{"id":1223,"date":"2013-11-17T00:49:49","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T05:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2013-11-16T13:31:46","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T18:31:46","slug":"poem-blood-donor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/17\/poem-blood-donor\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Blood Donor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blood Donor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I work 24\/7<\/span>
\n365 days a year<\/span>
\nI work holidays and vacations<\/span>
\nI even work in my sleep<\/span>
\nI am a blood donor<\/span>
\nMy work is a gift<\/span>
\nEnrichness<\/span>
\nServing what is but hours<\/span>
\nThe miracle of life<\/span>
\nA present shared<\/span>
\nThrough countless vessels<\/span>
\nAnd singular hearts<\/span>
\nFrom whence it comes<\/span>
\nI pay it forward<\/span>
\nI save by giving<\/span>
\nAs the circles of life<\/span>
\nGrow stronger in us<\/span>
\nFor today it is my bag<\/span>
\nAnd some day it may be yours<\/span><\/p>\n

I have been a blood donor most of my adult life.\u00a0 Not too long ago, I got my 5-gallon donor pin from the American Red Cross.\u00a0 Donating blood is one of the easiest ways to save a life.\u00a0 As an answer to the perplexity some have regarding my relaxed lifestyle, eschewing work (at least in the form of a “regular” job), I joke that I work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.\u00a0 Of course, this is referring to my job as a blood donor — which pays just about as well as my other jobs!\u00a0 In my job running TopPun.com — maximizing prophets — I work virtually all the time as well, through the labor-saving device of the worldwide web.\u00a0 Similarly, I see most good work as nonstop.\u00a0 As Gandhi said, “My message is my life.”\u00a0 In my quest for rest and abundant sabbath time, I am communicating an important message to the world: abundant rest and sleep are integral to a wholesome life.\u00a0 Thus, I am working even in my sleep.\u00a0 So, if you want a job that you can do in your sleep, allowing you work 24\/7 and remain well-rested, I would highly recommend being a blood donor.<\/p>\n

You can download this blood donor poem here: Blood Donor Poem<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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