Daily3 Life’s Moments

**  Bring Food - It’s as simple as taking a few extra sandwiches when you go out. When you pass someone who asks for change, offer him or her something to eat. If you take a lunch, pack a little extra. When you eat at a restaurant, order something to take with you when you leave.

**  RESPECT - Give the homeless people the same courtesy and respect you would accord your friends, your family, your employer. Treat them as you would wish to be treated if you needed assistance.

**  EDUCATE — both your children and your community.  Be an enthusiast and get others interested in helping the homeless.  Some ways to do this can be: writing a column for your local community paper, volunteering at a homeless shelter or a battered women’s shelter and bring your children, friends, family along, recruit local businesses to get involved in a food/toy/goods donation program, etc.  There are lots and lots of ways one can be creative to help the homeless.

 Can you come up with some creative initiatives?  Share with me!

**  War torn countries and USA will realize that war is not the solution to obtain peace in the world.  Since when is it okay to kill people to “save” people?

**  We are able to find a better and more successful way to help women and children in abusive situations.

** People understand that the homeless situation is not just “other peoples’ problem” but a problem for everyone.  No one is born “wanting” to live on the streets, eat garbage, fear for their lives everyday….this is not a choice they want.  The homeless people all have stories as to why they ended up on the streets…try to understand it from their point of view…we truly are all just a “paycheck” away from living on the streets ourselves.  Here is a website with some of their stories.

 Share with me your thoughts ….