Mother Teresa once said, “It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.”

The holiday season means spending time with family and friends, giving and receiving gifts and sitting down to break bread with the most important people in our lives. It’s also the time of year to focus on gratitude and giving back to others, especially those less fortunate.

Whether it’s volunteering time, performing random acts of kindness, making monetary donations or just extending kind words to others, giving can take on many forms. Here are a few ways of giving …