Giving & The Art of Happiness
The Art of Happiness
In the spirit of Christmas and the Giving Season, I would like to give back to our community with our annual DOUBLE YOUR DONATION with eXimus. During this time of gift giving, we rarely have the opportunity to give the gift that could change a life. I would like to invite you to be a part of something BIG!
I would encourage you to make a charitable contribution to any NGO or cause of your choice! I would then like to match that donation (up to $200)! I will match donations to a total of $10,000, the donation matches are on a first-come, first-served basis.
To qualify for your matched donation the charity must be a non-profit charitable organization. To apply please send an email to admin@eximus.com by December 25th with the following information:
The name of the charitable organization and their contact info
Your name and the amount of your contribution
Copy of your charitable contribution receipt.
Once I match your contribution, I will notify you by email!
We hope everyone is safe and enjoys the Christmas season!
I have included previous year’s December blog post as well. Giving makes me happy…. This year the gift of giving for our community is more important than ever. I appreciate every one of you and hope that this blog will inspire you and make you a little happier. Enjoy the stats and reach out if you have any thoughts on giving or questions about the real estate market. Merry Christmas all.
The world happiness report for 2019 and 2020 explains that human well-being has six dimensions. Four of those six dimensions are: basic income, enjoying good health and a decent life expectancy, social support groups for solving life problems, and living in a society that is not corrupt. The remaining two—and in my opinion, the most important two—are: opportunities to pursue a great life, and adding value or being generous to others.
As I read and reflected on this report as we are in the holiday season—or Christmas as I like to call it. I was reminded how these six dimensions are alive and well in my life; and I would think that for most of you, they are alive and well, too. The “happy number” on your “happy meter” should be in the high zone.
Out of those six dimensions, the most interesting one for me is the dimension about giving. Giving appears to be good for the soul. A Gallup World Poll survey of millions of people in 130 countries found that donation giving activates a reward in the human brain. The result? Happiness! The catch is this: we only receive the happiness if it is our choice to give, or not to give. In other words, we feel happiest when we can choose where to give, feel connected to the people or cause/organization we are giving to, can see how the money is spent, and feel as though we have made a difference.
But, what if you cannot financially give today? As noted earlier, social support is one of the six dimensions that delivers happiness. Top up your giving by lending support to others. When you do this, you are not only supporting others, but you are also receiving the support you may need. It is the cycle that never ends! This social support may in fact be even more important today than a monetary donation. The last few years has caused, and is continuing to cause, mental stress and anguish. If we as givers can give and offer social support, we all win. Pharrell Williams’ song “Happy” is an amazing uplifting song of happiness. Check out the lyrics below. Bad news is everywhere, especially in 2020; but as Pharrell shares, do not waste your time, because I am happy!
Here come bad news, talking this and that
(Yeah) Well, give me all you got, and don’t hold it back
(Yeah) Well, I should probably warn you I’ll be just fine
(Yeah) No offense to you, don’t waste your time
Here’s why
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do
The Eximus Real Estate team wants to give back to our community and we want you to join us in being a part of something big!
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Randy Dyck
Personal Real Estate Corporation
604-807-4366 or randy@eximus.com
