To The Giver Go The Spoils

It often feels like the people who have the least to give tend to give the most.   

Case in point: my restaurant staff pooled together their funds to get me a vacation for my birthday, including airfare, train-fare, and air bnb-fare. These are people who sometimes don't have two nickels to rub together, much less to buy their boss a whimsical vacation. 

And yet, they did.   

My instant reaction was to refuse it all.  My mind raced. UGH! What the hell are they thinking?  They should be saving their money for themselves!  They work too hard to blow it like this. 

But then I thought better, and just thanked them like crazy. They were so proud to have given something like that to me. It would be cruel to refuse. 

Plus, it was inspiring.  

Reader, generosity is contagious.  My team's generosity makes me want to give so much back to them, and to everybody for that matter.  Be it money or time or love or a conversation or even just sharing a favorite song: the act of giving does a powerful amount of good for the giver and the receiver.  This week, I was reminded once again that--in times where we're not sure what our next move it--it's never the wrong move to be generous.   We get so much in return.

Give like mad this week, and I'll see you next Monday. -Em

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