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In my direct sales company, the law of the harvest is one of the principles that the company was founded on, and it comes straight from the Bible! The lesson of abundance can be applied to any business model. Here is one of my favorite quotes explaining that-
“The seeds you plant in the hearts and minds of others will be what you receive in return. Sow good. Receive good.” ~~MKA
Did you notice that there is no mention of giving money if or when we have enough to give. The harvest is when we recognize the abundance of our lives and feel the rich rewards that come from sharing that abundance with others. By focusing on what you have instead of what you don’t have you begin to live a life of abundance. An abundant life will allow you to discover that you will always find a gift you can give exactly at the time that it needs to be given. Remember, we are not necessarily talking about money. The giving can be time, talents, abilities or other resources.
I believe that it is impossible to out-give a giver! For some people, it is much more difficult to accept a gift than to give one. I understand this completely. The year after my severe car accident, it took some real personal growth for me to become comfortable with being the recipient instead of the giver. When you decline an offer to receive a gift, you are preventing that person from experiencing that joy. “Everything that you send into the lives of others, comes back to you tenfold”. This is the way that I try to live my life and run my business. That includes doing it when it is difficult, or inconvenient as well.
For the past five years, I have been doing a project called “Adopt a Grandparent”. It started out as a unit project, where my local independent beauty consultants all pitched in and provided 10-20 gift baskets for a local home for the elderly. Customers and other business owners each “adopted” a grandparent by purchasing one or more of those baskets. They received a receipt for the donation and their business card was attached to each gift that they sponsored. The consultants did the work of putting together the baskets, collecting the donations and delivering to the Pocopson Home. The first year we met the goal of providing a gift for each of the 275 residents! Each year the number of participants dropped, but I decided to continue the project, even though it became more difficult. Last year, the project was completed with only myself and another consultant with the help of many generous local businesses and individuals.
Recently I discovered that the consultant who worked with me in the project last year was diagnosed with cancer. I had a decision to make at that point. Should I attempt to follow through with this project alone, or abandon it? This time of year is extremely busy for me. I have a big customer base that I provide personal shopping appointments to help them with their shopping. I provide corporate gifts for several local companies in the area. I continue to educate and lead by example my unit of independent beauty consultants. I have private and group coaching clients, and also maintain two different blogs and a weekly talkshoe internet radio show. It would be extremely easy for me to say simply, ” I don’t have time”.
However, I made the decision to go on faith, and continue this project again this year. Using social media, I am attempting to get the word out so that others can join in and help provide gifts for the elderly. When I was told that many of these men and women don’t receive any other visitors or gifts during the holidays, I just had to give it my best shot. At this time I have 85 baskets completed for the grandparents who are now “adopted”. There are 275 residents in this home, so we need the generosity of others to reach all of them in time for the delivery date of December 22. A local school for auto mechanics,(Universal Technical Institute) who has contributed this year and last year has agreed to deliver the gifts in time for the resident’s holiday party.
How can you help?
Forward this link to all of your friends, colleagues, members of your church or synagogue.
“Adopt a Grandparent” for $25 each, or you can contribute any amount.
If you have a blog, write about it, with a link to the page where they can contribute.
Tell your local businesses who may be looking for a last minute tax deduction.
I like to think of the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” as another example. Jimmy Stewart’s character helped people any chance that he could. Then when he needed help, the gifts came flooding back to him. This of course, is only a movie, but I believe that it’s an example of the law of the harvest in action! Why not find out for yourself? Give and produce your very own wonderful life!.
December 14th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Such a wonderful way to help our grandparents!
December 14th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Way to go! I hope you saw a little more traffic after @iGrandma's show!
December 14th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
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December 14th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
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December 14th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Don't forget to check out Trish's blog to see another way for her to experience the law of the harvest by giving back to her children-http://dayngrzone.blogspot.com/2008/12/theres-always-room-for-more-love.html
December 14th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Such a wonderful way to help our grandparents!
December 14th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Way to go! I hope you saw a little more traffic after @iGrandma's show!
December 14th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
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December 14th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
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December 14th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Don't forget to check out Trish's blog to see another way for her to experience the law of the harvest by giving back to her children-http://dayngrzone.blogspot.com/2008/12/theres-always-room-for-more-love.html