I have a few friends who are always doing things for charity. In fact I’m heading off to a cake event for charity after I’ve finished this post. I get invited to so many every week and to be honest, most of the time I don’t go. I have to work at some stage you know 🙂
But every time I get one of those invites from my friends who are doing so much to help. Hey, I’m running a Marathon for… Hey, I’m holding a coffee morning for… Hey, I’m doing the Ice bucket challenge… I almost groan.
I get it, I really do but two things happen in my head.
Firstly it goes something like this: “Why aren’t I more giving. Why aren’t I doing things like this to raise money for worthwhile causes? Why can’t I even be arsed to go along (sorry friends if I offend you) …. I’m so selfish.”
Secondly, I get my stingy head on. I absolutely get why people feel so passionately about their particular charities. I have my own that I support regularly in my own quiet way. Just before Christmas I added up how many fund raising events I’d been invited to. It was over 50 in one week. Well let’s say I give just £2 at each of those which would pretty much buy me a raffle ticket I suppose. Well that’s £100 in total. In reality, when we go to these events I always spend more than £2. But that’s £100 I can give to a charity that I personally support.
Okay, so that’s what goes through my head. Now what I want to say is well done to my amazing friends who do hold these regular fundraisers. The world needs you. I admire you all so much.
I also want to say to those of you who are more like me that you’re special too and you are giving to the world in your own special way. Yes, I know you are.
And I want to say to myself: You’re doing great. You give in your own special way.
The world would not be the interesting and unique place that it is if we were all the same.
Take a look at your life and list the things you do for others and the way you make a difference to our world. And say well done to yourself too.
Love you all. Be unique because the world needs you just as you are.
Wendy xx
