Last Saturday I said to Don, "I did a good deed today." He replied, "I'm not surprised, that sounds like you. What did you do, did you help a little old lady cross the street?"
After chuckling at the little old lady comment, I told him what I did. It felt good to be thought of as someone who helps others. Lately politics has had me down and I don't feel as if I have been adding positively to the world. I'm still upset with myself for hurting a long-time friend's feelings by stating publicly I'm against all the current President stands for, and don't think very highly of people who voted for him. While I wrote that on Facebook, and I stand behind my words, I did not mean to hurt her. Then again she hurt me by ignoring the times I reached out to her in the past year.
Lots of hurt to go around.
With the new month, I want to challenge myself to do something kind every day.
Jane Goodall, who passed away yesterday, is famous for saying "You cannot go through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to do."
I want to make a difference for good.
Saturday's good deed was stopping to let someone use my car to jump start theirs. They had been sitting there for a while with the jumper cables at the ready, but no one stopped. I saw him when I was walking towards my car. I told myself if he was still there when I had my car, I would stop. So I did. Wearing high heels and pearls, I was quite a sight as I tried to figure out how to open my hood. It took only a few moments, and he was able to go on his way.
A half an hour later I helped a little old lady cross the street. Well, across the campus to the event, and she wasn't that old.
October 1: Volunteered at the English School
October 2: Edited a friend's book
If you are inspired by reading this, share your good deeds.
