For Someone Else – Blogging Through the Alphabet

I want you to think for a minute. What have you done today?

How much of it was for someone else?

If you are a parent or a friend or a co-worker, you can think of many things that you have done for someone else. And that is a wonderful thing to do.

I was very privileged to do something for someone else the other day and it ended up being a wonderful experience. You see, At Home Dad really, really enjoys the music of Sting.

He had bought the newest album that was released and found himself wondering about the tour for it. So he looked it up. And saw that there was a date in a city just an hour away. So he asked me if I would go with him.

I didn’t hesitate – I said yes. Not because I like Sting. (I don’t mind his music at all.) Not because I wanted to go to a rock concert. (I didn’t mind but not how I would first choose to spend my time.) Not because I wanted to be around several thousand other people. (I did NOT want to be around a whole bundle of people!)

I said yes because I wanted to do something for At Home Dad that would bring a smile to his face and joy to his heart. You see, I wanted to do something for someone else and that, in turn, brought joy to me. (And, I thoroughly enjoyed the concert. If you have a chance, listen to the song “The Empty Chair.” Beautiful. Touching. He is just such an artist!)

So, I ask you again – What have you done today? I hope you see how much your little things -little things like picking up that candy wrapper, folding that load of clothes, sitting and reading the child that book, chatting with a friend, stopping to say hello to someone you know in the store, smiling and wishing that store worker a good evening – I hope you see how much the little things matter. Big things are good. But little things? They add up fast.

So keep on keeping on. Keep doing those little things. And encourage your family to find little things to do, as well. It will not only bring joy to your life, it will brighten the day of someone else. So go do something.

For Someone Else.

At Home.

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D – Degas books

E – Electrical Circuits

F – For Someone Else

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