Contributing to others

Today's reading asks us to make a list of how we have contributed to the happiness of others. I believe this will be a difficult list for me to make for various reasons. Number 1, I'm a selfish person. Number 2, happiness to others is a perception thing. But I'll give it a shot:

1. I recently had a baking spree and it was all for others. I was ecstatic myself to be able to do something like this and was excited to pass out all the goodies to the recipients. But did it make them happy? I don't know but the spirit of the event was that I was thinking of others and that made me happy.

2. The kids and I are going to the Salvation Army soup kitchen tomorrow to work in the food line.

3. I tried to be helpful with a friend who is starting her own business by sharing what knowledge I know and that of my boss's knowledge who is a business owner. I hope it was helpful.

See, that is all I can think of, but now I know my weakness and perhaps can work on it.

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