I don't know why, but this time of year always brings me happiness and optimism. Perhaps it is my children and wife, perhaps the way perfect strangers do random acts of kindness? Today I shoveled a neighbours driveway (2 hours work to remove the snow) but he is 94 years old and it felt like the right things to do. I never asked him for anything but the way he thanked me and in a large city such as Vancouver found it incredible really made my day. Perhaps it is the software industry going for holidays meaning I might get two whole seeks without Adobe, Apple, Microsoft and others trying to update some software on my computer ;-)
This holiday, financial times are tough thanks to a handful of greedy assholes and a system that broke. I want to ask all of you, find forgiveness, find happiness (perhaps some time alone) and find time to do something for someone they would never expect. Bring your neighbours some baking treats, have your colleagues over for a dinner, donate money to the foodbank - whatever. There are people in the world who have not even 1/1000 of what we have. Bif Naked is spending her season getting chemo for a disease she never asked for and there are thousand like her. Yet - she finds time to blog about her experience and shares it publicly. To me, this is a very courageous act of kindness.
Give to LiveStrong. If you cannot afford $$$, just volunteer. Even a smile ( the non "I am stalking you type) makes someones day.
To quote Bif:
"Bliss to you and highest blessings and high fives. Om shanti to you, Om Hare, Om"
It is truly amazing for someone facing a (remote at this time) possibility of death to take the time to wish good things for us. My words?
"Be real, be amazing, be excellent". Do something for someone they can't do four themselves. Don't let pessimists make you believe you cannot make a difference:
Peace, love and metal.
Duane "Chaos" Nickull
Bass ace for hire - any set learned in two days guaranteed. Studio wherever.
This holiday, financial times are tough thanks to a handful of greedy assholes and a system that broke. I want to ask all of you, find forgiveness, find happiness (perhaps some time alone) and find time to do something for someone they would never expect. Bring your neighbours some baking treats, have your colleagues over for a dinner, donate money to the foodbank - whatever. There are people in the world who have not even 1/1000 of what we have. Bif Naked is spending her season getting chemo for a disease she never asked for and there are thousand like her. Yet - she finds time to blog about her experience and shares it publicly. To me, this is a very courageous act of kindness.
Give to LiveStrong. If you cannot afford $$$, just volunteer. Even a smile ( the non "I am stalking you type) makes someones day.
To quote Bif:
"Bliss to you and highest blessings and high fives. Om shanti to you, Om Hare, Om"
It is truly amazing for someone facing a (remote at this time) possibility of death to take the time to wish good things for us. My words?
"Be real, be amazing, be excellent". Do something for someone they can't do four themselves. Don't let pessimists make you believe you cannot make a difference:
Peace, love and metal.
Duane "Chaos" Nickull
Bass ace for hire - any set learned in two days guaranteed. Studio wherever.
BTW - just want to point out I am happily married and no one can ever take me from the ones I love. Last post I sound like some frigging groupie or something. THose who know me know I am not.
ReplyDeletePeace, love and funk .-) This post is about the real life.
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