March 2010
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AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
In the monsoon of a Tuesday morning, I conveniently forgot an umbrella to go with my ensemble. After arriving at work, drenched from my leisure stroll into my office building, I decided to find some humor and tweeted sarcastically of my absent umbrella. And how surprised was I when Briar Rose came to the rescue, pink umbrella in hand! Not only a random act of kindness but an act that comes in the...
NO DAY BUT TODAY.
March 25, 2010: One day before my 25th birthday, one week before my vacation for the Easter holiday and the day I received the phone call we all dread the most - the phone call to let you know a loved one has passed away. For me, this was the phone call to let me know my grandmother was no longer with us.
While I’ve been here before and I am no stranger to grief, I know that we all grieve...
PARALYZED GRAFFITI ARTIST DRAWS WITH HIS EYES. →
I found this story last weekend but I am just getting around to sharing it with everyone. If you haven’t already read it, you should find it as a story of perseverance. It is about Tony Quan, a Los-Angeles based graffiti artist was diagnosed in 2003 with Lou Gehrig’s disease, leaving every muscle in his body paralyzed, except for his eyes. Instead of focusing on his inability to use...
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
This one comes in tweet form from Briar who received a little kindness on the train today:
@BRose_AST Random act of kindness @coffeegirl326 the train conducter let me stay on the train even tho I have an off-peak ticket and no cash! So kind:)
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ACTS OF KINDNESS.
I am so excited to share that, because of 8 amazing donations, my online Charity:Water campaign has raised 170 dollars - which means….8 people have been given clean water!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
I could not reach my goal of raising $5,000 without you!!! I really can’t express how much I appreciate your kind act. And thank you so much for the inspiration you...
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I'M A HORIZONTAL!
Just in time for my birthday, today, I got my brand spanking new driver’s license. Not only do I rid myself of the picture I’ve had to look at for four years, but rather than my license format being vertical, I am now officially switched to the horizontal style. Ohhhh yeah…hellllllo age 25. I am officially grown-up. Maybe.
So I get to the driver’s license center, take a...
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WORLD WATER DAY.
Monday is World Water Day and by the time I finish typing this, you’ll probably move onto a different subject, because really, why should you care? Because it’s important. That’s why.
Almost a billion people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water - that would be 1 in 8 of us.
Check out this link for more information on World Water Day and discover what is...
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
I decided to use some of my tax refund today to treat myself to a little spring fashion shopping. And as my arms started piling up, I decided it was either time for a bag or that I needed to stop looking around. I grabbed a bag.
So now that I have made my selections, I head to the front of the store and wait in line. I get called over and place my things on the counter. After scanning everything,...
A FIRST BIKE RIDE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING.
I was looking out my window this afternoon, watching the passersby, listening to the sounds of the radio stations people were listening to as they were cruising in their cars, and enjoying the light breeze with the rays of sunshine beaming down on a cloudless day. And in just that instant of reflection, I was distracted by something that caught my attention.
It was a little girl learning how to...
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
I was just perusing my Twitter feed when I came across this Tweet from Reina who writes a blog herself “Small Rectangular Objects” - please visit: http://smallrectangularobjects.com/
Today’s post was about her family going through old books and instead of selling them online, they donated the books to a local library!
I’m quite pleased with my family! We were doing some spring...
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
Yesterday I seemed to have a certain look - you know, the look like “I need a hug.” And it just so happened that I did receive two hugs from two wonderful people. Out of nowhere, just came up to me and hugged me.
Never underestimate the power of a hug. One small squeeze shows a person how much you care.
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
Yesterday the lovely Claudia brought me a Venti Skinny Cinnamon Dulce Latte Extra Hot from the great Starbucks.
You can never go wrong with a latte on any day, especially a Friday :)
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
We’ve all been in that final stretch of a day where the last minutes of work seem to go by like hours. Isn’t it miserable? It’s like an entire week passes in those last ten minutes and your eyes can’t help but remain glued to the clock, wishing and hoping for some movement.
But today, my final ten minute stretch was saved with a large and DELICIOUS chocolate brownie, given...
GREEN BAGELS.
So unless you were living under a rock yesterday, you probably realize that it was St. Patrick’s Day - the day of the Irish. And if you weren’t wearing green or having a Guinness, I hope you were at least on your way to a McDonald’s to find yourself a Shamrock Shake. My attempt at a Shamrock Shake was a fail as I was told this said McDonald’s ran out of the glorious green...
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
Nothing makes me more excited when people pull me aside or send me a message informing me of a kind act that they have either received or done for another.
This one comes from Rachel who was hanging out in a vending machine room when another student came in to purchase a drink. And when two drinks came out rather than the normal one overly priced beverage, he handed the extra drink he got to...
SOME APPRECIATION FOR THE MAIL CARRIERS.
When I ripped off the page of my daily desk calendar yesterday, this is what greeted me: “For you, mail carrier - rain or shine, I think the job you do is fine. Thank you.” Catchy, right? And then there were instructions at the bottom of the page: “To thank your mail carrier, cut & tape this to your mailbox!”
And it just reminded me of a moment this weekend when I was...
“Try to make each day reach as nearly as possible the high water mark of pure,...”
