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Feb 2, 2022
"That's what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing." --Simone de Beauvoir
On Generosity
"Twice this week I was rendered speechless by the power of unexpected generosity. The first was an actual gift from someone I barely knew, and the second was a story of survival that took such courage to write that I experienced it as a gift. The gift was brought by one of my students, from her mother who I only met once. It was her mother's way of saying thank you to me for loving her daughter so well, and I literally could not speak when I unwrapped it. A weaver, she raises sheep for wool which she shears, cards, cleans, spins and dyes with plant dyes before weaving it into blankets and shawls." Carolyn North shares more.
BE THE CHANGE
Have you had that experience in your own life of giving your all, and feeling it cost you nothing? Consider taking a moment to reflect on it in writing, or in conversation with a friend. For more my Carolyn North, check out her website. More ...
