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1st Amendment ~ Please note that this is a personal journalist effort by a heart transplant patient. Any reference to volunteering, other patients, medical practioners, family members, physical places or locations will be based on composites of of real and fictional people and may be antedotal in nature.
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Gift – Time
“The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of yourself, that you will never get back.” April is DonateLife Month, and that is very near and dear … Continue reading
Gift – Giving Back
“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.” ~ Tony Robbins April is DonateLife Month, and that is very near and dear to my heart. I was given … Continue reading
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Tagged Donate Life Month, Gift, Giving Back, volunteering
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The Gift of Life
“The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one’s self to others.” ~ Pierre Tellhard de Chardin
Posted in Daily Insight, General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Gift of Life, Giving, Others, volunteering
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Deeds
“When deeds speak, words are nothing.” ~ Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Posted in Daily Insight, General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Actions, Assisting, Deeds, Giving, volunteering
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#Giving Tuesday
“You have not lived today, unless you have done something for someone that can never repay you.” ~ John Bunyan “I didn’t say yes to donation because it was the right thing to do. I did it because it was the … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Insight, Donation, Gift, Giving, Volunteer, volunteering
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One Drop
“What we do is nothing but a drop in the ocean, but if we didn’t do it, the ocean would be one drop less.” ~ Mother Teresa
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Tagged Daily Insight, Drop, Giving, Ocean, volunteering
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Measured Lives
“Our lives will be measured by what we do for others” ~ Albert Einstein
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Tagged Daily Insight, Gift, Giving, Life, volunteering
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A Man is a Man
“A man is a man when he can offer his hand.” ~ The Who, A Man Is A Man
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Tagged Daily Insight, Giving, Offering, volunteering
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Doing … The Work of Heart!!!
“It’s OK to think about what you want to do until it’s time to start doing what you were meant to do.” The above line was in the 2002 movie, “The Rookie”, that starred Dennis Quiad as a 35-year-old striving to get to pitch … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessed, Destiny, Emotions, Faith, Friends, Giving Thanks, God's Plan, Heart Transplant, Hope, Love, optimisim, volunteering
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Moments in Time ~ Week of Growth and Awakening
Five years ago yesterday, Saturday, May 19th was my first full day out of the ICU. I was on a regular nursing floor and in a semi-private room. It was not all fun and games, but it was a HUGE … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessed, Change, Destiny, Donor, Emotions, Faith, Family, Friendship, Giving Thanks, God's Plan, Grateful, Gratitude, Heart Transplant, Hero, Hope, Humbled, Inspiring, Miracles, optimisim, Prayer, volunteering
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