Pay it Forward

Went and dropped off three individual bags of apples to three wonderful housebound women. I had learned through their caregiver that they had been craving fried apple pies which she promised to make them if I would deliver the apples. She was peeling the apples & they were instructing her how they used to make the pies as I left. =)

Our apple trees are loaded this year, too many for our family of four to eat. This morning I went out and picked 5 huge bags of apples and took them to our local domestic violence center. They were very grateful and it was nice to see all the children munching away as I was leaving. I hope to do this again when our pears and muscadines come in later on this summer.

Today I bought the fixins’ and tomorrow (“segunda-feira”) I’m going to pack 5 lunches, go for a little walk, and hand them out.

I talked to a friend of mine this morning, whom I had been trying to reach for over a week. He informed me that he had been living without water, electricity or food for about three weeks but had gotten a little bit of money yesterday and had gotten everything turned back on and went to the grocery store. I have been searching all morning on the net to find his utility providers as I want to call them and put some money toward his next bills in hope that this won’t happen again until he get’s his feet back on the ground. He would never tell me this information himself but I keep running into a blank wall. He lives in a rural area and when I pull up his town I get over 10 providers for the area. Maybe I should try the Chamber of Commerce? See if there is a local newspaper? I’m not giving up….I will help my friend out, even if I have to hop in the car & take a roadtrip. Any suggestions?

Well I need to get a trim just to get my highlights out. If I do this soon… I think around December my hair might be ready to get the chop. I actually think it’s long enough now but I need to get the color off of my ends. I have been wanting to give to the Pantene hair collection for cancer patients for awhile now. They will accept 8 inches vs. the Locks of hair is 10 inches I believe. I have to start researching short hair cuts. I know that the stylists like the pictures.

I have been thinking negative lately. This perfect to help me lift my spirit. Any time someone does something nice or good or anything that makes me smile. I will be sure to pay it forward.

1. Be attentive wherever you are for opportunities to help someone. Perhaps you have an elderly or disabled neighbor who is too proud to ask for help with their yardwork or maybe you’re in a restaurant and see someone who looks like they could use some kind stranger to pay for their meal. You can change people’s attitudes about the world through your unobtrusive acts of kindness.

2. Do something nice for someone you don’t know (or don’t know very well). It should be something significant, and not for a person from whom you expect a good deed – or anything at all, for that matter – in return.

3. Spread the word. If the person thanks you and wants to “repay” you (that is, pay it “back”), let them know that what you’d really like is for them to pay it “forward”—you’d like them to do something nice for three people they don’t know, and ask those three people to do something nice for three more people. The idea is to consciously increase the goodness of the world.

4. Pay it forward. When you notice that somebody has done something nice for you, make a note in your mind to practice three acts of kindness towards other people, as described in Step 2.

http://www.wikihow.com/Pay-It-Forward

ok.. I was inspired yesterday from a dailychallenge.org. It was an entry about a lady who had $50 dollars to give to charity or to help someone and she wanted ideas on what to do with the money. Well she got a lot of entries. One entry was a link to the Oprah show about paying it forward. I want to be more active with this goal. I want to plan out something nice to give someone. My husband says that we have a little money to work with each month. Even if it is just paying for someones meal in drive-thru, I want to give back in the community. I am going to make it a goal to give back month by month. I am going to research the nonprofit organizations in my area and see what I can do.

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