Mitzvot Mirror
Had a very interesting discussion tonight on mitzvot at shul. We talked primaily of tzedakah, often translated charity, and gemilut chasadim, or acts of loving kindness. Part of the dicussion concerened the levels of tzedakah, with the second highest being where both the giver and the reciever are unknown to each other.
In that vien I have decided to tackle my mitzvah theme for the month a little differently, but hey I often have trouble following directions so what did you expect? 
Rather than write about what mitzvah I did for someone else, I want to focus on mitzvot others have done for me. Again I will not name names, but those kind souls will know who they are. This also ties in quite well with my personal theme of being positive. Who can be negative if they are always counting their blessings?
Each day, at the end of my post I will post a mitzvah box, and by no means will I be able to include all the mitzvot done for me in a day, but I’ll include at least one or two. I’ll also add a mitzvah idea that one could easily do. There are many opportunities to do mitzvot every day, so do one today. Not only will you be happier, but the world will be a better place because of it.
Today’s Mitzvot:
There are people who are always willing to step up and keep an eye on my children at co-op when I need them too. Sometimes I must run to an appointment, or run an errand and they never hesitate to be my child’s designated person while I am away. Maybe this doesn’t seem like much to some, but for me it is a blessing and makes my life so much easier.
Mitzvah Idea:
All around this holiday season you will see Angle Trees, Toys For Tots boxes, food drive boxes and so on. Use them! Try to set aside 10% of your holiday gift budget to fill the needs of others during the holidays. Involve your children. Let them choose a toy for a child of their own age, or pick foods (nutritious, please!) they would like to eat. Then let them put on the tags, or place in the box. Talk about needs and wants, and how having been given much, we are responsible to help others. Make tzedakah a holiday tradition, it’s one of the best gifts you can give them.