July 1st is Canada Day (celebrating the day we officially became a country back in 1867, just in case you were wondering) and I’m including an all-Canadian roster of good deeds in honour of this most … um… Canadian of occasions. One deed is mine, the rest from lovely readers. Enjoy!
My mini-deed … a deedette, [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 30, 2009
Day 369: Happy Birthday, Canada!
June 29, 2009
Day 368: Taking it slo-o-ow
Something happened today that made me realize the mere act of waiting can be a good deed.
After being stuck late at the office, I was rushing home to meet my sister and niece, who were waiting there patiently for me to help with something on the computer.
It was pouring, but I dodged the raindrops and [...]
June 28, 2009
Day 367: City of brotherly love
I found myself in Philadelphia this weekend. A kind and generous friend made the last-minute invitation and off I went with another friend to the City of Brotherly Love.
And it really is. The place is bursting with good-deed-doers. My friend tripped on one of the many granite curbs and a passing nurse stopped to offer [...]
June 26, 2009
Day 366: Steel town
I see many familiar faces along my route from the subway to the office each morning, along with some familiar feet – bare feet.
The feet are usually poking out from under a rumpled sleeping bag bunched up on the sidewalk.
One pair I see almost every day belong to a man who looks very ordinary, except [...]
June 25, 2009
Day 365: A year in the life
So here we are at Day 365. Wow. Where does the time go?
I was planning to do something big, significant, monumental even, for Day 365, but when I looked back at my post on Day 1, my very first deed was a very small one. I passed up a vacant seat on the bus so [...]
June 24, 2009
Day 364: Extra, extra, read all about it
This morning, I accompanied my husband for a routine medical test that I had done a few weeks back. A colonoscopy. Fun stuff. Ask your doctor if you’re a candidate for one and you, too, can join our select club.
Seriously though, colorectal cancer is serious business and early detection does save lives. My guy got [...]
June 23, 2009
Day 363: Java Joe with the flow
It suddenly occurred to me this morning that I am two days away from Day 365 … my GDAD one-year mark. (The sound you just heard was the ruffle of calendar pages fluttering by … you know, like in the movies.)
But, to be honest, after my strike-out yesterday, I started to question whether I should [...]
June 22, 2009
Day 362: Coffee talk
Most days, I just go with the flow where good deeds are concerned, but today I actually had an idea. Not much of one, mind you, but a small energy-efficient light bulb did go off over my head.
The coffee shop where I buy … um … coffee gives out little cards you can get stamped [...]
June 21, 2009
Day 361: Happy Father’s Day
Since today’s Father’s Day, I got thinking about all the dads who are separated from their kids today, and vice versa. I visited the Canadian Forces message website and read through some of the messages sent to the peacekeepers.
There were short and sweet posts from school kids, one from a young refugee from Afghanistan,a message [...]
June 20, 2009
Day 360: Pig tales
I tried to be a good-deed driver today, keeping a safe following distance, letting other cars into my lane and trying not to knock over any pedestrians.
The busier traffic gets in the city, the more difficult it is to keep your cool so I was very impressed when I read the following story of a [...]