– Booker T. Washington
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
So yours truly recently used her amaaaaazing voice talent to tape a little 30-second spot for an advertising campaign. Look at me and all my radio references - I guess that’s what happens when you date a radio enthusiast.
If you listen to Pandora Radio (which I hope you will all do from now on) you may just hear my voice! Not only is this uber exciting for me as it was an experience just to...
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
E-mail subject line: Pizza for lunch.
Summary of e-mail body: Just because.
I meant to post this last Friday, but failed. In any case, there is always time to share random acts of kindness! As some know, last Friday, a lovely little rainstorm greeted many on their way to work. So it was of much surprise to find an e-mail from a colleague offering to use some of the incentive funds received after...
A RAINY DAY THOUGHT.
So it’s raining today and what I have come to find is that no one really likes a rainy day. Secretly we are all hoping to wake up each day to find bright sunshine. And why wouldn’t we? It seems to always put us in a better mood when that hot sun is beaming down on us.
Faced with the task of having to balance your bags, coffee and an umbrella in the morning is never a fun task and it...
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
One of my favorite things about animals is this idea of loving unconditionally. I have grown up around dogs my entire life. Aside from seeing my family, it is one of the things I look forward to when I venture home. I used to be afraid of cats only because I was never really exposed to them but recently I have become quite attached to the little fur balls. No matter what kind of pet you have (it...
OLD CARDS.
I decided this evening that it was officially time to take down my Christmas tree. I mean, it is March. I know what you are all thinking…Christmas was so three months ago. Which you are correct, it was. I just didn’t feel like removing one of my most favorite decorations from my apartment decor. There are worse things. In case you were also wondering, the tree was fake unless you...
“Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he...”
– Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
KEEP UP THE DONATIONS!!! (PLEASE) →
I am so excited that I have already received donations for my charity:water goal! Thank you to everyone who has donated - you rock!!
If you haven’t donated, there is plenty of time. Please consider donating….all money raised will go directly to building wells for people across the globe who do not have access to clean drinking water.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
INAPPROPRIATELY PLACED GROCERY CARTS.
After an enjoyable visit to the supermarket the other day, cart filled with delicious items, my boyfriend and I packed up his car (which, by the way was a process in and of itself). And upon completion of the 10 minute process of finding room for the bags in the backseat of his car (woof), I took on the responsibility of returning the cart to one of the outside cart collecting things. P.S. - does...
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
This one comes to me from my sister…..
While we were talking about getting a cup of coffee she mentioned that earlier in the week she used the final dollars on the Dunkin Donuts gift card she received for Christmas this year to buy a breakfast sandwich and coffee for not only herself one morning, but also, for the homeless man that was sitting on the street corner.
If you’re buying a...
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
When people take the time to reach out to you, ask how you are doing, listen, or take a general interest in your well-being….take the time to reach right back.
THE "R" WORD.
I googled “words that begin with r” and found 10,033 results. Over 10,000 words begin with the letter r - fascinating. Oddly enough, this information came to me from the crosswordpuzzlehelp.com website - just in case you are stuck the next time you read the NY Times.
But this post is not about all of the R words in the world, in fact, it is about one: Retard.
I read an article the...
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TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS.
It is officially one of the best months of the year and why is that? Because it is the month of my birth! As many know I get very excited about holidays, especially my birthday, but this year I am doing something a little different - I am giving up my birthday.
Of course, I will celebrate my special day and there may even be cupcakes of the red velvet kind (hint hint) but rather than...
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
I just posted this act of kindness yesterday but because it happened again and I was actually witness to it, I had to mention it today as well! I was in the grocery store this evening, standing in the check out line, watching my scrumptious salad ingredients pass through the scanner when the man behind me let a woman (who only had two items) go ahead of him in line.
Seems to be a lot of kindness...
““For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the...”
– Sam Levinson Audrey Hepburn (via justbesplendid)
HAVE SOME PATIENCE, WILL YA?
Class this evening was a little different from the average lecture style. Class tonight could have been renamed presentation marathon as my fellow classmates and I presented information relevant to public policy. Seven groups in total stood up, delivered their speaking points and sat down - it was a vicious circle of public policies and how health care is more important than foreign policy or how...
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
This one comes to me from the lovely Lisha who I ran into this evening and she so kindly shared this story with me!
It seems she was in the grocery store last week when a woman in front of her who had eight items to check-out, told Lisha to go ahead of her in line since Lisha only had two items. No other reason necessary, just because this woman felt the need to act kindly.
A simple act, just a...
AN ACT OF KINDNESS.
This morning was unlike other Mondays. It wasn’t filled with the normal dread of the work week nor the grumbling of my stomach as it now realizes it won’t have a warm breakfast each morning to look forward to - back to the Luna bars for Erika!
And, not only was my morning exceptional because I listened to an amazing woman (Kelly Cutrone) on the radio during my morning commute, but...
A LESSON FROM THE OLYMPICS.
I hope everyone has enjoyed watching the Olympics as much I have over the past two weeks - the athletes, the awards, the ceremonies, the uncertainty, my new found love for the sport known as curling, and the sportsmanship. But, I am not only talking about the athleticism of these competitors nor the sense of togetherness I feel the Olympics bring to the world, but the stories of the athletes that...
