Good People Doing Good Stuff

I thought I'd get the ball rolling with a short list of the good stuff happening out there by some pretty darn good people.

There’s the father standing proudly on the sidewalk as his 8-year old son came to our door selling wreaths to raise money for his Scout troop. I tell you what. That was one articulate 8-year old. There’s a dad invested in his son taking the time to not only teach his son well but just the gift of being with him. Lucky son. Great dad.

There’s the whole group of people working at our local corner drug store/pharmacy. Anyone walking through the door is always welcomed with a smile and you can still get a cup of coffee for a nickel. There’s a special gent that’s a regular. A little “touched” as my grandmother liked to say and without a lot of change jingling in his pocket. The coffee’s always a bit too cold or a bit too hot for him. So, it’s always free and typically a donut’s thrown in by the counter clerk for the inconvenience. That staff is doing more than giving a free cup of coffee or roll - they’re preserving dignity.

And one more feel good story … horse related. There’s the woman whose 16 year-old grandson (maybe great-grandson now that I think about it) suffers from Aspergers. He always had a love for horses. She was determined to have him ride. She had never been on a horse herself but she somehow knew it would be good for him and found her way to our barn. The young man took to it immediately. So did the grandmother. The two rode around together for close to an hour … talking, engaged with each other in deep conversation, which is extremely unusual for anyone afflicted with Aspergers. The casual observer would never know the boy was so challenged. Or that the woman who gave him that hour was 82 years old.

Come on … share some more good stuff with us!