The 15 revolution!

This week I am reading a brilliant book by Paul Scanlon called 'The 15 revolution, Go ahead, inconvenience me'. In short its a challenge to give up 15 mins of your day, everyday, to make a difference in someones life. (Check it out at www.15revolution.com)
Here are some keys that i have picked out of the book that spoke to me:

Compassion is a sign, a clue to why we are here. What we feel empathy/compassion towards is probably something we are gifted to fix, improve or make a difference to.

Compassion is fueled by empathy, a sense of walking in another persons shoes. That empathy-filled compassion then thinks about how to make those shoes easier to walk in.

The fact is we can change the world just one live at a time, one helping hand up, one hug, one meal, one smile.... the possibilities are endless.

BUT are you willing to be inconvenienced? To step outside of your routines, plans and agendas to ask God for opportunities and then actually act on them?

So.....This week step outside of your comfort zone.

Say hi to a neighbour, ask them over for dinner, be interested in thier life.

Help an elderly person with thier shopping, pay for it (if you can), tell them they are important in a society which often leaves them in the 'used by date' category.

Smile, even when you dont feel like it, its contagious and it might be the very smile that gets someone through a very hard day.

Cook a sick friend a meal, deliver it to thier door, ask them if there is anything else you can do... and then do it

Just a few ideas how you can make a difference in your street, suburb, world.

xoxoxo