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Jan 27, 2010
"Everyone has too much of something, whether it's time, talent or treasure. Everyone does have their own half, you just have to find it." --Hannah Salwen
What Can You Live Without?
It all began with a stop at a red light. While Kevin Salwen and his 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, were waiting at a traffic light, they saw a black Mercedes coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other. "Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal," Hannah protested. She pestered her parents about inequity, insisting that she wanted to do something. "What do you want to do?" her mom responded. "Sell our house?" That is exactly what the family did. "We essentially traded stuff for togetherness and connectedness," says father Kevin Salwen. Hannah and Kevin wrote a book about the family's experience, The Power of Half, which will be released in February.
BE THE CHANGE
Think of three things you have in abundance -- they may include time, talent or treasure. Could someone else use them? Notice the unanticipated rewards that result from your giving.
