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“It’s a small world after all
It’s a small world after all
It’s a small world after all
It’s a small, small world ”

I know that song is supposed to connect us with the fact that we are all human and we are all the same, but I can’t help but contradict it and say that it’s a very big world out there.

Growing up in a small town has taught me many things…and one of those is that your world is as big as you make it. I know some people from home who’ve barely left the state, who have only a handful of friends & family, and their world is very, very small. On the other hand I know people who have left for college, a career, or just to discover what else is out there…and for them, the world is a very big place.

What I’m getting at is that we all need to see the world through a larger perspective. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and as I’m stuffing myself to the breaking point, there will be people on the other side of the globe who won’t even have enough clean water to sustain them for the day. How can that not bother me. How can that not bother you?

…I am selfish, I am spoiled…I am your average American and it grieves me that my heart is as hard as it is.

With all of this said…

As the holiday season approaches, we’ll all be in the spirit of giving…some will spend hundreds or thousands over the next month on stuff for their friends and family all of it in which they don’t need or don’t even want. So, I want to encourage you, that while your in the spirit of giving, you consider giving to people outside your “small world”. Sure “Toys for Tots” and other charities are nice, but I hope that you’ll think about the bigger picture. Here are a few organizations that I would recommend giving to:

World Vision
Compassion International
Invisible Children

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving!