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‘Thank You’ Thursday

Posted by Sean on September 22, 2011

This is an idea I literally just came up with ‘Thanks’ to Joni (@joniwatson) over at Nursetopia. Her post today was motivated by none other than Jimmy Fallon. I guess he does a thank you note segment (never watched the show, sorry) that more than likely has a twisted-humor spin to it. She thought it a great idea, so she decided to thank those who made a difference for her (minus the twisted-humor part I think?.

I’m taking it a step further and attempting to spread the positivity through a weekly blog post called : Thank you Thursday. I’m inviting anyone and everyone to join in! Lets make being thankful as infectious as complaining.

I enjoy writing thank you notes to people who make a difference in my life. Jimmy Fallon cracks me up with his thank you note segments, and sometimes I want to join in on the thank you note hilarity.

This week, though, I am seriously thankful for Outlook calendar reminders, gas stations selling travel-size fingernail polish remover, instructions printed directly on equipment (rather than paper that gets lost), and items – both at work and at home – with off switches. Each has come in quite handy in a pinch this week.

So, thank you. You made my life easier this week, and I’ll take all the easy I can get.

What are you thankful for this week?

My Thank You Thursday:

I want to thank the receptionist and employee at my optometrists office for fixing my glasses and replacing parts for no charge. I’m thankful to my family for going the extra mile to keep the peace. I’m thankful for the ‘Remember the Milk’ application. Oh, I’m thankful I read my schedule wrong at school this week: getting on campus super-duper early ended up being a blessing in disguise.

Thanks again Joni.

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Pay It Forward Friday

Posted by Sean on April 24, 2009

Here are my latest must reads:

How much does your Doctor know about Weightlifting – T-Nation

A look at how normal is normal.

If I Consume High Fructose Corn Syrup, Will It make me Stupid Too? – The Fitness Connection Nation

Are we that gullible?

MizFit Meditation: A Few Minutes A Day To A Less Maniacal Me. – MizFit guest post on Yahoo! Shine.

How healthy is your mind?

OK.. all I had time for this morning.

Have a great one!

Carpe Diem

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Pay it forward

Posted by Sean on June 3, 2008

Yep it’s a movie.

Yep it’s a book.

But did you know it’s a real live actual plan based on a work of fiction??

If you’ve read the book, or have seen the movie, it’s base on a very simple but profound idea. An idea that can generate a world movement. An idea for world change.

Person A does a good deed, or a favor for person B . As payment or ‘payback’ person B does a good deed or a favor for 3 more people. Then each of those 3 people repeat the same action. Then those 9 people repeat the same action as the first. If you’re any good at mathematics you can see the endless number of people this can potentially effect and affect.

At it’s very worse, 1 person can have a positive impact and effect on 3-9 people. At it’s best… 1 person can have a positive impact and effect on hundreds, even thousands… possibly millions.

It’s a simple act of faith. Faith in one person’s ability. Faith in the general consensus that all men(& women) are good natured.

Hhmmmm…

So is everyone you meet good natured and genuine?

There lies the problem with the plan.

I wonder what kind of world this would be if we all could grasp this simple concept.

We as a society (whether we like to admit it or not), and other societies find it very easy to follow the concept “An eye for an eye”. Yeah it’s a dark and evil connotation. This idea spawns from a wrong doing done to you or someone you love.

I know myself.. When I think about my family, my wife, or my close friends being harmed. I start to get that really bad feeling in my gut if and when we speak of the acts that we do not like to speak of. Those harshest of crimes, like rape, murder, excessive violence, hate crimes, etc.

How would you react if that happened to someone you love? Would you let it ‘roll off your shoulders’? Or would you let the arm of the law take care of the injustice done to you and yours???

I scare myself thinking about what I may or may not do. I start to shake.. And well.. Let’s just say that I would become a very not-nice person.

So why is it that we feel so passionately about an unjustly wrong, but we can’t repeat and mirror that passion when something good comes our way?

Why can’t we extend and enhance a good deed or a favor? Why can’t we stay positive throughout our tough and stressful days?