my purpose before was spreading an example of love

my purpose now is guiding my children

This will be lengthy but....here goes.

Years ago I worked for a company that played a big part in this foundation that was called Communities Caring at Christmas. Now, I am a firm believer in that every child needs to have (at the very least) one great Christmas that they will always cherish. I never lacked for that but I knew there were those children out there who did. Anyways, donating to this was cool because you would actually choose a child (it was similar to the old angel tree setups you would see in Mall's) and the child would have a list of things they were asking Santa for. That year I actually bought for three kids, simply because I could afford to and I wanted to.

As I brought the gifts in to work and handed them to lady who was in charge of CCC, she looked at the gifts and saw that I had written "From: Santa" on the tags. She paused and asked me why I did this? I looked puzzled at her until she asked don't you want them to know who sent the gifts. I said sure I do....and I pointed to the name of Santa. She actually shook her head and said I was missing out on a tax write off or something. To this I simply turned to her and made a comment....a comment I remember, to this day, word for word.

"Mam....these kids....they live a life where they see a struggle on a daily basis. The one bright spot for them this Christmas is that Santa will read that card that they put what they wanted on and hope he will bring it to them. I remember one Christmas morning when I woke up and saw the 10 speed bicycle I had so desperately wanted parked by the Christmas tree.....the joy that filled my soul. I was a believer in Santa then and I am a believer in him now....it's just that I am now given the wonderful opportunity to do it. These kids don't care for a Charles......but if they see Santa's name on that present then they will believe.....and they will keep that believe with them as they grow. I know these children will wake up happy and that is more than enough for me. Do I wish I could see their faces when they first look upon these gifts? You bet I do. Right now I am just thankful that I am able to do this....and I do not need a tax write off to tell me so."

I walked away realizing how much I wanted to give.....simply because it is within my nature to do so. Sure I want things for myself....but what I realized was when I had more than enough for me that I wanted to give back......philanthropy they call it.....and so I feel my purpose is to be a giver like this. Maybe one day I will be rich.......not filthy but to the point where giving is my way of helping. I work hard and yes....I do earn a nice income....but I give more away than I keep and that is totally fine with me. This year I bought my Mom and Dad the vacation she had always wanted. She was upset I did because she wants me to take care of myself. But for me, it was a small gift to a woman who has given me more than I could ever repay.

Money isn't all their is to give. Time is a big one too....giving of your time to help those who ask (and don't abuse it). I may run myself ragged at times however, in the end, I feel better knowing that I was able to help. It's just who I am.

Anyways....so now you made me post a serious response....so.....let's talk about sex!

Well done Tatyanaann for posting this profound topic

I am here to...

LOVE
LEARN
LAUGH
LABOUR/ BUILD/CREATE

A focal point of loving for me has been drawing people's attention to their own light, (which they are often not seeing in themselves) and embracing all of our flaws as a natural extension of the human condition.

peggy, I thought you were here to break the hearts of guys who find themselves living too far away from you.

And, I don't mean on a dating site.

What I am referring to is why are you here, now, not any other time, place or situation.

What is your purpose? (Now granted, I feel that people may have multiple purposes throughout their lives.)

But, so many people are lost in this world. And, this may be because they have lost sight of their purpose. Their destiny. Their calling.

So, why are you here?

To collect underpants. It's all part of my master plan.
Step 1. Collect underpants.
Step 2. ??????
Step 3. Profit.

I am here because I wanted to feel the so called happiness, sorrow, love, defeat, hunger, exhaustion, depression, peacefulness. Oh so many to describe. I, as a person wanted to fulfill of what is like living in this world and meeting a lot of people and challenges. It is by far, I guess the reason why I am here is because I wanted to see the gift and beauty of nature and cultural differences of people. To say I am grateful that I am here in this world. I guess that is the reason why I am here ;)

To plot world domination.