What good deed did you do today?

I did it with Gusto.

A very bright guy, I'd say..

(You are two of a kind)..

Lets build sixfold on these good deeds.

That's really cool.
Not an easy state of mind to achieve but it is the best way to do a good deed.

I like the idea of this thread.

Sometimes we get down on ourselves, and it's good to remember we do a lot of good, both small and big.

I volunteered to be the one to go buy cat food today, since we are out, and my husband isn't feeling well.

I advocated for an interviewee to get a 2nd chance with the group interview team today. She did poorly last week, but I strongly believe there were extenuating circumstances for that. I'm not being soft, just fair.
I may lose a memeber of the interview team over this, but it was just the right thing to do.

I offered up my hard cold cash to contribute to a new baby.

I held the door open and avoided smashing it into some one's face. I allowed some one to cut me off on the highway without giving them the bird, but a friendly smile and wave.

There was a story in my newspaper the other day (www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/10/portland_woman.html) about a woman who decided to give away $100 a day for the month of October. She had to give it to a stranger and she had to stop and talk to them -- no just dropping the money in a cup or leaving it on the counter.

She did it in honor of her mother who, she says, would have hated the idea of giving away money. You have to read the article to see why it makes sense.

I haven't done a good deed today.....

Wow. I think you can count sharing that story as a good deed.

1. I returned a friend's telephone call
and
2. I gave him some free legal advice.





David

That can be a little risky.
I have had a very wide range of reactions,
from a pretty girl literally leaping hi up in the air several times, while squealing in delight,
to pretty girl (cashier) getting very, very angry and squealing (shrieking?) in a bad way.

Oprah calls that R.A.S.K.ing (Random Act of Senseless Kindness)




That can be fun too. or u buy an ice cream cone in the summer
from a street vendor for $50 and u don 't take the change; just walk away.





The Day is young

Maybe do something clever to make Mo happy, when he does not expect it.





David

Wasn't that a great story? I like her style.

Thanx for it, boomer. I joined Dr. Ginsberg's blog.

While reading her story, I definitely recognized the uneasy stomach
that precedes approaching a stranger to dump $ome gift on her or him.

For the most part, it has not been my practice to converse much.
In some cases, I 've put cash into their pockets or bags or parka hoods, without their knowing it.
For instance, while walking to my car, I paused waiting for the light to change.
There was a boy standing there aged maybe 10 or 11, facing away from me.
His bookbag, on his back was half open, tho strapped closed.
Unbeknownst to him, I dumped in a bunch of trash cash from my jacket pocket,
change from larger bills that I 'd used to pay for daily miscellany.
I doubt that he ever saw me. (SURPRIZE!)
Children tend to have smaller cash flows; this tends to create a bigger emotional reaction (more contrast)
to the unexpected gift, than e.g. it woud for a bank teller or a cashier.



I got this idea from the writing of Raymond Moody, M.D. LIFE AFTER LIFE, et seq.
He wrote of people who were rescued from death in hospitals (e.g. successful defibrillation)
who told of their "life review experiences" including their feeling the effects of what thay did to other people.

I reasoned that if this is true, then eventually, I shoud get a boomerang effect of the joy that I inflict upon unsuspecting citizens.

"The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest:
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes."
The Merchant of Venice Bill Shakespeare





David

It's nice to hear story from people who have made decision based on how their heart felt. It is a very kind heart indeed.

To be able to handle mundane stuff with such grace, I think you are a strong person.

She did very well on this do-over.

We were able to send her on to the next stage.

(she brought me home-made goat soap when she came back in, for going to bat for her)

She's got goats and sheep and stuff.

Me too.
But I am trying my best every day to bring up my daughter so that she can be strong, healthy and kind. I am knitting a happy childhood for my child so that she may be a help to the society in the future.

And taking care of myself well so I can be at my best to provide her the best nurturing deal from me.

And every now and then, when opportunity comes, I grab it and help people without affecting the quality of my family's life.

And I recycle every day.

And that all the deed I've been doing.

Lovely.

Lovely.

For SECURITY purposes, I shoud have added
that before RASKing (i.e., Random Act of Senseless Kindness),
it is very important to scan the area to insure that u will not
bring on a robbery, nor get anyone hit by vehicular traffic.



Now: go forth and RASK





David