Compassion.

With it being the time of giving, I have been thinking a lot about how to help others who are in need. A lot of us are very fortunate and have a place to call home with a family that is able to take care of us. There are others, however, that do not get that luxury. They are constantly worrying where they will sleep, what they will eat, or if they will be safe.

At my work, we have adopted a family in need and they have requested what they want for christmas. You would think that they would want something profound and big since someone else will be helping out, but each of the members asked for such simple things. Jewelry, Leggings, Sweaters.... things that we take for granted because we have easy access to it.

I am a college student so I am definitely not a billionaire haha! But I felt compelled to help out this family. I do have a job that gives me some spending money when I want to get things. So instead of trying to get things that I don't need for myself, I decided to give back to others that deserve more than they are able to get.

I chose the daughter that wanted some jewelry and I went out on a mission to find the best jewelry that there is. I found some of those bracelets that have different characters on them that are really popular right now. I went to Rue 21 and found a couple bracelets, a necklace and some hair accessories! I wanted this little girl to have jewelry that I would even like, not just some that I thought would be good enough.

Its important to give back to our community and to help those that are around us. When I think about this, I think of the movie Pay It Forward. It is about a little boy who doesn't have the best life. He has to make a project for school that targets something he could do in real life. He comes up with the Pay It Forward project. He finds a man randomly and helps him by giving him some food and some shelter for a bit of time. He tells the man that he needs to pay it forward to the next person he meets. No matter how big or how small, the boy wants him to help in some way. Later on in the movie, the boy is tragically killed trying to save someone from getting bullied and his mom is left with no one with her. At the end, a bunch of people gather at his house and they give their support to the family because the boy made an impact. He got people to pay it forward and to think about others. I literally cry every time I watch this movie.

Tomorrow, I am going to an event called the Jingle Jam. We had our rehearsal and when I was there they had their theme of Compassion. There are skits and different things that happen in the show and while I watched, it really made me think about what I am doing in my life and how I can help others. I want to Pay It Forward to anyone I can.

Give back to others that need it most.

Until next time,
XOXO,
Gossip Girl
AKA M'lyn