My Cup Has Something To Give to Global Hunger

Whether your cup is half full or half empty, you have enough in your cup to share with the few with cups that are literally empty. If you are reading this post, you are likely in the top echelon of the world's most educated and most wealthy.

"1.02 billion people do not have enough to eat - more than the populations of USA, Canada and the European Union"

-- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Eradication of extreme hunger is actually feasible in the current century. The World Food Programme is spearheading this is a top priority and has made this their number one goal.

Women and children suffer the most; they're the ones left behind, the women must find a way to feed their children. Health, education, clothes and shoes all come secondary to a hungry stomach. All mothers want the best for their children, and if they can afford it they will gladly send their children to school. But the reality is that they may need their 10 year old to sell fried bananas on the street all day, just to make enough to buy enough to eat for that one day. Education can only help those who have food to eat, and are healthy enough to go. Clothes and shoes do help with immediate needs, but if a child has these things it means nothing on an empty stomach.

Fill the Cup is just one of the multi-faceted methods to address the humanitarian crisis that can be fixed. Collectively, with the resources of many, we can work our way towards ending hunger on a global scale. Won't you join this effort?

Let the "I" in "I Love You, Mom" Mean "Impact" This Year

The internet has ushered in an age of connectivity and sharing beyond what we could do only ten, fifteen years ago. Our world today is, and can be, much bigger than before. Right at our fingertips we can get a little closer, a little faster to the mundane routines of life, and yet at the same time, push further and farther beyond what we might normally entertain.

For example take Mother's Day. For several years now, I've been in the habit of sending e-cards, electronic cards via the internet, to my mother living in another country but not only to her, to my mother-in-law, my step-mother-in-law, and a few other not-related "mother"-like figures in my life. Five years ago though, I'd have to set aside more time to find the perfect cards, write something meaningful and get them posted and sent on time-- but only for the relatives.

This year, however, I'm going beyond that even. With a little extra thought I can make Mothers Day even more meaningful by sending an e-card that celebrates mothers who are less fortunate than I am. This e-card isn't free like the ones I've used in the past, but at the same time, this one may have a much more significant impact.

An eCard from The World Food Programme demonstrates that "I" remember the mothers who struggle to feed their children from day to day. It shows that "I" will do what I can to alleviate some of the suffering of mothers with AIDS. This eCard helps me to recognize that "I" am not here on this planet alone, and that with our excesses in wealth we can end hunger on a global scale.

Won't you join me in sending the perfect e-card for Mother's Day expression of love to those very special women both near and far.