Episode 13: I Should Do Something BIG

Today’s “should” is: I should do something big. I hope that you’ll join me in deciding to do something small in order to do something big. I think we all want to do great things, If we're honest. I know I do. I always used to have this feeling in my life that if I just figured out the SINGULAR big important thing that God sent me to this planet to do then I would have succeeded as a human. You don’t need me to tell you that the year 2020 has been straight-up terrible. 1 out of 5 stars is a generous review. However, I am still here in the USA with most of my creature comforts and in my safe house without fear of going without much (except that toilet paper shortage brought on by hoarding). I have a story today about my most vulnerable and confused and out of control time in my life which were the weeks spent in Uganda during my foreign adoption. There is a tangible step that you can take to get out of your Covid-19 quarantine funk. Especially if you find yourself dwelling on how much harder things are now. I promise you that being generous is the answer. What can we do to combat the long-term effects of imperialism and colonialism that we personally benefit from right now in our society? I will give you a very practical answer. What you can do is give money, time, resources and Care directly to people who have less than you do. I want to walk in truth. I want to avoid self-deception. I choose to resist society’s shouts of “buy-it-all-now.” I get to decide that I do not need more. My personal rebellion is to say no to excess. I choose to practice contentment. I choose a shame-free holiday season. I have the capacity to be generous in simple, cost-free acts of self love. I can spend time in great conversations with my loved ones whether here or there. I do not have to spend a lot of money on gifts in order to be good enough. I have enough and I am enough.