Where I've Been

I am sure you have been on the edge of your seat wondering why I haven't been posting.  While I realize this probably isn't true, I've been asking myself that very question.  Why haven't I been posting?

Honestly, I just got caught up in the demands of my everyday life as a mother of three school age children who had end of year awards, class parties, half days, middle school dramas, and who have only three hour camp days.  It's gotten the best of me.

I've been feeling guilty that I haven't kept up with my "promise" to keep my blog going by posting on a regular basis.  Have I failed because I didn't keep up with my promise, even if it was a promise to myself?  The purpose of this blog is to inspire philanthropy in our everyday lives no matter how big or small.  I realized part of keeping yourself inspired is to realize it's okay if sometimes your everyday life does not allow for your philanthropic goals,

Just because you didn't do what you thought you were going to do today, don't belittle yourself. Instead, pat yourself on the back for what you have done, look to tomorrow and do what you can the next day or the day after that.  The important thing to remind ourselves is it's not about feeling badly about what we haven't done, but knowing that we can always do something.

So if I post to this blog everyday or every month, to some degree, it doesn't matter.  The point is that at anytime I can chose to take a step toward fulfilling my philanthropic passion.  Think of something philanthropic you want to do, but haven't started, have felt frozen because of the size of the task.  Now, take a step back and think of something smaller, something simpler that you can do tomorrow.

Maybe you have been wanting to take your kids to volunteer reading to the kids at Storyteller, but haven't taken the time to make the arrangements.  Instead, the next time your kids want to watch TV, say sure, and you can make cards for the Dream Foundation while you are watching your favorite show.