Tag Archives: Giving from the heart

When The Student’s Ready

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

You’re not supposed to talk about your random acts of kindness, but to say I was humbled by this experience makes me want to share it. I was having a really bad day after losing my house keys while running. … Continue reading →

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When A Heart Truly Opens

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

I think of myself as a very generous soul, but have learned, it has to ring true. Giving out of guilt neither helps the giver nor receiver. Two examples: There’s a man I know from AA who I like very … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Week…September 17th

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

As I emerged from my local market, an elderly man lost his balance, bracing himself against the side of the store. A kid, who was perched in front with a coffee cup, asking for change, dropped it, to help the … Continue reading →

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Pollyanna Flips

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

I love to give…from the heart, when it opens in truth towards another. But alas, it’s that time of year when those have tos, rear their cocky, cheeky, entitled heads. We get a letter every December first, stating, how many … Continue reading →

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Gifts From The Heart

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Susannah Bianchi

As a follow-up to my, Gun To Your Head Giving, piece, I want to share a thing or two. I love to give.  As I’ve said many times, generosity is the great elixir to personal pain, taking you out of … Continue reading →

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Regifting

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Susannah Bianchi

DON’T!!! Let’s do one another a favor passing on the impulse. Just now, for instance, I opened a box of chocolates whose presenter will remain nameless,  that looked as if they came by way of Gaza, and that’s putting it … Continue reading →

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