Monday Offering...Seeds of Love and Hope

This past weekend we had out 5th Annual

Seeds of Love and Hope International Society

Fundraising Banquet.

This is our big event of the year...

the one that pulls in the most people 

and the most funds.

This year we raised over $120, 000.00

THAT

is so something to celebrate.

(this is one of my kids Claudia...we sponsor her and her brother)

This year I spoke at the banquet, 

reflecting on my trip this past Spring.

I offer my words, that I shared that night,

to you today...

Hunger: the uneasy or painful sensation caused by want of food; the exhausted condition caused by want of food...

World Hunger refers to those who live in malnutrition; the lack of proper protein in their diet.

In 2010 925 million people went hungry everyday

1 out of every 7 people

(this is Oscar-Daniel, he is another one of our children...we sponsor him and one of his sisters, Sarah.

There are 5 children in his family, all of which are sponsored.  He and Sarah are the youngest.)

Does the world produce enough food to feed everyone?

Yes

World Agriculture produces 17% more calories per person 

then it did 30 years ago, despite a 70% population increase.

This is enough to provide every person with at least 2,720 calories per day.

What are the causes of World Hunger?

Poverty

harmful Economic systems

Climate Change

(my butterfly girl Anna-Marie and her little sister)

1 out of 3 persons in developing countries

are affected by vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

Approximately

10% of the worlds population owns a car

50% of the worlds population own their own home

4% of the world own a computer

12% have access to one

3-5% have internet access

25% of the worlds population sleep in their own bed

30% have enough money to have a bank account

(giving Daniel his gift)

I do not share these statistics to cause us to feel bad or guilty.

In fact it is with these facts I hope to empower ourselves.

To shift us into awareness of our position in the world.

For we are a minority

The way we live here in North America is not the norm

in comparison to most of the worlds life styles.

It is easy in our society to feel like we live in lack.

The media speaks of recession, global warming, loss of jobs, horrible violence and crimes, things that cause us to draw ourselves inward,

feeling like there is not enough.

Of course

the "forget" to tell inform us of all the wonderful abundance, love  and giving that goes on...

When we live in this kind of

Fear or Lack

we live with a perception that if another is successful there will not be enough let for us.

From this way of thinking we become steeped in 

living competitively, 

pitting us one another instead

of working together.

But

the truth is there is more than enough

and by living past the physical

we no longer see ourselves as separate from one another.

Instead we see ourselves as the spiritual beings we are

each coming from one Source...a Love Creator

thus coming from a source of Abundance.

During my last trip I felt the shift 

of deeper connections being formed 

A Trust

A Unity

was becoming ever present

and this realization brought me to a deeper sense of 

what we are doing

and why.

This is about Unity

about Family

This is about being threads in the same tapestry of Life

and holding fast to one another

and realizing each ones importance

in that tapestry

when one thread is removed

the tapestries strength

is compromised.

So yes

we go down to feed, provide, assist,

but on a deeper level

we come to strengthen the human bond

that lies between all human beings...

we go to lay claim to our birthright of belonging

and being a family

and loving one another 

beyond social status

beyond skin colour

beyond language.

When One heals we all heal

When one succeeds we all succeed 

When one grieves we all grieve

When one is fed we all are fed

When one Loves we all Love

Living in Unity moves us away from ourselves

and into a deeper relationship with each other...

Today, my lovelies, I challenge us to walk out

into our lives in Unity.

Share with someone the importance of Unity

and what that means/looks like to you.

Accepting our position in the world

and being responsible with it

understanding all we do has an effect 

on the rest of the world

it is our choice as to 

whether that affect

is positive

or

negative.

Love and Light

Seeds of Love and Hope International Society

http://www.solahis.com/