patricej

i have a steady income; a sturdy roof over my head; never go hungry; a son i'm so proud of i get all misty when i think about it; good friends; family; a functional car; a fabric stash that will keep me going for a good long time; nice machines; .... the list goes on and on.

did i "take" anything?
no

but i still have lots of "it" to be thankful for and enjoy doing what i can, when i can, for others who might not be as fortunate.

there are also the little random acts of kindness from total strangers.
those always make my day.
so, i try to share that by committing my own little random acts of kindness to strangers when the opportunity presents itself.

"pay it forward" isn't about re-paying anything.
the phrase is meant to encourage us to create or maintain the momentum of kindness for its own sake ... passing it along in the hope it will spread far enough that we are all as kind as we can be without even thinking about it or finding it remarkable.

it's one of the few cliches that doesn't bother me.