Heat's Newsletter, Giving Tuesday edition
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Hello, beautiful people!
It's the time of year when inboxes are overwhelmed with deals and steals and pleading and all varieties of "give me your money, please!"
This email is not one of those.
While I appreciate the push behind Giving Tuesday, here's my recommendation.
Find one of your people who needs some connection and make a coffee date with them. Or take their kids for two hours so they can have time to themselves.
Or think of a friend who is struggling to make ends meet, ask them for a wish list, and buy as much off of it as you're comfortable with.
Not everyone will give you a wish list. So give them a gift card for groceries or gas or Target or wherever they shop.
Or who in your circle needs a massage? Or a manicure? Or a once-off to whatever random place they like to go but don't/won't/can't treat themselves?
Gift that. Today. For Giving Tuesday.
Give to your people. (Or just one of them, because we're all strapped for time or money or both.)
A photo
I never get tired of cactus silhouettes.
How to support
Spreading the word about my work and/or social media is always helpful and is free.
You can leave a tip here.
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You can join the list for the cancer card project here.
Yours in connection,
Heat
Hi! I'm Heat!
Writer. Photographer. Occasionally hilarious. Always curious.
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