teddiebears
11-13-2008, 11:15 AM
WHERE IS EVERYBODY???:confused:
It's been almost 2 weeks since the last time somebody (besides me) posted here. What's up with that?????
Winter is beginning to show it's face around here. In the past couple of weeks, we've had snow flurries, freezing rain/sleet, and COLD temperatures. It'll be back in the 40's for a few days at least. And no 'huge' amounts of snow are predicted yet!
A reading for today -
You are reading from the book Today's Gift
The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he could never be found out. --Thomas Macaulay
Remember the tale about the poor, tired shoemaker who cut out his last bit of leather and awoke to find a beautiful pair of shoes sewn for him? Night after night two little elves secretly worked from midnight to dawn sewing shoes to help the old craftsman. Helping the shoemaker without his knowing who they were made the elves very happy, and they danced and sang as they worked away. These elves knew their reward was in the doing of the good deed, not in the discovery of them doing it.
What secret gift of kindness can I give today?
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I really like this reading. :)
In the apartment building where I live (with mostly elderly and other disabled people), I've been doing a little extra 'decorating' at the different seasons and/or holidays. I try to do it when no one is around to see who puts the things out. It's really been fun for me to hear the other people talking about how nice it looks, especially when I know they have no idea it was me who did it. ;) I did a bit more than usual at Halloween but I think they are catching on that it's been me all along.:rolleyes: I was actually "caught in the act" at Halloween time. lol And I wasn't quite as secretive when I put out the Fall/Thanksgiving decorations. ;)
Many of the people living here almost never leave the building so it's nice to see them enjoying something beautiful (like a new floral arrangement) to look at or something that is just "fun" to see. :D Doing these things really brings me pleasure simply because I thoroughly enjoy creating things like that. It's a way for me to 'exercise' my more creative thoughts and it's always nice to have an outlet for that! Seeing how much they appreciate it -whether they know it was me or not - is just the frosting on the cake for me.
How about you???? Can you share any act of kindness that you've done anonymously??
Hope all have a peaceful and addiction-free day!
It's been almost 2 weeks since the last time somebody (besides me) posted here. What's up with that?????
Winter is beginning to show it's face around here. In the past couple of weeks, we've had snow flurries, freezing rain/sleet, and COLD temperatures. It'll be back in the 40's for a few days at least. And no 'huge' amounts of snow are predicted yet!
A reading for today -
You are reading from the book Today's Gift
The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he could never be found out. --Thomas Macaulay
Remember the tale about the poor, tired shoemaker who cut out his last bit of leather and awoke to find a beautiful pair of shoes sewn for him? Night after night two little elves secretly worked from midnight to dawn sewing shoes to help the old craftsman. Helping the shoemaker without his knowing who they were made the elves very happy, and they danced and sang as they worked away. These elves knew their reward was in the doing of the good deed, not in the discovery of them doing it.
What secret gift of kindness can I give today?
~~~~~~
I really like this reading. :)
In the apartment building where I live (with mostly elderly and other disabled people), I've been doing a little extra 'decorating' at the different seasons and/or holidays. I try to do it when no one is around to see who puts the things out. It's really been fun for me to hear the other people talking about how nice it looks, especially when I know they have no idea it was me who did it. ;) I did a bit more than usual at Halloween but I think they are catching on that it's been me all along.:rolleyes: I was actually "caught in the act" at Halloween time. lol And I wasn't quite as secretive when I put out the Fall/Thanksgiving decorations. ;)
Many of the people living here almost never leave the building so it's nice to see them enjoying something beautiful (like a new floral arrangement) to look at or something that is just "fun" to see. :D Doing these things really brings me pleasure simply because I thoroughly enjoy creating things like that. It's a way for me to 'exercise' my more creative thoughts and it's always nice to have an outlet for that! Seeing how much they appreciate it -whether they know it was me or not - is just the frosting on the cake for me.
How about you???? Can you share any act of kindness that you've done anonymously??
Hope all have a peaceful and addiction-free day!