Dear friends of the blog world,
Good thing I don't have a bajillion followers, or I'd be a pretty disappointing blog. I truly do apologize for not getting stuff up here. Yes, I know I won't be doing it everyday... But when I let weeks and weeks pass me by, that's just being lazy.
In my defense, school has been NUTS and I don't think I ever have a moment where there's not some kind of homework I could be doing. Granted, sometimes it's not necessarily graded and things that make my heart happy (Like this!) are much more important.
Anyway - getting down to the nitty gritty - this note, I left in the bathroom at my church. Last Sunday was a bit of a controversial Sunday/church meeting and tension was high! So, feeling a bit drained from all the church politics, I snuck down to the basement and placed my note. It felt so good!
It really is amazing how leaving a note can change the leaver. Especially with the long no-posting break I took, it was obvious to me how energized I felt after leaving the Post-it. I almost wish everyone would leave just one note, no matter how silly it may seem, because I think - whether they want to admit it or not - it feels good to do good.
Oh, oh! The most exciting thing happened! Britt, you're probably the only one that might actually read this and you already know... But in case there's any mystery readers out there - I was at a leadership conference sort of thing a few weeks ago and we were talking about the power of small acts of kindness. Within our discussion, a good girlfriend of mine raised her hand and made a comment about Post-its she had found over the course of last year and how awesome they had been for her. She said they made her day and she didn't know who was doing it, but that those were the acts of kindness that she holds closest to her heart. And, if you've read any other posts, this is the SAME GIRL that questioned me mulitple times last year (Who, me?; A Close Call; Addie's at it Again) about whether or not I was writing the notes. I must be a good liar! ;-)
Well, on that note, hopefully I'll be getting Post-its out more regularly now. I've missed it and believe that even through a crazy class schedule and busy life, taking two minutes to write out a note is good for me & good for someone else.
That reminds me of a quote (I want to say it was spoken by Gandhi, but I don't really remember):
If you want to make others happy,
practice compassion.
If you want to be happy,
practice compassion.
So true, huh? Well that's my Wednesday's Words of Wisdom! Have a lovely night and hopefully I'll update soon!
Meagan
