Leave A Legacy
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I safeguarded a Momma Hornet building a series of individual nests along the edges of our interlock driveway. We installed a ‘fence’ of sorts around these nests so she remained undisturbed.
It was the kind thing to do. She wasn’t bothering us. We didn’t want her to be bothered.
And we are well aware that the bees AND the hornets are in trouble population-wise.
This Momma Hornet’s babies and grandbabies and great-grandbabies, etc. could be the difference between having hornets in the future and not having hornets.
(Hornets are VERY beneficial. They, as one small example, keep populations of other creatures like caterpillars in balance.)
Protecting this Momma Hornet could be our legacy.
Picking up a piece of plastic so a bird or an earthworm doesn’t eat it could be our legacy.
Holding a door open for someone, making their day a bit happier so they go home to their families happier and more supportive could be our legacy.
We don’t need a gazillion dollars or grand gestures to leave a legacy.
Little actions and kindnesses change the world also.
Leave a legacy today.
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Back To School Backpacks
One of the things the Dear Wonderful Hubby and I do every year is donate at least one new backpack to the Little Free Library.
Sometimes we receive these backpacks from companies as schwag or some other giveaway. Sometimes we buy the backpack.
Then we leave it, with a sign ‘Free To A Good Home’ attached to it, before 3pm on a school day at the Little Free Library closest to the nearest primary school. Kids get out shortly after that time. And the backpack is always picked up the first day by someone.
One year, I was fortunate to see the kid who picked up the backpack. The little boy had a clearly done-at-home haircut. His clothes were worn yet clean. He was carrying his books and papers in his hands.
Yes, folks, he didn’t have ANYTHING to carry his books in.
His female guardian (likely his Mom) saw the backpack first. The relief on her face was palpable. She gave it to the boy.
The boy cheered, lifting it above his head like it was a trophy he’d won.
Children like this boy is why we donate these backpacks. We changed two lives that day. And that was so simple and easy to do.
(smiles)
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Dollar Store Books And Giving Back
The Dear Wonderful Hubby purchased a bunch of children’s books at a nearby Dollar Store and I’ve been restocking the neighborhood Little Free Library with them.
You might be thinking,
‘The books cost $1. People can buy those books for themselves.’
First thing, the Dollar Store is now the One Dollar And Twenty-Five Cents Store.
(grins)
Inflation is a kicker.
And, when I was a kid, my Awesome Mom couldn’t spare $1 for awesome things like books. We didn’t always eat. That $1 was much needed for food and other life essentials.
So yes, Dollar Store books freely given to people DO make a difference. They’ll give people joy.
And isn’t it amazing that we can make others happy with $1.25?
(smiles)
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Give Positive Feedback On Great Employees
One of the (many) things the Dear Wonderful Hubby and I do to make a life a little bit nicer is…
We reach out to companies whenever one of their employees helps us and/or gives us a great experience.
For example, a cashier at a grocery store put an elastic band around our container of strawberries so the berries won’t fall out.
We noted her name, kept the receipt that had the store details, the date, and time, and we contacted the store via the feedback option on their website. We told them the cashier was amazing and was a credit to their company.
This took two minutes of our time, cost nothing, and it will likely stay in that cashier’s file forever. She might be recognized in some way. Her manager might praise her. She might get promoted. It might make her smile.
And it was easy peasy to do.
(smiles)
Tell companies when their employees are amazing.
This could make someone’s day and/or life a little bit better.
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Ripples From Little Acts Of Good
A visitor to our neighborhood remarked on how trash-free it was compared to other neighborhoods. He thought the city was sending people to our neighborhood to clean it and was quite irate that they didn’t send people to HIS neighborhood.
I told him the truth.
RESIDENTS pick up the trash in our neighborhood.
I, for example, every couple of days, take a little grocery bag and spend five minutes picking up trash.
Which doesn’t seem like a lot.
Except other residents see me (or other people) doing that and THEY then spend five minutes picking up trash also.
And people, seeing us picking up the trash, are less likely to drop their trash on the ground. They are more likely to deposit their trash in a nearby bin.
And that is why we have a fairly trash-free neighborhood.
You don’t have to take BIG actions to change your corner of the universe. Little acts, especially done often, create ripples and can result in significant change.
Take a little act today!
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