Rick Lewis is a friend and one of the most entertaining men in North America. Here is a very powerful and moving article he wrote in his newsletter. I think you will find it inspiring.

I was performing on an outdoor stage years ago at a comedy festival. Part of our payment came from passing the hat at the end and often we could do quite well on contributions since the crowds were often upwards of 500 people.

What place does “giving” have as we see economies stumbling all over the globe?

When you see your investments declining by 10% in value over a few days how do you feel?  Do you want to hunker down and protect your investments and your family and neglect others?

If you feel that way, and if you feel frightened about what seems to be a global recession, that's a fairly normal reaction.  As a person of modest means, who hopes to retire someday, hopefully by the time I reach 85, I too feel nervous.