Without Love

"So many people are striving to be heard, that no one is listening anymore."

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:26:54 -0600

“So many people are striving to be heard, that no one is listening anymore.”

- Tentlife

"Don’t argue with critics, outlast them."

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:31:26 -0600

“Don’t argue with critics, outlast them.”

The Power of Our Words

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:54:24 -0600

I’m not quite sure we understand the power of our words. One negative, hurtful word, said out of hand or without thought is like a seed that is stuck deep into a persons soul. You might think that what I’m saying is extreme, but think with me a minute. Think back to the earliest memory you have of someone saying something hurtful, and tell me how it STILL feels. OUR WORDS ARE POWERFUL.

We get mad or we’re annoyed and we strike out. An off handed comment, a verbal jab, done without thinking. Except that word sinks in. It begins to grow. It feeds on self esteem and the only fruit is bears is insecurity.

As the word grows larger, it grows stronger, and so does the insecurity. Over time the persons spirit get weak, brittle, then broken.

Most of the time the only think left is BITTERNESS.

Now a person who was once full of joy, is nothing. Destroyed by a stray thought, a word spoken out of a flash of emotion.

A PERSON IS DESTROYED BECAUSE WE DON’T UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF OUR WORDS.

But all is not lost. If this is what we can do with a thoughtless word spoken, imagine what we could do if we learn to speak words that BUILD. Those kind of words bring LIFE.

"If we would stop striving to get our own way and spent our time striving to help others get theirs,..."

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:49:06 -0600

“If we would stop striving to get our own way and spent our time striving to help others get theirs, eventually we would all have what we needed to fullfill the things we dreamed about.”

"Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened."

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:34:45 -0600

“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.””

- Dr. Seuss

"The greatest tragedy of life is not death, but living life without a purpose"

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:12:34 -0600

“The greatest tragedy of life is not death, but living life without a purpose”

- M. Munroe

"Do all the good you can. By all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you..."

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:02:01 -0600

“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can.”

- John Wesley

"You were made for something more. You know it."

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:21:52 -0600

“You were made for something more. You know it.”

- @marccleary via twitter

Brown Bag Campaign 2010- Please Repost!

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:11:41 -0600

withoutlove:

Last year, 2009 we launched the Brown Bag Campaign as a way to unite bloggers and tweeters to step away from their keyboards and change the world around them in a practical way.

Our goal, which we called The Valentines Day 1000, was to collect and donate 1000 bags of food to local food banks around the world. Though we did not reach our goal of 1000 bags of food, we did collect 184 bags of food loaded with over 2000 items. (You can read the recap and view the photos of last years campaign here)

WE MIGHT NOT HAVE HIT OUR GOAL LAST YEAR, BUT BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROSITY PEOPLE HAD FOOD THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT. THAT IS A HUGE SUCCESS!

As 2009 is coming to a close, what better way to start 2010 then by CHANGING SOMEONES WORLD AGAIN!

This year we are going to keep the same goal as last year: COLLECT 1000 bags of food by Valentines day.

HERE’S WHAT TO DO:

1) Go to the grocery store, pick up a brown paper bag, and fill it with non-perishable foods. (Canned vegetables, canned fruit, rice, pasta, peanut butter in plastic jars, canned fruit juice, dried cereal, oatmeal, cookies, crackers, ect.)

2) Take a picture of what you collected and post it to your blog.

3) Email withoutloveblog [at] gmail.com / or twitter @withoutlove The link to your picture and how many cans you collected and I will reblog your picture. (so that we can keep a running tab, and keep everyone updated)

4) Deliver the food to the reputable food bank of your choice. (Just google food banks near you)

5) Encourage your friends to do the same.

6) Go to the withoutlove twitter page, follow this blog or become a fan on Facebook (You might just be the first) to stay updated with how many cans of food get collected. (http://twitter.com/withoutlove)

7) Spread the word.

Last year I was overwhelmed by the response to the Brown Bag Campaign. I know that this year is going to be even bigger!

-withoutlove

FILL A BAG. CHANGE A LIFE.

PS. Last year I spent hours on my computer sending out emails to ever blog I followed, every friend I had on Facebook and every twitter feed I followed. Do you think you could do the same? Could you re-post this and ask your friends to do the same?

UPDATE: It would be awesome to get #withoutlove as a trending topic on Twitter! Maybe you could copy and paste this in your twitter feed:

RT @withoutlove FILL A BAG, CHANGE A LIFE. Join the Brown Bag Campaign against hunger! http://bit.ly/58Qyu4

Brown Bag Campaign 2010- Please Repost!

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:48:00 -0600

Last year, 2009 we launched the Brown Bag Campaign as a way to unite bloggers and tweeters to step away from their keyboards and change the world around them in a practical way.

Our goal, which we called The Valentines Day 1000, was to collect and donate 1000 bags of food to local food banks around the world. Though we did not reach our goal of 1000 bags of food, we did collect 184 bags of food loaded with over 2000 items. (You can read the recap and view the photos of last years campaign here)

WE MIGHT NOT HAVE HIT OUR GOAL LAST YEAR, BUT BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROSITY PEOPLE HAD FOOD THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT. THAT IS A HUGE SUCCESS!

