----- Forwarded Message ----- From: BETTY BUTELE <[email protected]> To: Cynthia Sharon Amaniyo <[email protected]>; CONNIE KAAHWA <[email protected]>; CHRIS ABOGA <[email protected]>; CHRISTOPHER TUMUSIIME <[email protected]>; caroline uyicoco <[email protected]>; COMFORT PIWANG <[email protected]>; ROSE ANDRESIRU <[email protected]>; ALFRED BUTELE <[email protected]>; ELIAS ASSIA <[email protected]>; George Akendi <[email protected]>; GILBERT ADIBO <[email protected]>; MONICA AMIJI <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Faustin faustin <[email protected]>; Jesca Orodriyo <[email protected]>; Eric Ezati <[email protected]>; BEN BUTELE <[email protected]>; SANTOS DRAMANI <[email protected]>; Edward Ndyanabo <[email protected]>; Oluwatosin Famuyiwa <[email protected]>; LAZARUS ANGUVAA <[email protected]>; manjit ubhi <[email protected]>; [email protected]; TIMMY OTIM <[email protected]>; NOBERT PIWANG <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 23:09 Subject: Fw: The Simple Blessings of Christmas --- On Mon, 12/12/11, Rose Asienzo <[email protected]> wrote: >From: Rose Asienzo <[email protected]> >Subject: The Simple Blessings of Christmas >To: " Santa" <[email protected]>, "Adeline " <[email protected]>, >"Cathy" <[email protected]>, "Alba" <[email protected]>, "Alesi" ><[email protected]>, "Alex" <[email protected]>, "Alma" ><[email protected]>, "Almarose" <[email protected]>, "Elias" ><[email protected]>, "Ayaa Janet" <[email protected]>, "Dan " ><[email protected]>, "Ben" <[email protected]>, "Achan " ><[email protected]>, "Betsy " <[email protected]>, "Biko" ><[email protected]>, "Charity " <[email protected]>, "Chris " ><[email protected]>, "Cissy" <[email protected]>, "Dan " ><[email protected]>, "Daniel " <[email protected]>, "Danielle" <[email protected]>, "Dave" <[email protected]>, "Dimo" <[email protected]>, "Edward" <[email protected]>, "Manuel" <[email protected]>, "Emmanuel" <[email protected]>, "Martin" <[email protected]>, "Gillian " <[email protected]>, "Harriet " <[email protected]>, "Issa" <[email protected]>, "James" <[email protected]>, "Jane" <[email protected]>, "Jimmy A" <[email protected]>, "Jimmy" <[email protected]>, "George" <[email protected]>, "Joseph" <[email protected]>, "Christine KIU" <[email protected]>, "Dane" <[email protected]>, "Likico " <[email protected]>, "Monie" <[email protected]>, "Monica " <[email protected]>, "Mungasa" <[email protected]>, "Nahamya" <[email protected]>, "Nora" <[email protected]>, "Nelly " <[email protected]>, "Daniel " <[email protected]>, "Utitu " <[email protected]>, "Pamela " <[email protected]>, "Raymond" <[email protected]>, "Richard " <[email protected]>, "Fredie" <[email protected]>, "Angey " <[email protected]>, "Stella " <[email protected]>, " Stephen" <[email protected]>, "Taban " <[email protected]>, "Ursula" <[email protected]>, "Victor" <[email protected]>, "Yobu " <[email protected]>, "Yosiah" <[email protected]> >Date: Monday, 12 December, 2011, 11:11 > > > >Hi everyone? >Rosie > > >There's no doubt about it now. The holidays are in full swing and it's easy to >get caught up in the trappings of the season - the decorations, the shopping, >the parties, the endless to-do lists. Your refrigerator is filled with >leftovers and the mall beckons with the promise of great bargains. > >But, I invite you to take just a moment in all the hustle and bustle to be >kind to others this season and to share with those who may be less fortunate. >Sometimes, just a simple act of kindness can change a life forever. > >That's what The Simple Blessings of Christmas by Mark Gilroy is all about. > >Norman Vincent Peale, noted minister and author from the previous century, >tells the story of a young girl from Sweden spending Christmas in big, >bustling New York City . She was living with an American family and helping >them around the house, and she didn't have much money. So she knew she >couldn't get them a very nice Christmas present - besides, they already had so >much, with new gifts arriving every day. > >With just a little money in her pocket, she went out and bought an outfit for >a small baby, and then she set out on a journey to find the poorest part of >town and the poorest baby she could find. At first, she received only strange >looks from passersby when she asked them for help. But then a kind stranger, a >Salvation Army bell-ringer, guided her to a poor part of town and helped her >deliver her gift. On Christmas morning, instead of giving them a wrapped present, she told the family she served what she had done in their name. Everyone was speechless, and everyone was blessed - the girl for giving, the wealthy family for seeing others with new eyes, and the poor family for receiving an unexpected gift. > >All of us have opportunities both large and small to show kindness, especially >at Christmastime. We can help strangers by delivering gifts to needy kids or >serving homeless families at a soup kitchen. Or we can simply look for >everyday ways to be kind, like allowing someone to go ahead of us in a lengthy >line at the department store, or giving that bell-ringer a little change and a >few encouraging words. > >Maybe it's because we're in gift-giving mode anyway that giving to others >becomes so important at Christmas. Or because we're more aware of our families >and friends and communities. Or maybe it's because two thousand years ago, the >earth received the most perfect, most loving gift of all, helping us to understand true kindness. > >Whatever the reason, don't let Christmas pass you by without showing kindness >to someone. Because it is truly more blessed to give than to receive. > >That’s why I am sending/giving you this message! > > > WHO STARTED CHRISTMAS? > >This morning I heard a story on the radio of a woman who was out Christmas >shopping with her two children. After many hours of looking at row after row >of toys and everything else imaginable. And after hours of hearing both her >children asking for everything they saw on those many shelves, she finally >made it to the elevator with her two kids. > >She was feeling what so many of us feel during the holiday season time of the >year. Overwhelming pressure to go to every party, every housewarming, taste >all the holiday food and treats, getting that perfect gift for every single >person on our shopping list, making sure we don’t forget anyone on our card >list, and the pressure of making sure we respond to everyone who sent us a >card. > >Finally the elevator doors opened and there was already a crowd in the car. >She pushed her way into the car and dragged her two kids in with her and all >the bags of stuff. When the doors closed she couldn’t take it anymore and >stated, whoever started this whole Christmas thing should be found, strung up >and shot. > >From the back of the car everyone heard a quiet calm voice respond, don’t >worry we already crucified him. For the rest of the trip down the elevator it >was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop. > >Don’t forget this year to keep the One who started this whole Christmas thing >in your every thought, deed, purchase, and word. If we all did it, just think >of how different this whole world would be. > >Pass this inspiration on > > > >
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