If you are like us, you have noticed more and more people at stop lights asking for help. The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted us with surges of sickness and death, but it has also resulted in an economic downturn where more people are losing jobs and becoming food and housing insecure.
We wanted to share what we are doing, and what you can do to help. We are using our resources to purchase items and give monetary assistance which we distribute to those asking for help at stop lights.
Here is what we are presently handing out. There are a couple of pairs of socks, a couple of masks and hand sanitizer, a bottle of water, some snacks, a $10 bill with a handwritten note. It is winter, so we are including a blanket. Normally we wouldn’t want to give out such a big bag, but the blanket necessitated something bigger. Each bag’s handwritten note is a different blessing or affirmation. It has been written with intention. The cost of the contents and the money in each bag is about $25.
When we have handed these out at stop lights, their reaction is surprise and gratitude for the gifts. If there is time, we talk briefly with them. It has been fun to watch them open the bags and pull things out to see what is inside.
I think the homeless appreciate when we don’t ignore them. We don’t judge their circumstances. But what has been most surprising to us is how giving out the blessing bags makes us feel. We have a powerful feeling of connection; to the world and to all there is.
We are posting this to inspire you to help by creating your own blessing bags and distributing them during this extraordinary time of need. For those of you who don’t wish to create your own, we accept donations to help us here: https://empowerment-works.org/donate/ But creating your own blessing bags to help people in your own area is much more powerful.
This is an extraordinary time. Change is beginning to happen. Personally being a part of a change in the flow of prosperity will make it happen sooner. Be a part of the change.