Tip of the Day 8/11/11

We are all familiar with the term "Bucket List." I have one in my mind and I am sure most of you do as well. Ireland, Italy, and Paris are on the list as well as reading all the books I own, and learning to weave, but, I would like for us all to consider making a different kind of bucket list. A list that has nothing to do with what our desires are, but what we can do for others. What are the things you could facilitate on behalf of others? I know someone that lost his leg to diabetes a couple of years ago, now someone else mows his yard, cleans his roof gutters, and clears his driveway in the winter, a widow in our church has osteoporosis, so one of the men in the church loads his mower up every week and takes care of her yard, a teenage girl that helps out a family with 3 small children to get them their baths and ready for bed at night. If we look around there is always someone in need that we can help and it doesn't take much to bless them. We live in a world of abundance, even in the hard times we are in, and too often we think about what our needs, wants, and desires are, but the most fulfilling life is one of giving to others. What can I do to make others happy. Look around you and see where you can meet a need and make that your list for today, a list of things to accomplish on behalf of others before it is too late.