The life You Give

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

--Winston Churchill

What would you give if you believed that the quality of your life is closely aligned with

the value you add to the lives of others around you? Are you just making a living or are

you shaping a life?

When we give to others with the intention of adding value, it leaves behind the stuff

(substance) that forms a quality life for ourselves (the giver). For example, a giver can

harness the power of joy associated with giving to live a life of positive emotions and

good health. In fact, research suggests that certain personal attributes—whether inborn

or shaped by positive life circumstances—help some people avoid or healthfully

manage diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and depression. (1)So, the

next time you have an opportunity to give, think about the quality of life you have the

potential to receive. Instead of focusing on what is leaving your life, consider what you

will gain.

The life you live can be positively impacted by what you give!

(1) Harvard Public Health: Winter 2011, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/magazine/happiness-stress-heart-disease/]