Comments on: #993-Quit Being So Damn Selfish

By: Anne Brethet

Anne Brethet — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:56:36 +0000

Wonderful story, there is a quote about selflessness, something like this…

What we do for ourselves dies when we die. However what we do for others will last forever.

By: yourcuzin Vinnie

yourcuzin Vinnie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:06:14 +0000

Hey,…….. couldn’t resist

I’m guessing that very generous cousin was on your Mom’s side,
(2 reasons)
1- you wouldn’t be foolish enough to drive all the way to Toronto with another Dwyer.
2- No Dwyer car would be worth borrowing.

See you soon Cuz.

Vince

By: Quit with the “Win the lottery” mentality

Quit with the “Win the lottery” mentality — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:04:42 +0000

[...] in an earlier post, Quit Being So Damn Selfish, I also made reference to the fact that it is easy to hypothesize what we might do, but the [...]

By: Dean Dwyer

Dean Dwyer — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:18:44 +0000

Brian thanks for letting me know my memory isn’t quite as bad as I thought. I’m glad I have the story to share. It adds tremendous value and inspiration to others, which is a pretty incredible thing, because you just never know what great things it will lead them to do/create. Vince, that is an AMAZING idea. I have never been a fan of Christmas simply because it has morphed into this obligation to buy gifts for people. I can only imagine how kids and families would evolve if this type of activity became part of the family ritual. Cheers my friend. Let me know how it goes.

By: Vince

Vince — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:33:54 +0000

Here’s something people could consider to try to be less selfish:

A long standing tradition of the Xmas gift exchange will come to an end this year with my family. It took us years to realize that we always end up spending x amount of dollars on gifts, then in return receive the equal value of stuff we don’t need or want. Although the gifts were often useless, the sharing part was always fun.

This year, we all agreed to spend a fixed amount on: a homeless person (or several smaller gifts for more than one person), or a charity, or a family in our respective community in need…you get the picture. We are to document (take pictures, keep a log, make a video, …) and on Xmas day, we will share our stories with the members of our family, explaining who we chose to help and why. No gift for us, but we’ll ensure several selfless acts will be carried out. Imagine if more families did this!