Tis' the Season

Dear Friends:

This is the season for random acts. This is the season for spreading joy and going out of our way to help others. This is the season for gift-giving and family gatherings and going the extra step to support worthy causes. It is the season for celebrating the birth of a saviour and spreading a bit of joy. It is the time to offer hope.

My question is why now? Why not all year round?

Perhaps I am the quintessential example of why all the time doesn't work for everyone. On September 11th I set out to write a daily blog based on random acts. I didn't even make it a month without running short on ideas and failing to sit down at the computer to type out my blog entry. October was not much better even though random acts were happening all around the blog and I was able to find some amazing stories of what others were doing. November I missed completely. I was too tied up in my own little life . . .

Great intentions with little follow-through--that's my trouble. We get caught up in our daily routines and fail to put others first. Sometimes we get stuck in survival mode . . . Sometimes we do random acts of something but don't even realize it. Other times its best to keep what we do to ourselves. The best random acts are those we do when no one is watching and we are not compelled to give ourselves credit.

Even so, I have not completely abandoned the idea of writing this daily blog. A little research shows there are thousands of folks out there doing really great things for their communities and who are blessing others in so many unique and wonderful ways. Sometimes it is OK to share our ideas and what we've done in order to motivate and encourage others to get off the couch and get busy. The cool thing about blogs is anyone can write one--the trick is keeping at it and writing something significant in the process.

In the days and weeks to come I hope to be more aggressive in writing this blog. I hope to find and share great stories of what others are doing to make a difference; I hope to provide some resources and ideas on how you can not only become a committer of random acts through the holiday season but all year round. Mostly, I hope to step out and step up my own efforts to bless others and to reach out into the community. My goal is to give more and to truly live a vibrant life made up of random acts.

Blessings,
Cindi (aka Poetic Justice)