Day 199 to 211 – Pieces of Paper and Post-it Notes!

My desk is full of pieces of paper and Post-it notes with all the ‘acts of kindness’ I have remembered to record; although I tend to lose many acts on account of not being in a position to write things down and then forgetting what I’ve done! … J … must be an age thing!! … J J

I am glad I started this Blog and was very please to meet, again, the journalist who inspired/encouraged me to start it … thank you Helen … But to be honest, there is a small part of me that just wants to get to the 1st December 2012 and return to my life of anonymous service; and of course reclaiming my desk back from all these pieces of paper and Post-it notes!!!! … J

A few scribbled notes recorded the following:

11 x Gave cash to a charity
1 x Gave a big smile and a hello to a stranger
88 x Proactively ‘gave-way’ to another driver
6 x Picked up rubbish in the neighbourhood
3 x Gave my support to a friend in need

2 x Wrote a letter of appreciation to someone

1 x Voluntary work within the Community
4 x Held the door open for someone
7 x Proactively ‘gave-way’ to a pedestrian
1 x Voluntary work for Ipsos Access Panels
2 x Treated a friend to lunch
1 x Bought an American friend a Lardy cake!
5 x Put neighbours bin back after the bin men had been
1 x Said something nice to a stranger
1 x Helped a disabled motorist park his car
1 x Helped push a broken down car
1 x Replaced store’s merchandise that had fallen off the display
1 x Gave respite care to a family

Sub total: 137

Running total: 2047

Target: 3000+ in 12months

Commenced 30^thNovember 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.”

Day 181 to 198 – Paying the Rent!

Shirley Chisholm once said:  “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”

Payments made over the past two weeks include:

1 x Gave one of my a CD’s to a friend … she said she liked it!
14 x Gave cash to a charity
17 x Gave a big smile and a hello to a stranger
100 x Proactively ‘gave-way’ to another driver
6 x Picked up rubbish in the neighbourhood
1 x Sent a text of appreciation to someone
5 x Voluntary work within the Community
14 x Held the door open for someone
8 x Proactively ‘gave-way’ to a pedestrian
2 x Voluntary work for Ipsos Access Panels
1 x Gave cash to a Big Issue seller
1 x Gave cash to a street beggar
1 x Treated a friend to lunch
3 x Treated some friends to a drink
2 x Cut neighbours lawn
3 x Put neighbours bin back after the bin men had been
1 x Gave respite care to a family by looking after Harry
1 x Replaced store’s merchandise that had fallen off the display
1 x Cleared neighbour’s drain
1 x Cleared public footpath of overgrown vegetation
1 x Retrieved a supermarket trolley and put it in the trolley park
2 x Helped someone in need

Sub total: 173
Running total: 1910

Target: 3000+ in 12months

Commenced 30^thNovember 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.”