Pay It Forward This Holiday Season

Tomorrow is not promised to any of us; we don’t know what the future may bring.  But we can act today to ensure that we are part of tomorrow in a positive way.  “Pay it forward.”

Our acts of kindness – our giving – creates investment in tomorrow.  We will never know the full extent of the results, but we can have faith that they will grow and grow.  Kindness is never wasted.

We can do it in small ways – paying for a cup of coffee for the next random person or giving extra time to help a friend.  If someone asks how they can repay a good deed, tell them to “pay it forward”.  Be assured that one day they will.

If you feel cynical or uncertain, consider how someone’s kindness has motivated you.  Ask someone you know how something someone did for them affected their spirit of giving.  It can be life changing.

As you develop a strategy of paying it forward, it changes you too.  The more you do this, the greater the promise that you are, indeed, part of the future and the happier you will be this day.

Written by Blog Contributor: Holly L. Gibbons