A therapist I once had gave me an assignment to have "friendly Thursday" and for the whole day to smile or say hi to strangers, chat up people behind the counter, and basically to add a little light to each building I stepped into. It sounded pretty cheesy, but I liked this lady so I was determined to give it a go. Friendly Thursday ended up being one of the best days I experienced in awhile. In the spirit of this week's lesson, I challenge everyone to try out friendly Saturday this week and report back on our results.
Thinking back to that crazy diagram with the connected yellow and green dots from this week's deck, the potential for making the world a better place if we all do this together is intriguing. If at least one person we each interact with treats the next person they interact with a little better than they would then 21 people would be touched. And I think that is a pretty conservative estimate. Who's in?
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Crazy Diagram!!!! OK, maybe. But Sarah's right, the quest for world peace begins at home.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a young man, I wanted to change the world.
I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation.
When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family.
Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family. My family and I could have made an impact on our town. Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world.
Unknown monk 1100 a.d.
What the monk was referring to, in terms of changing himself, was connecting with his own vitality and then radiating it out and affecting his family, town, nation and the world.
Andy
Mother Theresa of Calcutta:
ReplyDelete“Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor…. Let no one ever come to you with-out leaving better or happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face; kindness in your eyes; kindness in your smile; kindness in your warm greet-ing.”