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Yesterday, my give was to send flowers to my husband. He is finally quitting a job that had been a negative experience for the past six years. He was delighted and surprised with the flowers. Today, I wanted to do something that 1) didn't cost money and 2) was for strangers. So my give was to let others get in line in front of me - in the store, on the roads. Little things, but that's what a day is made of - little things. Another give I did today was to clean up cigarette butts from a beach area. That's a give to the natural world. It's a habit with me actually - anytime I'm in a public outdoor place, like a park or a beach or woodlands, I pick up and throw away at least two pieces of trash. On the beaches, I look for plastics that seabirds might eat. In the woods, same things - plastics that birds would ingest, especially styrofoam. The natural world gives me so much; I try to give back.
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Comment by iola reneau on December 16, 2009 at 8:09am -
I love this, and know that when I choose to put others first in the daily small things like lines and turns it makes for a less stressful me..I taught my kids when they were little to pick up while outside when they were little. They didn't like it, but I wanted them to understand we are all responsible for keeping our world clean and beautiful.
Regardless of who made the mess...
I love the ocean even though it is so far away from me and was deeply touched when I read how you pick up the plastics etc...so for those of us who can't be there or live close enough to do the same...Thank You..
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Comment by Toye on December 16, 2009 at 6:01am -
Love all your gifts! All the little things do really count and it's wonderful to help clean up our world!
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Comment by Harriet on December 16, 2009 at 4:14am -
lovely gives to the world! thank you for doing that! just think if everyone did! you are doing your part!
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Comment by Deb~ Community Manager on December 16, 2009 at 4:07am -
Very lovely gifts you gave today Marybeth! Flowers are gr8 to receive! Things will be so much better without the negative job too! Good luck with that! I love that you pick up the trash! Just think how wonderful it would be if we all did that when we saw it laying there. I am going to do this! Thanks for the idea! :o) Have a fabulous wednesday!
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Comment by chatmagique on December 15, 2009 at 9:55pm
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Those are such wonderful and touching examples. Thank you for sharing them. And none of those are "little" things -- you can truly make someone's day by letting them in front of you in a line or on the road.
I used to pick up trash outside when I was a little girl but haven't done it in YEARS. Thank you for inspiring me to start doing this again.
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