New Years day before? Give, donate, NOW! MOST IMPORTANT DO SOMETHING PERSONAL FOR SOMEONE OU CARE ABOUT

It is the night before New Years
and I am writing of promising deeds
to diet, to sleep, to donate to others needs?
Yes! to all, and to all a good night
but not the night where we decide our ongoing, always ongoing, fight...
to do for ourselves, to starve and exercise or just do what is right
Give, give give give, just do
But to who
I choose the ones who are close, the ones you see, and you
must decide but just do.

I went to NYC this weekend and saw many in need,  the homeless sleeping in Central Park in the area commemorating John Lennon, my favorite artist, in Strawberry Fields, a quiet zone of contemplation with my son, Lucas, and daughter in law, Nadine, and grand children Elexis, who turned 9 that day and this was her first wish for her birthday and grandson, Nolan, all sat and listened while a homeless person sang, Strawberry Fields" forever...... to the crowd and all were moved.  We can't solve the problem but we can add some help to our local area.

I took my youngest grand daughter shopping for a Christmas dress and as we were leaving the store a Salvation Army Volunteer was ringing the bell.  I gave her some money and at 5, she was thrilled to have real cash in her hand, until l I asked her if she had wonderful parents, a great Memere, me!  and a nice home and toys to play with?  Her big eyes grew larger, pooled with uncertainty and I asked,  we should give to others who do not.  Scared as she was of the volunteer,  she placed the clutched money into the jar.  As we were leaving she looked back, as the volunteer kept ringing, and, I realized that donating, and giving, should go on all year.
So I ask all all of us, not just you. but me too, to try to give always, every month, overytime you realize someone just needs the money, the time, our precious time, that is so needed, give the fabric, the tools, the WHAT that is needed.
If we don't help ourselves and our family, those all around us, who will?
So not everyone in need needs money from us.  Some just need a nice thought.  So sometimes, just sometimes, buy someone a coffee, in line behind you, maybe, maybe, buy someones's purchases behind you, smile at the the person next to you or say have a great day to the next person you meet.  If you were  that person who  receives such a personal gift, would your day be merry, would you smile, would you think, that maybe, maybe, that was the greatest gift of all, the unexpected, the surprise, the one that made you smile and be grateful, the one that said, pass it along, maybe, maybe.......................
Happy New Year
Jessica
the Selvedge Queen

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO AT THIS TIME IS TO GIVE TIME, yourself..... TO SOMEONE, anyone, WHO HAS BEEN WAITING  FOR SOMETHING TO GET FINISHED, TO SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE ESLE WANTS BECAUSE,  MONEY IS EASY TO GIVE SOMETIMES, BUT TIME = ETERNITY!
Please give the time to someone you love because we have been waiting for "pretty soon now"forever!