Ok, so it’s 7:30am and I’m blogging. Not a usual thing for me as I’ll typically roll out of bed a few minutes to 9. Last night makes this even stranger because I was still awake at 2am. I’m not sure what happened to me, but I’m in one of the best moods I’ve been in, in quite a while.

Alright, so I took a Claritin last night because I was stuffed up and allergied… maybe that’s given me a buzz? I mean, I haven’t taken one in a while…

But then there’s this… a friend of mine called at 11pm last night and needed help. She had just gotten her car back after months of struggling with repairs and other things. Her car battery was dead and she had to get to Milwaukee to see her boyfriend! I only live about a mile away, so she called me first to see if I could help.

Now, to be completely honest, a week ago there’s no way I would’ve gone. I just wouldn’t have. I was tired, in my boxers, trying to wind-down.

But here’s what’s different now…

Last Saturday, my sister and I went to a seminar in Chicago. This seminar was held by a company who’s goal is to enrich people’s lives by giving. They talked about the differences between giving to give and giving to receive. I had realized that in many parts of my life, I had been giving to receive without really even knowing it. A seed was planted to simply find any opportunity I could to give just simply to give.

So, I put on some clothes, and headed down the road to save the day. I was there about an hour or so… she was in an apartment garage in a tough spot – it took a while to get our cars in position to jump. But, we finally got it. I packed up, sent her on her way, and headed home myself.

I have to admit… thinking about it kind of gives me a little buzz. A lot of you may be thinking “what’s the big deal?” But it’s done something to me. I’m buzzed with excitement. But again, maybe it’s just the medication.

I doubt it.

Give something away today. Give it because you don’t want anything else besides the feeling of giving. You’ll get back tenfold what you put out there. Make it a habit. Consciously give every day and let’s see what happens!