Love

[Heidi & Milton]

At the school where I teach, I attend chapel five days per week.  Four of those days it is a brief service where we sing hymns, recite prayers, and listen to a Bible reading followed by a sermon.  On the one other day, we have a full service complete with Communion.  This may sound like an awful lot of worship, but it is actually a really nice reflection time for both the students and teachers halfway through the day.

Recently our priest showed a YouTube video entitled If You Give a Little Love, You Can Get a Little Love of Your Own.  I found this short video to be quite moving as it demonstrates how a simple, kind action that you unwittingly make can really affect  others around you who you might not have known were watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=m0RLmYg...!

Quite honestly, after viewing this video, I did incorporate one small change at school.  You see, we have a faculty lounge where there are three coffee urns, which I think is a nice perk!  I tend to frequent this coffee bar, late morning and once again late afternoon to put a little more pep in my step.  If I am pumping the coffee urn, and it runs out, of course, I automatically make another pot.  Comparatively, if I dash in to grab a cup of coffee, and the urn is standing their empty, I moan and groan about the audacity of some people.  Who?  I really don't know nor do I care.  I just silently berate them in my head.  Now, due to this video, in an effort to be more selfless, I am making more coffee regardless if I was the one who caused it to run out.  This is my own personal contribution that could possibly be causing other people to do good too!  I like to think it is.

Subsequently, where does the Milt Dog factor into all this?  Well, this Saturday, June 1st, will be an exact year since we brought our puppy dog into our home.  It is a very special day for all three of us.  Milton has really changed our lives for the better, and after hauling him to daycare, vet visits, and countless walks, I really do feel a lot more selfless.  That brings me to this photo.

My family

When my mom visited, she "delighted" in watching Milton swim.  Whether or not she thought a dog swimming was truly amazing, I am uncertain, but I know that she was delighted because Jeff and I are wild over Milt, and she joins in that excitement for us.  Her sweet disposition affects us and makes us happy too.  Kindness begets kindness -- I just think it is a good lesson for us all to remember and one that Milton teaches me everyday!  

To read more about Milton the Goldendoodle please visit www.goldilocksandherdoodle.com

[Karen and Ruston]

Thank you for posting. Happy Gotcha Day!

[Diane, Baker & Oskar]

Congratulations on 1 year together...may there be many, many more :)

Inspirational video...thank you for posting it :)

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

This is a wonderful video and if each of us did "one act of kindness" a day, the world would be so much better off!  It brought tears to my eyes Heidi and thanks for sharing.  Happy Gotcha day to all "three" of you:)

[Bonnie and Kona]

Random acts of kindness can be contagious. Thank you for posting, Heidi. I hope each of us can find at least one anonymous kindness to express every day. Blessings to you, Jeff and Milton on your Gotchaversary! 

[Pat and Traveler]

Inspiring!  The smallest act of kindness can have consequences. 

[Marnie, Stanlee's Mom]

Grinch on steroids here. So yes, I watched the video and loved it. The compilation of commercials (Liberty Mutual) into one video with the inclusion of a message through the boy did…yes…bring a few tears to my eyes. Kinda like watching a Hallmark movie and sobbing through the commercials so thank you.

Does it count if I did a good deed yesterday? I found a debit card in the parking lot of the mall after I had finished lunch. The owner was located through LinkedIn and messaged where the card would be dropped off with the note to “Pay It Forward.” One good deed a month is about all this old heart can take so……one good deed? √