Give to your community, recieve a better life

The Bible does say that it is better to give than to receive but have  you ever thought about what the giver gets in return?  …maybe without even know it?

Investing deeply in other people’s lives has an enormous benefit for everyone.  Sounds like 1 Corinthians 13 to me… or the opposite result is when people don’t give to community a-la-Larry Crab when he says in his book “Inside Out”, “The sin of self-protection to which I refer occurs when our legitimate thirst for receiving love creates a demand to not be hurt that overrides a commitment to lovingly involve our self with others.”

 

and so read on…

Giving and Your Community Wellbeing

People with thriving well being are often moved by the impact they have had on another person, group, or community

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• Wellbeing
• Workplace

by Tom Rath and James K. Harter, Ph.D.

Adapted from Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements (Gallup Press)

Gallup research has discovered that people with thriving wellbeing are often moved by the impact they have had on another person, group, or community. The authors of Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements explain the positive effects of giving.

Global Practice Leader Tom Rath is the author of the bestsellers How Full Is Your Bucket?, StrengthsFinder 2.0, Strengths Based Leadership, and Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements.

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Jim Harter, Ph.D., is Chief Scientist, Workplace Management and Wellbeing for Gallup’s workplace management practice. He is coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers 12: The Elements of Great Managing and Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements.

http://gmj.gallup.com/content/127217/Giving-Community-Wellbeing.aspx

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