Go through your belongings and gather five (5) items that you would consider to be “luxuries” (e.g. gold jewelry, china dish-ware, crystal glassware, the “good silver”, fancy watches, dress coats, etc.).  Lay all of them on the living room floor, put on a blindfold, and give away the first two (2) you happen to touch.  Note:  While it is true that more than a few families do not have any typical “luxuries”, everyone I’ve ever met (including myself during the times when I lived “on the street”) owns a number of cherished items that are irregularly used &/or have no “true purpose”.  They are owned more for the faux-status & faux-security that come from possessing them than for their actual substance … These items qualify as “luxuries” as well.

Bonus Activity:  Give the chosen items away personally (as opposed to donating them to second-hand stores) and give them to a stranger or an enemy (as opposed to a relative or a friend).

Filed under: Selfless Service Calendar by Scaughdt