December's full Moon is also called the Long Nights Moon by some Native American tribes..as it falls during the time of year that has short days and looooong nights!
I was planning to write to everyone
today requesting that you to add a few “Acts of Kindness” to your " to do" list. As you know, I usually ask for one little act but I was thinking that we
could to do more this month to honor both John and Newtown. I know he would
have been moved by this tragedy and would be happy that we were adding some
happiness to the world.
I also wanted to suggest
that one act this month could be to buy American. I KNOW for a fact that John
would like this one. When the band was beginning to get popular they sold a lot
of shirts and I remember an endless string of emails discussing the purchase…John was voting for made in America. He wrote a paper his
freshman year in college about the Maquiladoras, which are the
sweatshops located on the Mexican side of the U.S. border as a direct
result of NAFTA. The professor used the research John did on that paper to
convince the college to sponsor a group to visit Mexico and observe these factories.
John was very passionate about buying American.
In fact, when he was able to
be sponsored by a drum company..it was American made Noble and Cooley that he
chose…the oldest drum company in America. I know I told you that story and that
it was the “happiest day of his life”. I think that he was happy about the drum
set and proud that he was using a company that was from his home state..keeping
his neighbors employed!
John didn’t have to be told
how important it was to buy American..he just knew it. He was way ahead of his
time on this concept…as he was with many ideas. And that is why I know he would
be so happy about this months blog..26 little acts of kindness and at least one
of them to keep your friend working…it would make his day! I think he would be happy if you were from another country and bought an item from that country too...he just liked to keep people working for a decent wage.
Good luck and I would love
to know what everyone did…here is the link to Ann Curry’s website that may
inspire you..because in the end…we are all in this world together.
https://www.facebook.com/26acts
2 comments:
What a fantastic way to remember your son.
In 2008, my then-8 and -6-year-olds and I strove to perform a random act of kindness every single day for the year. It was fun watching them come up with ideas, contribute to projects, grow more compassionate. Though we've carried on to some extent since then, that was the year we wrote about our daily efforts. I think it's time to return to sharing ideas - so many people are looking for them. Contributing to communities doesn't have to be difficult or time consuming. In fact, if each and everyone one of us acted charitably toward the people we meet every day, imagine what a wonderful world this could become. The blog: http://charitabledeeds.blogspot.com/2008/12/year-of-living-charitably.html
Thanks for providing me some new ideas as we continue supporting our communities.
I love this idea! I have twin grandchildren and will be following your blog as they grow...this is the perfect way to introduce them to the values that their uncle possessed! Thanks so much for sharing!!
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