Pay It Forward - It Really Is Simple

This group, 'The Pay It Forward Accountability Group', has really brought awareness of random acts of kindness to the fore front of our minds.

Sometimes, you have to look and listen for opportunities and other times they present themselves to you.  It can be as simple as waiting to hold a door open for someone coming along.

cartoon picture of boy holding door open for manThis is what happened to us this week, carrying heavy bags ourselves we noticed a man coming along loaded with his own packages. We leaned on the open door and waited for him. Our bags were heavy so we'll admit, we were silently wishing he would walk quicker, but we waited.

He thanked us as he walked through. We had to smile though because as we walked away we looked back to see the man had gone back and held the door open for someone else.

Paying it forward can be as simple as that and its catching!

As a good friend of ours Chris Smith says, "we feel that we are the real beneficiaries of actions like these, when we consider how it makes us feel for a while". 

Pay It Forward - It Really Is Simple

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19 Comments on Pay It Forward - It Really Is Simple

JUL
08
2011

Energy makes energy. Paying it forward is opening the cosmos to all kinds of possibilities. Keep on keeping on, and spread the good news!

Mark Danforth Lomas

www.TheRealEstateScene.com  in Marin County, California
9:43am • #1
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It even feels good to read about the selfless acts that occur. Thank you Al & Peggy for sharing...it makes a person want to go out and be kinder!
9:53am • #2
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Al & Peggy, Proof positive that it works :)
10:12am • #3
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It is great to see a positive result from something you did. Little things mean a lot more than most people think.
11:40am • #4
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Al & Peggy,

You really do model this as a lifestyle. Thanks for sharing it forward (smile).

Steve
11:42am • #5
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One kind act often spurs another...good way to pay it forward despite holding heavy bags yourselves.
12:14pm • #6
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Nothing brings more happiness than doing something for someone else!  Paying it forward is the best way to be happy!
12:25pm • #7
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Al and Peggy good behavior often produces more good behavior.

Missed the two of you the last few days.
3:21pm • #8
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Hi Al and Peggy,

Never hurts to be the good guys (even with heavy bags) ... At some time and in some way by making other people's day, it will benefit you in the future....
4:37pm • #9
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Al and Peggy, you got to watch the fruits of your actions immediately... wow.  I know what you mean, just joining this group has raised my level of awareness of the people around me.
6:14pm • #10
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Al & Peggy, having many elder relatives, I practice it frequently! My patience and understanding for the elderly is inbred!
7:53pm • #11
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Al and Peggy,

That's great to see your effort being replicated like that.

Rich
9:54pm • #12
JUL
10
2011

My wise old grandmother taught me to open the door for ladies, and I still do that. It’s an unknown skill here in San Diego, and I really get some interesting stares from some people, from guys because I was nice to their lady, and from ladies who want me to know that they are very capable of opening the door themselves. I keep doing it anyways.
11:25am • #13
JUL
11
2011
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I grew up in Southern California so I never learned how to open doors for other people. We’ve always had electric doors. You get anywhere near them and they open automatically!
1:43pm • #14
JUL
12
2011
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Generosity is definitely contagious.  It is amazing how such a small act of kindness can make someone's day
7:45pm • #15
JUL
15
2011
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Al & Peggy, now that's the way it's supposed to work...one kind act begets another...good for you guys.
7:14pm • #16
JUL
16
2011
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Thanks for sharing.  I love to hear these stories and know these are everyday acts for you! 
2:21pm • #17
JUL
19
2011
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Good evening Al & Peggy. Gosh, sorry to be such a stranger. It seems as if we are posting at different times of the day. You are right about random acts of kindness tho...
6:48pm • #18
AUG
08
2011

Did they have those bumper stickers in Canada that said “Practice Random Acts of Kindness”? I think I got one way back in 1978 for my first car.
11:48pm • #19


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