The Power of Giving

I love how dipping into the world wide web leads me to discover wonderful gems of information I hadn’t imagined existed before.

This morning, for example, I started on one page and followed a link to another, which led me to a whole new subject and a link to another page and so on.  Before I knew which direction I was going I had found a number of inspiring stories, video’s and the following book review on Amazon.  I have put this book in my “wish list” on Amazon and will purchase it once I have a couple more selections that add up to $50 so I don’t have to pay for shipping.  Cause I can be like that…thrifty…stop laughing John, I can be thrifty sometimes!

Anyway, considering this time of year is all about giving (see our header above) I thought I’d share with all of you my latest discovery.  Maybe you’ve already read the book and would like to offer your thoughts on it.  We would love the feedback. In the mean time, here is the description by Amazon:

This accessible, down-to-earth guide teaches the invaluable lesson: the more you give, the more you have-and helps you discover the unexpected gifts you are able to offer others (beyond just money!).

When most of us think of giving, we usually think only in terms of time or money, things we would like to share but barely have enough of for ourselves. But we have far more to give than we realize, and we stand to benefit more from giving than we can begin to imagine.

In The Power of Giving, Azim Jamal and Harvey McKinnon take us beyond the idea that giving just means donating money; they expand it to include the giving of kindness, ideas, advice, attention, skills, time, hope, love, touch, and much more. This simple, easy-to-use guide to every facet of giving helps us understand why we should give and what each of us has to give-as well as to whom, how, when, and how much to give. Equally significant as the difference that giving makes in the lives of others is the difference that it makes in our own lives, with benefits ranging from the practical, such as improved health and professional connections, to the intangible, like hope and a sense of connection with others.

Full of personal stories and inspirational ideas, thought-provoking exercises that help the reader discover what they have to give and how to best give it, and special sections on corporate giving, teaching children how to give, giving forgiveness, giving what we need to receive, and giving wisely for maximum impact and benefit, The Power of Giving shows us how the act of giving is a fundamental human need with the power to enrich all our lives. It is a must-read for anyone interested in improving the world, and improving their own lives in the process.

Doesn’t that sound like a great read! I think it would also make a perfect gift; a gift about giving. Perfect!