As we enter the MK Centre we pass the Big Issue seller. Each time we do this I stop and buy a magazine from the vendor. Unfortunately I had no change so decided to by-pass the seller and purchase one on the way out. To my surprise and joy Harry had other ideas. He boldly walked straight up to the women and waited for me to make my purchase.
What a valuable lesson Harry was teaching me. The buying of the a Big Issue had become part of the routine of our outings together. In other words ‘doing good’ was now a habit and behaviour that Harry needed to complete. If only we all could be that teachable and make habits of 'doing good' so quickly … thanks Harry!
Other good deeds achieved these last few weeks included:
63 x Proactively ‘gave-way’ to other drivers
25 x Gave a big smile to a stranger
20 x Gave cash to a charity22 x Held the door open for someone
20 x Voluntary work for Ipsos Access Panels
4 x Gave respite care to a
family
3 x Struck-up a cheery conversation with a
stranger
2 x Wrote a letter of
appreciation to someone7 x Put neighbours bin back after the bin men had been
35 x Proactively ‘gave-way’ to a pedestrian
1 x Voluntary work at the NHS
4 x Picked up rubbish in the
neighbourhood
1 x Gave cash to a Big Issue seller
Sub total: 207
Running total: 3483
Target: 3000+ in 12months
Commenced 30thNovember 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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