I’ve been
wanting to write this post for a while now but to tell you the truth it brought
anger, a tear of relief and yes I even felt inspired in a way I can’t explain
it.
Signal Flare
which is the charity I helped to put together with awesome help from smart
people has jumped through all the hoops and is now able to give Tax Deductable
receipts. We also got all the papers done so we can collect as a charity in
public with charity tins. AWESOME. A long time coming but worth it. Thank you
Tom and Bernie the Polite Girl for helping me to get this far, I couldn’t have
done this without you.
So if you
have too much money and want to put it towards an awesome cause that helps
people, please email me on grantthepoliteguy@gmail.com About
two weeks ago I was collecting with the charity tins at Anzac Park talking to
people when I found myself just standing there looking at the back end of the
stairs there. You see as the stairs rise it leave a clearing under it which is
cover by bushes. All of a sudden floods of memories came as I thought about the
time I started hiding of a night-time because of a bad beating I had gotten
after sleeping on a bench in the ever same
park. You see if you crawl under the stairs there’s heaps of room and because
of the bushes no-one can see you and it’s a lot safer.
I used to
lay there thinking of all the good things in life and maintaining the thought that
I would get on my feet and ( I know how dumb this sounds but true) think about
being a “man” again.
I have done
so much getting on my feet and helping so many people along the way, that I
must say I’m proud of myself and I am a MAN.
I could talk
all night about how great I am but really what makes me so proud is talking
about all the people that I’ve help get on their feet. I have seen people cry
about how their living and just wanting that break or hand up in life. I have
seen these people fight their own demons to want to get on their feet. There’s
not a switch that they turn on and they start working a full time job and
settle down with a wife and kids. It takes hard work and working out within
themselves to go as fast as they feel they can.
I have seen
some get on their feet fast, fail and get back up and yes seen some fail and
quit trying, but really in life we can only ever ask that someone gives their
best in life and support them when they are.
I really
feel that yes people make mistakes in life but when we give up on them then why
should they keep the faith in themselves. I say if someone’s willing to try
then the least I can do is say “I will stand by you as long as you don’t quit”.
Really sometimes all a person needs is a friend or friendly support.
If you see
someone that is trying in life, is it really going to be hard to say “You can
do it mate I believe in you”
I’d like to
thank you all for reading my blog and I hope you all have a great day.
Grant the
Polite Guy
0412 190 011
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