Smart Kiddos

It's been awhile!  I just have a quick post tonight.  The videos below are just too cute not to share with people.  Other people have shared them with me and I hope you get a smile from them as well.  We can learn more from little kids than we probably realize!  I hope you all have a wonderful evening and a relaxing weekend. 

A Good Deed A Day Keeps The Hatred Away?

I seem to want to write often but have difficulty forming a whole thought process to discuss.  This is probably why my blogs are not as often as I would like and tend to be long-winded.


Thought for today: Good deeds.


I try to make a conscious effort to do at least one good deed a day.  I believe in the pay it forward idea, the circle of love, karma, or whatever you want to call it.  Not only is it what we are called to do, but it is a small thing that can lead us in the right direction to a peaceful world.  I cannot much control other people, but I can control the way in which I live and the things I do for others that impact their lives in some way.


Some days my good deed is as small as holding the door for someone a ways away when I'd rather be lazy and let it go or giving a couple extra dollars in the tip for a nice wait staff.  Today it was a little more of a good deed.  Either way, it makes me happy to know I've done what little I can for someone else's betterment.


A co-worker blew a tire on the way to work this morning.  They have a long commute so this made it much longer, waiting for roadside assistance and driving slowly with a donut tire.  Another co-worker got a few of us together with an idea.  They thought we could get together and steal our co-workers car at lunch.  We could go get a new tire put on for them so they didn't have to worry about it.  We all agreed and the plan went off without a hitch until we were almost done.  Our co-worker wanted to show off the donut tire but couldn't find their car out the window!  We held their curiosity until we got the car back in the parking lot.  It took them awhile to notice what we had done...they thought we had played some kind of prank on them.  It was such a sweet moment when they realized what we had all chipped in to do for them.


I'm not trying to toot my own horn here.  My point is to try to provide some spark in all of us.  I did not come up with this idea, I just jumped on board after it was proposed to me.  I can challenge myself to think of things like this more often for more people and I think you can as well. 

We shouldn't have to be asked by our friends and family to do nice things for them when they need it or even when they don't need it.  We can all do more everyday to brighten someone else's day than we really give ourselves credit for.  Maybe if we make a conscious effort to start, someday it will just happen unconsciously.  I believe this attitude should of course be applied to friends and family, but also to those who are strangers or acquaintances.  It was Plato who said "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."  I truly believe small acts can have big impacts. 

My goal is to continue challenging myself to think of and perform more small acts of kindness in the hopes of making some larger difference in this world.  I hope you join me in this challenge.          

I did a google search and found this interesting site: 
http://thegooddeedsorganisation.com/Vision.aspx
Check it out for more inspiration and some good ideas.  Really your own idea is the best idea. 


Another one to check out:
http://gooddeedaday.com/

Thanks for listening.  I hope I can do something nice for you soon.