Donations

From time to time people ask me what they can do to help. They ask me if there is anything I need, or could use. In reply to these types of inquires, I put a "donation" button on my blog. It connects people to my Paypal account that I created for this very reason.

Some people take issue with me doing this. To these people, because I am homeless, I have no right to do this, as other bloggers do. Many other websites, and blogs, have donation buttons. Yet I can't imagine anyone telling the owners of those websites, that they shouldn't ask for donations. Evidently, I'm not worthy.

Well, there's not much I can do about that. Some people will find anything to complain about. And everyone, and everything, has its critics. It is very telling, though, the state of mind of some people, their lack of compassion, lack of generosity, lack of forgiveness. There are some ugly people in this world.

As always, I use the donations that come my way, to help alleviate the pain and other difficulties of being homeless. Donations allow me to buy new shoes when my old ones wear out. They allow me to have coffee at some coffee shop, so that I can get out the cold in the early morning hours, or to have a place to go to, like a 24hr coffee shop, when I can't get into a shelter. They allow me to buy food that is more nutritious than normally received at the rescue mission. And I do share donations with other homeless people, so that they too can have some relief. One homeless friend of mine writes letters to his family, cause he doesn't like computers, and so, when I can, I buy him envelopes and stamps. Another homeless buys me coffee when I can't afford any, and so I return the favor, when I have money from donations. etc., etc.

Just how much money does a person spend on magazines and newspapers and books, for information and entertainment? Here you can read all you want for free. I just ask that, if my writing here has benefited you in any way, that you consider returning the benefit in some way. If you'd rather not send a donation through Paypal, you could still send something by regular mail. The address is in my profile.

Certainly, I would not have been able to survive this life as well as I have, if it was not for the very kind people who have helped me along the way. To them all I am very grateful.