As 2009 is coming to a close, what better way to start 2010 then by CHANGING SOMEONES WORLD AGAIN!

This year we are going to keep the same goal as last year: COLLECT 1000 bags of food by Valentines day.

HERE’S WHAT TO DO:

1) Go to the grocery store, pick up a brown paper bag, and fill it with non-perishable foods. (Canned vegetables, canned fruit, rice, pasta, peanut butter in plastic jars, canned fruit juice, dried cereal, oatmeal, cookies, crackers, ect.)

2) Take a picture of what you collected and post it to your blog.

3) Email withoutloveblog [at] gmail.com / or twitter @withoutlove The link to your picture and how many cans you collected and I will reblog your picture. (so that we can keep a running tab, and keep everyone updated)

4) Deliver the food to the reputable food bank of your choice. (Just google food banks near you)

5) Encourage your friends to do the same.

6) Go to the withoutlove twitter page, follow this blog or become a fan on Facebook (You might just be the first) to stay updated with how many cans of food get collected. (http://twitter.com/withoutlove)

7) Spread the word.

Last year I was overwhelmed by the response to the Brown Bag Campaign. I know that this year is going to be even bigger!

-withoutlove

FILL A BAG. CHANGE A LIFE.

PS. Last year I spent hours on my computer sending out emails to ever blog I followed, every friend I had on Facebook and every twitter feed I followed. Do you think you could do the same? Could you re-post this and ask your friends to do the same?

UPDATE: It would be awesome to get #withoutlove as a trending topic on Twitter! Maybe you could copy and paste this in your twitter feed:

RT @withoutlove FILL A BAG, CHANGE A LIFE. Join the Brown Bag Campaign against hunger! http://bit.ly/58Qyu4

"If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will"

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:32:16 -0600

“If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will”

- Mother Teresa

"Let all that you do be done with love"

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:27:32 -0600

“Let all that you do be done with love”

- Paul the Apostle

It's Time to Open Our Eyes.

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:12:13 -0500

Yesterday I drove past a man on the side of the road. He was sixty or seventy years old, wearing nice pants, a shirt and a tie. He was holding a sign that read, “Help! I need a job.”

You could see he was tired, hurting and embarrassed. He had run out of options for help. This was it. All he had left was to hope in the compassion of people he didn’t even know.

We are living in a time when like never before we need to be aware of the needs around us, and do whatever we can to help. So many people are hurting, we can’t help them all by ourselves. But we all can help someone.

I couldn’t help that man on the street. He wasn’t looking for a hand out, he needed a job. I didn’t have one to give. It broke my heart.

I might not have been able to help him, but I can help someone. I just need to be willing to open my eyes and make myself aware of need.

You want to change the world? Here’s are two things that can help. AWARENESS and ACTION.

FIND A NEED. TOUCH THE NEED. CHANGE THE WORLD.

"People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will..."

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:56:54 -0500

“People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you’re successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest person with the smallest mind. Think big anyway. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People really need help but may attack if you help them. Help people anyway. Give the world the best you have and you might get hurt. Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.”

- Mother Teresa (via littlemiss) (via withoutlove)

Today I witnessed one person completely demeaning another person in front of her children, simply because the first person THOUGHT she was better than the second. It literally made my stomach churn. Do you know what the second person did? She looked up, smiled, and said “Thank you, have a great night.” And she was completely sincere.

It reminded me of a quote I posted last year, so I decided to re-blog it. I hope I will learn to react like that.

"You will only be as GREAT as the CHARACTER you develop."

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:55:38 -0500

“You will only be as GREAT as the CHARACTER you develop.”

"For love is as strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its flames are flames of fire, A..."

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:38:41 -0500

“For love is as strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its flames are flames of fire, A most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench love, Nor can the floods drown it. If a man would give for love all the wealth of his house, It would be utterly despised.”

- King Solomon

A Simple Challenge

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:41:00 -0500

Tomorrow, be aware of those around you. Look for one single opportunity to better the circumstances of someone else. Buy someone a cup of coffee. Give a stranger a compliment. Ask someone how they are doing and really listen to their response.

Think about the one thing that someone could do for you that would make your day, your week or your year… and then do that for someone else.

What kind of impact would that make if you did that EVERY SINGLE DAY? What kind of impact would it make it EVERY SINGLE PERSON did that EVERY SINGLE DAY?

The world really can be a better place, we just need to be willing to put in the time.

Don’t keep this challenge a secret. Send it to your friends. Reblog it. Let them take part in changing the world one act at a time.

"TRUTH may be absolute, but LOVE never fails."

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:34:13 -0500

“TRUTH may be absolute, but LOVE never fails.”

"Your personality MAY open some doors for you in your life, but it is your CHARACTER that will..."

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:52:44 -0500

“Your personality MAY open some doors for you in your life, but it is your CHARACTER that will sustain you. Spend your time building CHARACTER. Personality fades.”

"Sometimes people tell you what you want to hear because you won’t hear what they really want..."

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:07:00 -0500

“Sometimes people tell you what you want to hear because you won’t hear what they really want to tell you.”

- @nilesholsinger (via Twitter)