Compassion 535: Magic and Hard Work!

There are those who sit and observe the magic of the world. And then there are those who get off their rear ends and make magic! I was fortunate enough to be taught from an early age that the magic of the world is not illusory but instead what appears to be mystical is often the result of the hard work of somebody somewhere who did something.

I remember walking into an event once that I and many others had worked on for weeks. Somebody observed that it had all come together so quickly "like Magic." I smiled and left her there in her delusion. In my pocket was a speech designed to express gratitude to all of those who had made it all possible through weeks and weeks of time and effort and sacrifice and at that point she would understand that the magic didn't happen but that the magic was made.

All over this province-and country-Canadians are working very hard to help people they don't know find a better life. They're participating in the fundamental lesson we were taught in kindergarten, or perhaps even earlier-that we should share.

That they would take the precious moments of their lives to do that is magical. I am constantly impressed by those who spend their lives in the aid of their fellow humans. A few of them in this town got together on Friday and made others a priority and it was an incredibly fun day.

We used our creativity to make our fundraiser special..we called it the "We Knead Dough" fundraiser and renamed some common baked goods to "Two Fam Jam Jams" and "May as well get used to the Snow..balls!" The ladies & one gentlemen(our MHA Derek Bennett) think they're baking but they're really making magic. And yes it was work but the dollars earned will be combined with other dollars raised and the total will aid in the efforts to help 25000 new Canadians get here to start their lives. These sorts of efforts are happening in communities all over the country. It is such a heartwarming effort. And here are the results of our day in the kitchen.

Abracadabra!