The Opposite Of More Is Enough
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All the proceeds raised from sales of this eBook, together with sales of the printed version will be donated to a range of programs organized by The Salvation Army and World Vision as the author deems best suited to assist in the alleviation of world Starvation, Hunger and Poverty.
The opposite of more is enough is a wonderful combination of true stories, scriptures, poetry, anecdotes and facts that have left many of the contributors with the knowledge that God has been busy in their lives in a way that has changed outcomes sometimes with complete surprise.
We are often painted a picture by the world of a God who does not do enough for people. Yet the consensus that has come through from stories told is that God does in fact love the world and we do not really need more of anything because we already have enough and that God uses everything that happens to us in life, even the bad things, to weave our life into a tapestry which to us looks like a jumble of different coloured ends, yet when we get an occasional glimpse at what he is doing it looks to be sufficient (ENOUGH).
The author shows us, through well researched facts, how hunger, starvation and poverty are decimating many countries and that a great deal of waste has and still is occurring in both developed and undeveloped countries.
However, there are two questions asked as challenges.
(a) If we do have enough then why are so many people suffering?
(b) What can we do to alleviate world suffering?
The author makes it clear that we who have enough (even if we don’t think we have) can’t just do nothing. Nothing is not an option!
In fact, we are given a list of ten things we can do as a challenge, some of these do not cost money, gifts or time and those that do cost only as much as you want to contribute.
The UN have a set of 17 sustainable goals that it aims to realise by 2030 and the author feels that if we all do something from the ten choices given that these goals are achievable.
That means in TEN YEARS ONLY, NO Starvation, No Hunger, No Poverty, No Climate Change.
In the words of John Lennon IMAGINE.
Sydney Douglas Smith
I was born into a "working class" family and spent my childhood learning to "be happy with what you have" My father was the hard working head of a very poor but very loving family.I was bullied by my peers and by the education system and I came to believe the many negative things that were told me such as; "You are a stupid boy", "You can never learn", "You will never be anything in your life".In addition I was brought up in an age where Class and religious distinctions and prejudices decided what sort of a person you were destined to become and more or less how you were to live your life. Any signs of ambition were quickly stifled by a lifestyle and social system driven by the upper class.An inherited work ethic and the ability to care deeply for others (especially the under-dog) are among the life gifts that carried me through-out my early years even though I didn't have a relationship with God then. I found God later in life (about 45), and this led me to college where I learned that I wasn't stupid after all, and I could learn new skills, using my gifts and be valuable to God and other people. I became a Counsellor with Lifeline, and attained many qualifications I thought I could never get.Yes I have been knocked down in life, quite a few times. Sometimes because of wrong decisions I have made, sometimes when others have hurt me and sometimes just because of life, but through it all there has been a great God who even in the depths of my hurt, fear and sorrow has just reached down, taken my hand and gently lifted me!My theme song is a re-written version of the tub-thumping song “ I get knocked down, he lifts me up again”It helps also that I have had a good wife who has stuck by me in the hard times and helped me celebrate the good times, thank you Ruby for being there to lift and encourage me and also keeping me grounded when I get above myself.I currently have a small Life Coaching practice where I teach and mentor “Bright Endings” in a one-on-one environment or group workshops where people can and do move past the mistakes and disappointments of the past and even learning to appreciate some of the lessons learned to help create for themselves a “Bright Ending”After a lifetime of many failures and some great success stories I have learned to lean on God in the tough times and thank Him for everything.We are not able to go back and change the beginnings, undo the mistakes or redo the regrets in our story! BUT we can start now and write a brand new ending.I am living in the peace and calm that comes as we are able to find what I call the "sweet spot' in our life that is the purpose for us which I am sure we are pre-destined to be before we were born.
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