Do something wonderful, people may imitate it. Albert Schweitzer
I love today's quote all on its own but I also love when I hear or read stories that back it up. I'm a firm believer in doing acts of kindness, random or not, and inspiring others to do the same. And I do believe that the majority of the time people are inspired to commit their own acts of kindness once they have been recipients. Just today I read on FB from a friend's status, "went through the drive thru at Starbucks this morning and the car in front of me paid for my order.. random acts of Christmas season kindness made my day!!" Wonderful and kind acts don't have to be grandiose in scale (financially, materially, etc) - just grandiose in thought and intention. A $4 coffee is grandiose, not because it was $4 my friend didn't have to spend but because someone, a stranger , extended beyond themselves to another person. And of course what is the response of my friend? She's going to pay it forward. That's imitation at its finest. How can you inspire imitation today?
I love today's quote all on its own but I also love when I hear or read stories that back it up. I'm a firm believer in doing acts of kindness, random or not, and inspiring others to do the same. And I do believe that the majority of the time people are inspired to commit their own acts of kindness once they have been recipients. Just today I read on FB from a friend's status, "went through the drive thru at Starbucks this morning and the car in front of me paid for my order.. random acts of Christmas season kindness made my day!!" Wonderful and kind acts don't have to be grandiose in scale (financially, materially, etc) - just grandiose in thought and intention. A $4 coffee is grandiose, not because it was $4 my friend didn't have to spend but because someone, a stranger , extended beyond themselves to another person. And of course what is the response of my friend? She's going to pay it forward. That's imitation at its finest. How can you inspire imitation today?
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