REACH OUT

AND TOUCH REACHING BEYOND SELF

TO TOUCH OTHERS!

Suzanne E. Uzzell

REACH OUT AND TOUCH

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A Gift For: _______________

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Date:____________________

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Reaching Beyond Self to

Touch Others

Helping others on life’s journey should

give us joy and fulfillment!

Reach Out and Touch

© Copyright 2013—by Suzanne E. Uzzell

All rights reserved. Written permission must be secured

from the Publisher to use or reproduce any part of this

book, except for bible scriptures used. All scripture

quotations are from the King James Version.

Ebook/epub ISBN: 978-1-300-80786-5

Dedications I thank God for the opportunity to write this book and

share the gift of giving with my readers. This book will

encourage the reader to move from the comforts of self

and to reach out to those around them by being the

blessing God intended them to be.

A special thanks to all who practice releasing special

gifts from the heart and to those who reach beyond

their limitations to bless others.

It is the blessings that you release opens up the window

of opportunity for those who are in need.

A special thanks to everyone who deposited in my life

and taught me the principle of giving which released

God’s blessings. I recognize that it is because I give

what I have my cup will always overflow and never be

empty.

To my dear Father who was a giver I will always

remember your gifts you gave freely to impact the lives

of others with whatever you had to give or contribute.

Your memories live in my heart!

CONTENTS

PART I: How to reach out…..……..7-22

PART II: Giving Silences Poverty……24-38

PART III: A Givers touch …..…..40 -77

About the Author ………….78

PART I

HOW TO REACH OUT

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Reach out and touch some bodies hand

make this world a better place if you can!

These words ring in my ear from time to time

as I remember Diana Ross singing this song in

the past. I often pondered over these words and

I wondered if we are truly putting these words

into practice.

I woke up this morning and thought I should

begin to write this book to let everyone know

that we must reach out and touch and never

stop reaching beyond ourselves to touch others.

This message is imperative and crucial if we

want to benefit from living.

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If I can help somebody along the way then

my living shall not be in vain. This gospel song

is also another reminder that we were born to

reach out and touch others.

We were born with the purpose to help others.

We were born to impact lives whether we

choose to help or hinder the choice we make

will affect our own lives in a positive or

negative way.

We are living in a time where the focus of self

is becoming more evident. Most People tend to

focus on themselves and what others can do for

them. The focus is now on I and not you. They

forgot about we and it’s all about me.

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Don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong

with loving yourself, because God even tells us

to Love our neighbors as we love ourselves. So

this lets us know that we must embrace

ourselves and love self in order to truly love

others.

What I am addressing is most people have a

sense of self and only self. They forgot about

helping others. They are only concerned about

what they have or what they can get out of life.

They lose touch with the gift of living and that

is blessing others. We must come to the

realization that it is not all about us and what

we can get all of the time.

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We are living in a time where everyone

focuses on themselves and what others can do

for them. There comes a time in our lives that

we must face the realness of self and ask the

question, have I truly reached out and touch

someone throughout my day, better yet my life

thus far?

I want you to know that it is never too late to

change the Me to We and the I to you .In order

for us to reach out and touch those around us

we must recognize it’s not all about us and

what we can get all of the time.

The focus should be what are we giving to

others, society, the less fortunate and anyone

who is in need to be touched.

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When you give to someone you are opening

the door to self improvement, soul satisfaction

and the release of love. Our soul cries out and

yearns to be a blessing but sometimes we ignore

the message we hear from within.

It is when we give we truly will receive, we all

heard the saying it is more bless to give than to

receive I concur with this thought and I go

further by saying Giving is a gift from God.

The bible reveals this in Acts 20:35 I have

showed you all things, how that so laboring you

ought to support the weak, and to remember

the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is

more blessed to give than to receive.

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We cannot give aside from God’s leading and

guidance of the Holy Spirit to do so. Giving

touches the lives of others and connects us in a

greater capacity to the hearts of many.

When we give, no matter how great or small, it

brings joy to the recipient and also to the one

who gives, if you have given without grudge or

because you were forced to do so.

If you give in the proper manner with love

and kindness it will always cause you to reap

the benefits of giving. A giver never complains

about what they gave regardless of their

circumstance or situation.

A giver is always in a releasing posture and

never closes there hand until the gift is

deposited to the recipient.

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They enjoy being a blessing to those around

them. A giver discerns whose in need and

begins his/her journey of giving to someone, a

household, a cause, a community, a church

where ever they see the need to sow the seed.

A giver may not necessarily be rich in

material resources but they learn to give what

they have, some may give there last gift but the

satisfaction is revealed when the receiver

benefits from that special gift which is a seed of

love.

Yet other givers may have more than enough

to give and gather plenty to release to the souls

around them they may or may not know.

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Reaching out is easier said than done. We

must learn how to reach out to a love one,

neighbor, community etc. Reaching out

requires for us to reach in.

If you are empty inside you will never be able

to reach out and touch someone, you will

always look for someone to touch you because

you are depleted and have nothing to give.

In order to reach out you must be in a place of

wholeness and all bitterness must be replaced

with love. You can never give if you are bitter,

you must be better and bigger.

