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Monthly Archives: January 2011
You mean the world to…
… the man whose wallet you found and returned with all the contents intact. He was thankful, not only because the cash was still there, but because the wallet was a gift given to him by his son before leaving … Continue reading
Posted in The Power of Honesty
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You mean the world to…
… to the person who is the center of a spiteful gossip, because instead spreading lies, you pressed your lips tightly together and ignored the mean spirit underlying the words. Yes, your friend is grateful to you for not feeding … Continue reading
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You mean the world to…
… the teenager you helped instead of laughing at his clumsiness, the one who dropped all of his books in the bus in front of you. He may have a secret you know nothing about – a father who drinks … Continue reading
Posted in The Power of Compassion
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You mean the world to…
… the cashier you smiled at, the one who was being yelled at by a customer at the convenience store because she gave him incorrect change for the six-pack of beer he had just purchased. She didn’t smile back at … Continue reading
Posted in The Power of Kindness
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You mean the world to…
… the woman you held the elevator for. She could have been running to an after school conference with her child’s teacher, or rushing to help a friend stranded on the side of the street with a flat tire, or … Continue reading
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You mean the world to…
… the person you gave a few dollar bills to. Maybe it’s a boy standing outside the grocery store, collecting money for his school soccer team’s trip to the state championship game, or a group of friends gathering funds to … Continue reading
Posted in The Power of Giving
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You mean the world to…
… the friend who needed your shoulder to cry on. Because of a broken heart from a boyfriend who stopped loving, or because their grandmother is losing all her memories to dementia, or because he can no longer play on … Continue reading
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You mean the world to…
… the driver of the car you let ahead of you on your ride home from work during rush hour traffic. Perhaps it was a father struggling to get to the hospital where his wife was giving birth to their … Continue reading
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You mean the world to…
… the teacher you gave the thank you note to. Whether it was to thank them for staying after school to help you with a math problem you just couldn’t understand, or for believing in you when you thought you … Continue reading
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You mean the world to…
… the person who received the blood you donated. It could have been an eight month baby suffering from leukemia, or a college student involved in a car accident while driving home after a semester away from her family, or … Continue reading
Posted in The Power of Giving
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