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Yard Sale


--by LaughingFox, posted Feb 1, 2015
After my husband died, I had a yard sale to pare down all the duplicate possessions we had, things we didn't use, and the like. I included 2 large tables with free items.

 I saw a young lady, who had brought 2 children with her, struggling to hold items she had taken from the free table. I brought her some plastic bags to hold her items and she thanked me and as we spoke I found out that she had 3 other children at home! There were some items that she kept looking at, picking up, and putting back. I knew she wanted these items but did not have the money to pay for them.

I told her she could just take them. In addition, I had a Weber grill, with a quick charcoal starter cylinder, that I told her she could have. She was so thankful. However, I believe that giving her these items made me happier than it made her!

When I was a child, I had a little book that included a saying I have never forgotten: "Giving's receiving and receiving is giving. That's really the truth that lies behind living." How true!
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patjoshig wrote: I love your little saying. Isn't it wonderful how these little sayings passed down from one to another over generations can touch our hearts so deeply?
djordan wrote: Such a wonderful, kind thing to do for someone-!
cheekieduckie wrote: thanks for sharing your story, it brought a smile to me :)
starryskies wrote: So wonderful! <3 That saying really is true! When I first started doing random acts of kindness and posting them online, I also participated in something else online called "The Receiving Project." Both encouraged reflection. As time passed, the lines between "receiving" and "giving" began to blur, as did the lines between "receiver" and "giver." A beautiful lesson! Thanks for sharing! :)
debbe530 wrote: Blessings on you.

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