Hello and welcome!
In the last two days, I watched a movie from the Hallmark library. Yes, I love Hallmark movies because they always have a happy ending. I do so before sleeping, otherwise my mind start to think, and I pass a sleepless night.
I watched many TV series and movies in my life that didn't end well, and I'm pretty tired of those out-of-the-ordinary choices on how to finish them.
I watched "Apple Cake Mortgage." It's from 2014, and it is based on a real story.
This woman, Angela, was helping many people in her community, but he was in trouble with the last $4K of the mortgage he had to pay. The unique thing she experienced was creating apple cakes with her grandmother's recipe.
So with the help of a friend, he tried to sell 100 apple cakes in a few days to rake in the missing funds. She tried so hard, but she failed. So?
So friends started moving and calling other friends, and in the end, an article about her difficult job appeared in a national newspaper, and after that TV interviews.
The orders came in so fast and in significant numbers that it was impossible to bake 800 cakes with one oven and ship them worldwide without having the money to do so.
So the help she gave to her community got back to her. Firstly a famous hotel helped her, giving her the chance to use their ovens, and then a renowned cake creation facility contacted her and closed the deal of her dreams, also giving back donations on every sale to people in need to pay the mortgage.
If you have the chance to watch this movie, it's available on Hallmark Movies Now. Otherwise, I heard it was also on Amazon Prime.
The real thing is that by helping others, you get help multiplied ten times. Always. You can give in your money to help people in need, or your time, providing valuable service for people.
Every month, I donate 5% of what I earn to helpful associations for people and animals. I try to do my best. I know it doesn't seem so much, but considering I pay the 60% of taxes, and from what I earn, I have to pay the services I use for business, it's what I can do.
When I forgot to do so, I didn't get great results. But since I started to do that monthly, I saw better results. So more I can earn, more I can donate.
Try never to feel down, but try to help others, and you will receive that help back multiplied. It's not just a phrase, and it's real. So try and let me know.
Thanks so much and see you soon,
Alessandro Zamboni