giving back

Giving Back Your Time

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“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” Dalai Lama You can give back in different ways, including volunteering your time and talents or making charitable gifts of money. Both involve being compassionate toward others. Often, people derive a strong sense of purpose from their volunteer [...]read more

Giving Back Financially

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“Money is like manure; it’s not worth a thing unless it is spread around.” - Brooke Astor, philanthropist One of my clients, whom I’ll call Beth, told me that she had given away $40,000 the year before, and that it gave her great joy to do so. She is not wealthy by most standards, but [...]read more