Great Opportunities to Help Others-Daily Meditation August 9
Today’s Quotation:
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily.-Sally Koch
Today’s Meditation:
Sometimes, I feel that people don’t need my help and have things well under control, and are doing fine without any help. Many people don’t want any help, and they prefer to make their way through life without getting any help from anyone else. They know they can do it on their own, and asking for help would be to show some weakness.
I think that part of my problem has come from how I’ve always defined help–I usually see it as something major that makes a significant difference in someone’s life. But help isn’t always like that. Help can be a small act that seems insignificant at the time, but it can have a truly important effect on a person’s life, no matter how small the effect. Like random acts of kindness, small acts of help can definitely add a considerable amount of positive feelings and appreciation to this world of ours, and we can be the people who add it.
We have to keep our eyes open if we want to see the opportunities. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked right by someone who might need a door opened for them, even if I’m not going into the same building. I’ve missed the chance to help someone with their tray in a cafeteria because someone else noticed the need before I did. I’m usually pretty good at helping people push stalled cars out of the way because they’re pretty easy to see.
If we keep our eyes open and help in the very small ways when we can, we may find that we are contributing a great deal of positive energy to the planet and brightening our lives simultaneously.
Questions to ponder:
1. How many chances will you have to help someone else today, even in very small ways?
2. How do you feel when someone else sincerely offers you help, caringly?
3. In which specific ways might you be able to offer help to others?
For further thought:
Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people. The irony is that it is actually in your best interest to be selfless. The things you do to benefit others not only make you feel fulfilled but also increase your chances of living a long and happy life. Remember that an act of love always benefits at least two people.-Bernie S. Siegel
If you missed our last Daily Meditation, it is here.
