The Border Collie Chronicles Observations from (arguably) the World's Smartest Dogs; (but, without question, the bestest friends!) or, Life As We Understand It, as told from dad's shop. |
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Posted January 10, 2013 |
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Random
Acts …
By
Patches Now, all of us BC’s have
been known to conduct a few random and unexplained (and, sometimes,
unexplainable) acts around
this ol’ place … some of them, well, we hope that no one ever finds
out about! But we were
sitting in the shop the night before the GREAT SNOW of 2013 while
dad was reading stories on the internet … all of a sudden – dad
“whooped” and got all emotional acting, we jumped up to see what the
deal was and he shared a story[i]
with us where people were buying each other coffee at some place
called Tim Horton’s in Canada!
No one knows exactly who, why, or what started it, or why the
229th person didn’t want to buy coffee for the 230th
person (might have been having an Annie Moment!?) … This
random act got all of us
to thinking, and we all agreed that this was really a pretty cool
deal and we figured that if we helped spread the word, maybe it’d go
viral[ii]!
That would
certainly make an improvement in this old world … heck, if nothing
else, it would at least make someone’s day!
Think back, if you have to (hopefully not too far) – I bet
all of us have had a little (or big)
random act dropped on us,
and we’ve surely dropped some on others as well!
How about that person that held the door open for you?
Or that guy that stopped to see if you needed help changing
your flat tire on the side of the road?
Or that nice lady that helped you figure out the ingredients
for that surprise meal that you were making (it was probably
lasagna) for your loved ones![iii]
Random acts
don’t have to be huge in order to make a difference – heck, I figure
that if they at least bring a grin to someone’s face that you’ve
just hit a home run!
Hopefully it will be contagious and that person goes ahead and does
a random act to someone
else (they call this “paying it forward”!)[iv] Just imagine, if we could
get more people doing random
acts and paying it
forward – WOW!! – that’d be really cool wouldn’t it!?
What a great way to live – hey, I think that would even fit
as a pretty good model for a Dave moment[v]
- as the concept relates to human interaction and relations!!
Sometimes, I think that folks just get all caught up in their own
little rat races (though there are not too many rats around this
place since Momma Roo is THE ultimate mouser!) and chasing that ever
elusive dollar that sometimes they forget their raisin’.
I imagine that most everybody, if not everybody, reading this
little ol’ story has done a
random act or two and has also
paid it forward several
times! When was the
last time? … well,
that’s too long![vi]
I reckon
that we all oughta set out with a new plan for 2013 – let’s commit a
random act, maybe even a
few each week, and see if we can’t make a positive change in this
ol’ world[vii].
That’s my
thought for the … WAIT A MINUTE … STOP THE PRESSES … I just
witnessed a little random act
right here in the shop (and this ain’t no lie), I just saw Annie get
up and let Momma Roo have the only real dog bed in the shop, you
know, the one under the red table, Roo's bed …
WOW!!![viii])
As I was
saying, that’s my thought for the day – I’m gonna do my part, how
about you??!! Adios Amigos!!!!! Whether we want them or not, the New Year will
bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New Year
will bring new opportunities. ~
Michael
Josephson We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We
are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called
Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day. ~
Edith
Lovejoy Pierce
[i]
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/random-act-kindness-turns-hours-free-coffee-hundreds-205930457.html
[ii]
An image, video, or link that spreads rapidly through a
population by being frequently shared with a number of
individuals has 'gone
viral'.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=to%20go%20viral
For more information on HOW to go viral – look no
further, click here
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/11/how-to-go-viral/
[iii]
Mom-D and dad received a good one today at Sam’s – they were
picking up dad’s beer and a stranger came up and told us
that a 30 pack of Coors Light was $3.00 cheaper at HEB
today!! Heck of
a nice fellow … then he told us that Michelob Ultra was
$2.50 cheaper at Sam’s … we figure that he’s a pretty good
guy and would probably fit right in on a Thursday evening!!
[iv]
The world can seem like an unfriendly, threatening place,
yet we all want safety, health, and
happiness
for ourselves and our loved ones. How can one ordinary
person -- you or me -- make a positive difference in this
world? One way is the practice "paying it forward." While
the steps might be simple, the outcome could create a sense
of luck and good will that changes the world.
Read more at
http://www.wikihow.com/Pay-It-Forward
[v]
“Live like no one else now, so later, you can live like no
one else.” Dave
Ramsey – Best financial advice that you can get!
http://www.daveramsey.com/home/
[vi]
Kinda like - "Neighbor, how long has it been since you had a
big, thick, steaming bowl of Wolf Brand Chili? Well, that's
too long!"
[vii]
Random acts of kindness are a means by which we make a
deliberate attempt to brighten another person's day by doing
something thoughtful, nice, and caring for them. Kindness is
a way of showing others that they count and that even in the
face of hostility and selfishness, you're making a stand for
kindness. To
read more about how to practice random acts of kindness,
please visit this site:
http://www.wikihow.com/Practice-Random-Acts-of-Kindness
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