Good Giving Weekly: PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION December 1, 2018
Greetings #29Gifts Community,
Happy December. The new month snuck up on me. Welcome if you are new to www.29gifts.org. Do you have questions for me about how to get started giving or keep your giving groove going after your first cycle of #29Gifts? Post your question in the comments and I will reply. Enjoy this flashback link from 2008 that includes simple giving ideas. http://www.oprah.com/spirit/cami-walkers-29-gifts
HELLO HOLIDAYS Winter is settling in Colorado. The mountains are covered in fresh powder, holiday lights are hanging and there is frost in the air. I went to my church this morning to help decorate for Advent then to a recovery meeting. Trooper and I enjoyed a chilly walk on the trails around my apartment with my friend Jannet after the meeting. I have been out of touch with all of you since coming home to Denver. I spent a week in Nebraska visiting family over Thanksgiving. I enjoyed the time with my son, Henry Zane, who will be six in March. He is in kindergarten now, reading a lot of books and enjoying math and science too.
PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION I have been stressed out catching up with unopened mail and trying to deal with some serious financial stress. I am practicing letting go of perfectionism and instead focus on progress that seems very slow most days. Progress not perfection is a concept from the addiction recovery world. Perfectionism can be a consuming and crippling. Learning to let little things go is a big lesson for me. How about you?
SHARE YOUR STORY Share your #29Gifts experience. Write a 2,000-word personal essay submission for my second book. 29 Life Lessons: Reflections On Living and Giving is the much anticipated sequel to Cami Walker’s New York Times Bestselling self-help memoir, 29 Gifts: How A Month of Giving Can Change Your Life. 29 Life Lessons includes personal stories from Walker and members of the 29 Gifts global community, self-help prompts, and creative giving tips. Get submission guidelines and read three stories from Cami. http://follr.com/Communities/29Gifts/ViewPost/74108
HELP WANTED Join our volunteer 29 Gifts Community Team. Help welcome new members and start conversations www.29gifts.org. DM me or leave a comment if you are interested. You can also organize group gives in your local area. When I was traveling and speaking about 29 Gifts, I organized Flower Power Gives in each city I visited. Read about my first Flower Power Give. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/get-your-give/200908/flower-power-give
GIVEAWAYS WANTED Are you an artist, author, healer or entrepreneur who wants to share a product or service with the #29Gifts community? Sponsor a Great Giveaway. DM me if you are interested.
SUPPORT 29 GIFTS Please invite friends to join you at www.29gifts.org. Use the tag #29Gifts on your social media posts. "Like" and Share http://www.facebook.com/29gifts. Follow Cami on Twitter or Snapchat @camiwalker29 and at https://www.instagram.com/camillaswalker. Click on Documents to download free 29 Gifts Note Cards and other fun giving tools.
Good Giving! Cami Walker Chief Evangelist, 29gifts.org
The Giving Prescription www.oprah.com
After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Cami Walker lost the ability to walk and was spiraling into depression until a spiritual teacher gave her a prescription: Give 29 gifts away for 29 days.
