This week I took Harry Tenpin bowling. Harry simply loves bowling and, to be fair, he is very good at it. Most of the games we play are close, but my competitive streak means I do my very best to beat him; which I usually do.
Anyway, this week I met my Alamo big time as he ‘took me to the cleaners’. He played brilliantly; and didn’t he know it! He had the biggest smile on his face and said the word ‘Happy’ over and over gain.
This week’s other ‘Strikes!’ included:
4x Gave cash to a charity
1x Gave Respite Care to Harry
1 x Gave cash to a Big Issue seller
1 x Gave cash to a street beggar
1 x Struck-up a cheery conversation with a stranger
1 x Gave a big smile to a stranger
1 x Put neighbours bin back after the bin-men had been 4 x Held the door open for someone
4 x Proactively ‘gave-way’ to a pedestrian
73 x Proactively ‘gave-way’ to another driver
2 x Voluntary work at the local medical centre
1 x Voluntary work for Ipsos Access Panels
2 x Voluntary work with the local Community Association1 x Did some DIY for someone in need
1 x Picked up rubbish in the neighbourhood
Sub total: 98
Running total: 1189Target: 3000+ in 12months
Commenced 30th November 2011
Motivation for ‘’My Ten-a-day’
One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.
Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”
The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”
“Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!”
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said, “I made a difference for that one.”
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