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mama me-time | food for the soul

An Angel’s
Act of Kindness

There are few people in the world that
we look up to, as role models, examples
or inspirations. At least that is what we

think.There are many, around us, near
us, who use their lives to the fullest, for
themselves and for others.They know what a selfless act is, and they find
happiness and enrich their lives by making a difference and helping the less

fortunate ones.They are men and women, people like you and me, who
do not get the recognition they deserve.Today I want to turn the spotlight
towards Darine, one of these persons, a woman, a mother, your friend, your
colleague or neighbour, a fellow resident of the UAE, who accomplishes so

much without most of us knowing anything about it.

mother, baby & child April 2011 S ome people will say that know who to help, where and people can have revelations,
charity is best when kept when. Of course, you can find they can start donating or
private, and that some the much publicised causes – participating in charitable
people would only do good and because they are covered activities suddenly. Not just
deeds to boast about how by a lot of media attention it because they suddenly want
great they are. I believe these does not mean they are not to impress, but because their
people do not really understand worthy causes – but what about experiences and situations in life
what it is all about. Spreading everything else? I personally might have kept them unaware
awareness is key and vital for think it’s great to hear people of what was going on. Talking
others to follow in the same talking about what they do about all the wonderful people
footsteps and walk on a positive in their spare time helping who contribute to charities
path enlightening the world of others. This is how you raise privately does not imply
making genuine differences. awareness and share your values criticising the public figures.
We hear all the time about and concerns with the rest of
celebrities giving fortunes, the world. Most of us knew The wonderful thing
going here and there, doing about Parkinson’s disease, but with the UAE is the diversity of
this and that, for charity. The who really cared, or bothered cultures and people you can
question is not whether they do learning about it before Michael encounter. Most of us here
it to look good or whether they J. Fox went public with his are expatriates, and we might
truly believe in what they are condition? People who knew have participated in charities
trying to change. The question patients, people who were back home, but discovering
is: “Did they make other people directly affected by it. Fox new worlds and new lifestyles
aware of the situation? Did founded his foundation, and automatically means uncovering
they make other people care?”. instead of feeling threatened living conditions we would
Unless every single one of us and overshadowed by the new never have imagined could
does extensive, exhausting organisation, existing groups exist. The fact that you might
and time-consuming research were happy to have the support count Indians, Japanese,
about everything in the world, of such a known – and very Australians, Chileans – to name
it would be pretty difficult to much loved – celebrity. And yes, a few – among your friends or
colleagues here also makes you

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