Today, our friends in the U.S are celebrating Thanksgiving, which made me think of a quote I saw on Pinterest a little while ago:
It’s so easy, especially now in the midst of a busy season here at Beyond Ourselves, to forget to take time to be thankful. We’ve got 900 children’s information to update, over 500 sponsorship packs to prepare, 424 pairs of shoes to raise money for and numerous other things to tick off our to do list!
We could let ourselves get disheartened so it’s good to step back for a moment and be thankful.
- Thankfulness looks outwards, not inwards
- Thankfulness encourages a positive attitude
- Thankfulness forces us to think about what is right with our lives rather than what is wrong
- Thankfulness develops hope for the future
Research shows that grateful people have, “higher reported levels of the positive states of alertness, enthusiasm, determination, attentiveness and energy…”.
Sounds good to me!
So today, on this Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for:
- All the people who partner with us by sponsoring a child, without you it just wouldn’t happen
- The incredible school directors who we work alongside in Zambia who had the vision to educate the children in their community
- Our team, who work tirelessly to make everything at Beyond Ourselves work and see dreams become a reality
- The individuals, schools and businesses who go the extra mile to raise funds, support us, encourage us, and generally be wonderful to us!
Thank you!
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