Understanding Giving: 4 Features of Givers

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”

-Winston Churchill

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Everyone has heard this saying, ‘It is better to give than to receive.’ 

But is giving better than receiving? We will try to understand this with an example. Have you ever made a special plan for someone and worked tirelessly to make it a unique piece of art? And when everything is finalized, you will be more excited to give it to them. But, waiting to give them their present feels almost unbearable. At the same time, the feeling of anticipation you get when they open the gift you gave. That moment is surreal. If you feel the same, it’s true - Giving is better than receiving. It’s an entirely different feeling when you perform a good deed by giving your valuable time and talent to your loved ones. 

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Reasons Why You Should Be A Giver

• Giving promotes the feeling of happiness

Helping someone can make you feel good. When you contribute to any cause you believe in, you create a win-win situation for both - you support the needy, surpass the challenging phase of life and improve your emotional wellbeing. 

• Giving inspires the culture of giving 

One of the best advantages of giving is that people who receive the support may pay it forward and pass the same to others when they can do something. The culture of giving can make the world a better place to live. It can promote the habit of giving among young people, especially children who watch you give. They may understand that giving back is best and follow in your footsteps by keeping you a good role model. 

• Donating for a cause allows you to show gratitude and help others

Sometimes in our busy day-to-day life, we often forget to show appreciation for all we have now. If you are fortunate to live a quality life, free of debt and comfortable living, you can help someone less fortunate as they may depend on the kindness and generosity of people with a giving spirit.

Being grateful is when you are ready to give back to society; for it, you research and donate to a cause you resonate with. 

• Giving helps you make a difference

It takes only a small act of kindness to make a difference in someone’s life. Every little thing you do or give has the power to affect someone’s life positively you may never imagine before. 

• Giving is easy

You can contribute financially, and if you can’t, there are other ways you can choose to give back. Some of them are:

• You can provide your valuable time to someone.

• You can give emotional support by listening to their problems.

• You can share your knowledge or talent with others.

• You can do a random act of compassion for someone. 

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Four Aspects Of Giving You Should Know

1. Time

Giving someone time is the most valuable thing a person can give or receive. It doesn’t require money, charisma or brains. Every one of us can give our precious time to someone who needs support. Giving time is more about quality and not quantity. For instance, taking care of your sick neighbor, going with seniors for their medical appointment, volunteering for any social activities and sharing a fundraiser on social media platforms who need immediate financial support. 

2. Talent

Another way to help someone is by sharing your knowledge and expertise like cooking, guiding or helping someone learn a skill, sharing a life experience as wisdom and teaching basic computer skills. Each of us has one skill or ability that we love doing. Getting an opportunity to share this knowledge or talent with others can be exciting.

3. Essence

Essence is the most important quality or feature of a person or thing. Sharing your attributes or energy with others- hope, gratitude, patience, grace, and love can be one way to support someone. For instance- listening to someone’s problem attentively who finds difficulty sharing with others, encouraging someone to stay happy who feels depressed and providing emotional support to someone diagnosed with cancer. 

4. Money

Giving financial support to people requiring food, clothing, medical aid and shelter or donating to a local cause can be an effective way to do something good for others. The spirit or intention behind it is more important than the amount of money. You can start donating with an affordable amount, and when you feel it is making a difference, you can increase the amount of money you give. 

You can take time to think and evaluate the four aspects of giving, and you can choose one based on your personal opinion. 

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Become A Giver: Donate Now (Once or Give Every Month)

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Donate once or schedule monthly donations with Give Every Month (GEM subscription) on ImpactGuru to become a dedicated individual committed to making a positive difference in someone’s life. 

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