Spiritual Awakening: How Are You Lifting Others Up
BySpiritual Awakening: Be A Lifter
Being a Lifter Gives You a Sense of Achievement!
When I first conceived the idea of The Spiritual Entrepreneurs Visionary Awards I looked to honor 50 people who are lifting people up and helping them to enhance their personal and professional life. As of today I have 25 people who are truly lifters. Lifters are people that see the good in others, shine their light everywhere they go, and make a positive impact in the lives of others. When you decide to be a lifter great things start to unfold and your message is maximized and received. Those that are being lifters that so far have been chosen to receive a Spiritual Entreprenuers Visionary Award are:
1: Sara Doctofsky- For helping children to achieve their full potential
2: Karen Goldberg Binette Raport- For showing people how to Feel The Hugs
3: Leslie Bruce- For also showing people how to Feel The Hugs
4: Valerie Leeds- For helping people to enhance their personal and professional lives through Invigorate You
5: Cindy Papale- For Showing people that Breast Cancer can be overcome through The Empty Cup Runneth Over
6: JLove Jackson- For helping people to plant seeds of success through 7 Soul Seeds
7: Rev. Dr. Mia Merritt- For Empowering people through Prosperity is Your Birthright
8: Ernest Chu- For showing people how to use their spiritual capital through Soul Currency
9: Ken Esrig- For helping people to Start From Where They Are
10: Sarah Spiritual- For keeping people on a spiritual path through The Expedito Enlightenment Center
11: Rev. Dee Adio-Moses- For all you do to help people improve through Oneness Consciousness
12: Rick Figley- For helping people to maximize their message through Namaste Websites
13. Allison Turner- For lifting people up through your inspirational photography
14: Valorie Parker- For being a beacon of hope through From The Soul of a Woman
15. Octavia Trimm- For being an example of overcoming adversity through Butterfly Renewal
16: Ray Skop- For showing peopel how to make changes through Temple B’nai Moshe
17: Shirah Penn- For the wisdom you share through Grandma Shirah Says
18: Deborah Angiolin- For helping people to step into their greatness through your Happiness Coaching
19: Amy Barbera- For sharing your gift and lovely voice to shine a light and inspire others through your music
20: Jill Morton- For being a role model for others through your sporting achievements
21: Lisa Eva Gold- For Continuing to spread a positive message through your acting and writing
22: Anissa Pfannenstiel- For all your work to help others especially those with challenges through Elevate House
23: Carole Wilson- For the light you share and the inspiration you are to others
24: Rev. Reckel Ferguson- For all you do to help others who are seeking answers through Modern Zen
25: David Singer- For protecting others and watching out for their rights
26: Stacy Sossner- For all you do to help people look good and feel good so they can do good with your organic products
These are 26 people who exemplify the ideals of helping others. if you would like to be added to this list email rd1299@aol.com with a 25 word note about who you are and how you are making a positive impact on the lives of others. Be a Lifter.
It is when you lend a hand and lift someone up that you you receive the greatest gifts.
This week use your gifts to lift someone up.
I LOVE this so much and I am so Excited to be apart of the “Spiritual Entrepreneurs Visionary Awards” That means so much to me!! Thank you from my heart Jonathan!!!! God Bless You!!
The Hug sisters are also so honored to have been chosen as part of this award. We do strive to share love and light through the connections of HUGS. Jonathan, we appreciate you and what you bring to others. xo
A touching story of generosity worth sharing. It’s definitely contagious.
LUNCHES
“I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. ‘I’m glad I have a good book to read. Perhaps I will get a short nap,’ I thought.
Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me. I decided to start a conversation.
‘Where are you headed?’ I asked the soldier seated nearest to me. ‘Petawawa. We’ll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we’re being deployed to Afghanistan.
After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours before we reached the east, and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time.
As I reached for my wallet, I overheard a soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. ‘No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn’t be worth five bucks. I’ll wait till we get to base.’
His friend agreed. I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a fifty dollar bill. ‘Take a lunch to all those soldiers.’ She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. ‘My son was a soldier in Iraq; it’s almost like you are doing it for him.’
Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, ‘Which do you like best – beef or chicken?’ ‘Chicken,’ I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went to the front of plane, returning a minute later with a dinner plate from first class.
‘This is your thanks
After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the rest room. A man stopped me. ‘I saw what you did. I want to be part of it. Here, take this.’ He handed me twenty-five dollars.
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked, I hoped he was not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my
side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand and said, ‘I want to shake your hand.’ Quickly unfastening my
seat belt I stood and took the Captain’s hand. With a booming voice he said, ‘I was a soldier and I was a military pilot. Once, someone bought
me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot.’ I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of the passengers.
Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs. A
man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake mine. He left another twenty-five dollars in my palm.
When we landed I gathered my belongings and started to deplane.
Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without saying a
word. Another twenty-five dollars!
Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their trip to the base. I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars.
‘It will take you some time to reach the base. It will be about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.’
Ten young men left that flight feeling the love and respect of their fellow travelers.
As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals. It seemed so little.
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to ‘The United States of America ‘ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life.’
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.’”
Anonymous
I’m delighted to be a part of this wonderful list, in great company. More and more I notice how amazing it is that small gestures can actually be so big, and go a long long way in making a difference in our lives.