to ask to see. Thanks bro.
Melissa has passed away on Wed Aug 10th @ 10:40 AM
can you give us some information on her passing?