Query

   How many clothes do you have in your closet? How many of those tops do you actually need? When you see a cute top in the window of a store, you buy it but without thinking about how you already have too many tops. We never really say that we have enough, whether it’s eating, going on Facebook, or buying too many clothes. I believe that a lot of our problems stem from our failure to recognize ‘enough’.

   Albert Lexie, who doesn’t have as much as most of us do, instead of working to help himself, helps others. He leaves his home at 5:50 AM    and travels to the Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, so he can shine shoes in the hospital’s lobby. Albert charges $3 per shine and donates all his tips to the Children’s Free Care Fund. Since 1981, Albert has donated $100,000 to the Children’s Hospital. His annual income is only about $10,000 and he donates approximately $10,000 a year to the hospital. He could use the $10,000 for himself, but instead he donates to others. This is one man who recognizes that he is happy and satisfied, so he uses helps other instead of himself.



   This video shows that you don’t need a lot of money in your life to be happy, and that you always feel good after donating time and money to help others.

   This week's query is: Do I recognize when I have enough in my life and know when to give                back?