during a recent study on giving i came to see
that the reason we do or do not give
comes down to our ex’s
last post i wrote about excuses
today lets look at
ex #2 – exposure
excuses reveal what our priorities are not
exposure reveals what our priorities need to be
have you ever had the weird feeling
that you were the only real person in the world
and that everyone else were just actors in your life
it is easy to do
we live our lives focused on our lives
we see our needs
we feel our wants
we focus on our desires
we are our only perspective
then…
suddenly or gradually
we find ourselves in the middle
of a circumstance
that reveals to us
there are others
and when your focus is placed on other’s lives
it thrusts you into another world all together
that is the power of exposure
people with problems
folks with feelings
individuals with issues
the homeless mother of three
the dying child
the unemployed dad
the lonely rich man
the grieving family
the ___________
even as i am writing this my focus is shifting
from me to them
first i ask why them & why not me
then i ask how could i help
which brings me to what can i give
that is the power of exposure
want an incentive to give more
just look around
