change the world, twenty minutes at a time

It has been a good long while since I last thought about this goal, much less made a conscious effort towards it. However, I came to think about it today. I found a lovely little website called Kind Over Matter It features all manner of cheerful things. I particularly liked the printable cards with positive quotes that can be left for other people to find. The site certainly got me thinking about kindness again, which I feel is central to this goal.

Connecting with friends again seems to be the first thing that team members here post about when they are returning to this goal after a while. It seems to be the basic thing we come back to. I have done some connecting with old friends over the last week. This came at just the right time for one friend. There was a death and a near-death in the family just last week and she’s due to give birth any day now. The emotional swings have been huge for her and she was grateful to know I was thinking of her. I shall be sure to go and visit after the baby is born.

It’s so easy to fall back into the patterns of negative behavior. So today at lunch I worked really hard to stay positive and up-beat for a friend of mine who is still working at the company I left. It was harder than I thought. But it also felt better, too.

I get through the hard parts of school twenty minutes at a time.

I just found out the local pagan shop is going to have a support group; and two of the names at the top of the list from that community to help lead it are Hubby Je and myself. Naturally, I am honored and yet hesitant. I know what happens, the neediness, craziness and drama. I also know the good things that can happen too, and I am not currently taking anyone through the stepwork of the program so it would be good to do this to get me out of myself.

I leave it to the gods.

An encouraging phone call to someone who’s struggling, with an uplifting conversation.

Leaving voicemail for someone who’s doing drugs, even tho I know he won’t answer, just to let him know, I’m there and not judging…and trying to call just enough to not be a pest.

Phoning and emailing people in my life, and telling them what I think is great about them.

Je contacted a woman at his former school who really helped him out (hence saving us big bucks) and we sent her a pretty card thanking her for going above and beyond the call of duty.

is good too, especially if I smile and notice others and treat them like they exist.

by doing things twenty minutes at a time, studying, cleaning, spending time with pet bunny, so on and so forth.

I’ve been doing this most mornings again, for about twenty minutes, and it is a beautiful way to start my day.

And a nice interlude during the day too. I feel the vibrations help out the entire world, in a small way.

that sometimes I can help achieve this goal here, right on 43 things, by encouraging others to achieve their goals, looking up different people and having thoughtful post or by simple cheers. And let’s not forget the occasional cheer bombing!

Just like they help me to achieve mine!

20 minutes at a time, my little breaks on 43 things…