You Are What You Think About

On a radio talk show this morning a woman involved with a charity said, "what you think about creates you. So what do you want to think about? Do you want to think about petty politics and gossip TV shows and fill yourself with garbage or do you want to think about something that could make a difference and help someone?" 

Good point. The charity she works with is www.mmfc.org, Medical Missions for Children, Inc., a not-for-profit organization created by Boston area doctors and nurses that provides free reconstructive surgical and dental care to children born with cleft of the lip and palate, deformed or missing ears (microtia), and other congenital deformities, as well as severe burns at zero cost to the patients.  The surgeries they provide cost so little yet change people's lives.  "But there are so many people here in our own country that need help; why go there?"  Wherever your heart takes you with a desire to help is good. Here, there, wherever.  But be a person who helps. This issue, another, whatever. From this page http://www.mmfc.org/what.htm:

In underdeveloped nations, cleft of the lip and palate are 2 of the most commonly occurring congenital deformities.  The deformities of the children cause physical pain, and foster shame, isolation, and sadness as the afflicted children grow older. Deformed children feel different from peers; in many cases, other children ridicule and ostracize them. The deformed children’s lives become lonely, isolated, and hopeless. These children are also plagued by chronic infections, at which point the deformity becomes dangerous – and sometimes fatal.

Help wherever you can, in any way you can. There are many ways to help. If you can't help financially, you can spread the word about the need and the organization.  Doing so, you might let someone know who CAN help financially. And, you'll help others become a better person by making them think about something other than petty politics and gossip. So here I am, spreading the word about www.mmfc.org which operates on a mere 3% overhead; the rest all goes to funding missions around the world. The doctors contribute their time AND money.  Please visit the website and watch the videos on the left margin of their homepage, then at the very least share the link to their site. If you can, and if your heart feels moved to do so, give financially.

Think back to your childhood: how could your childhood have become so much easier and happy if someone had just done something really nice for you.