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We all must learn to touch someone with

kindness, love, compassion, understanding,

patience and sharing.

Give of yourself give of your time, money,

advice and a helping hand.

Giving makes you vulnerable but it also softens

your heart and allows you to be sensitive to

those around you.

You learn compassion through giving. Your

heart grows in love when you give and the act

of selfishness gradually dies when you learn

how to activate the act of kindness through

your giving.

We must learn how to give with no attachments

or expectancies from the persons or

organizations we bless.

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We also must learn how to give without

having the wrong motive.

Let us learn how to give to be a blessing in the

lives of others. You may be asking how can I

begin my giving journey without being

overwhelmed with the task of when to give and

who to give?

You can start off with a small giving project

then continue to reach out to others on a daily

basis. It is time to be the vessel that makes a

difference in the world you can do this by

reaching out and touching a soul one by one.

You can impact the world by first creating a

place within that is concerned about the

wellbeing of others.

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It is time to get to a place within where you

learn how to care for someone other than

yourself. You will be surprised at the outcome

and how many lives you are able to impact

because of your new desire to give.

You can begin a family foundation of giving

because charity (Love) begins at home. Start

giving at home. You can begin with your

immediate family, give self, time, substance,

love, commitment, understanding and patience.

Give to your family members what they need

learn how to be a blessing to your family.

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After you have practiced and learnt the lesson

of blessing your family, only after you have

found joy in blessing them you can begin to go

a step further by blessing neighbors, strangers,

communities, churches, charities and

foundations.

You will begin to see progress and growth

from the experience of giving. Blessing others

will always make you fruitful and loving.

Reaching out and touching someone will allow

you to feel the newness deep down within

which will cause you to reap the benefits of

serving others in return. Giving ultimately

gives you purpose and impacts the lives you

touch.

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Your generosity will never be forgotten but it

will always be remembered.

The smallest deed will never go unnoticed. In

order to bless someone else you need to release

what you are holding on to. It is time to let it go

and make the person’s life richer.

As you grow in your giving you will learn not

to throw away but learn how to give away.

Whether it is that dress in practically good

condition hanging in the closet, or that suit you

haven’t worn, those pair of shoes waiting to be

worn, or some books why not donate to a cause.

Learn to give away your children’s old toys

and clothes. Always give away what you want

to receive. Make sure your items are in great

condition before releasing it to someone.

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Someone is waiting on the other side to receive

whatever you have to give. Stop hoarding and

keeping what you are not going to use. Stop

throwing away and wasting what can be

reused.

Pack up what you have and give to various

organizations in your community. There are

those who will be grateful to receive what you

give.

Don’t keep things to yourself learn how to

make room for the more in your life by giving a

portion of what you possess. I can guarantee

you that there will always be someone waiting

to receive what you have released.

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You will always have the favor of God

and your life will always have greater

meaning because you are opening up

yourself to a window of opportunities by

possessing an attitude of giving.

Being able to bless those around you and

those whom God allows you to bless goes

far beyond your capabilities and strength

it becomes a ministry and a God given gift

which is your ultimate destiny.

Once you recognize God has given you

the gift of giving you will be able to tap

into the spirit of giving and operate from

the realm God ordained you to walk in, by

fulfilling your calling, which will

impact the lives of others here on earth.

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How do you impact the earth? The answer is

simple to reach out and touch one soul at a

time. At this time we must recognize that God

wants to birth Givers!

There are givers waiting to be birthed, those

that are willing to sacrifice in order to assist

others. Many who have enough compassion to

see those without receive are the givers God

will use.

Those that have the mentality to help change

lives and assist in the restoring process in the

lives of others are the true givers.

We must come to the realization that we are

here to give. If we accept the responsibility of

giving we can assist others. Let’s not consider

what we can get but change that thought to

what I can give. My prayer is Lord allow the

givers to come forth and reach one person at a

time.

PART II

Giving Silences Poverty

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The Sound Of Poverty

Will all the givers come forth

Reach one person at a time

Reach out to those who are standing in line.

Reach out to the one who doesn’t have a dime.

Can’t you see her lying on the floor

Shivering cuddled up next to the door.

On the streets without a thing to eat

She doesn’t even have shoes on her feet.

Reach out to her children that starves

From time to time,

Can’t you see the one who stands by her mother

crying because she doesn’t know

why she hasn’t had enough to eat.

They are all dressed in dirty rags

The children look up at their mother

who wears poverty as a shoulder bag

too heavy to carry because there is so much

pain inside, she drags her feet looks on the

ground while she prays another day they

all will be able to find something to eat

and have a decent place to sleep.

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It is time for us to help silence the

sound of poverty by reaching out to the

less fortunate. Stop judging them

because of where they are and what they

don’t have and begin assisting one

person at a time. We must have a servant’s

heart and serve.

Poverty is always noticeable however we

always attempt to avoid the bright signs

we see from day to day.

I understand that one person cannot

give to a whole nation especially if they

don’t have the resources to do so. But a

whole village, a community, Churches,

individuals can help one by one to affect

change in the land!