have you ever...

[eshoe]

we've all done it. what have you done

to make a difference in someone/something else's life?

I'll share. I picked a dog out from the pound. She was the first dog I saw, it took guts and everything I had just to go there. I thought I just felt sorry for her so I tried to do the right thing and I walked through the entire compound. No other dog gave me the same face, the same look. Her name was Faith, and she was docile. I wanted a dog that would sit in my lap.

Three yrs later she's too big to sit in my lap, but she doesn't know that. She just knows that someone took her away from sleeping on concrete. She's given it all back and then some.

So....what have you done? I know we all have....

[Angels_all_around_us]

Recently I bought three bags of groceries for my friend. Nice good, healthy & organic foods for her! Really I have been in the same boat, dire straits...because life can deal ya some rough times. So I thought I would help her out because she needed it. It was done without any hesitation, only love. :love

Also... several years ago my family and I gave a friend to one of my co-workers who had to take four buses to get to work on way. Plus she worked full time, attended school part time and had a daughter to care for. The lady we gave the car to was so sweet and full of love. She is an angel. :angel

~~Cecelia Rose~~

[berlinium]

The dog story is really sweet.

What I've done isn't nearly as impressive as what both of you have said.
The only thing I can think of right now, is that I try to help people just through knowing them. I'm a friend when someone needs one. I open doors for people when their arms are full. In dance class, if someone doesn't understand something, I show them without their having to ask, and I try to do it in a way that they won't think I'm condescending. When people do presentations in class, I answer questions when no one else does, even if I sound stupid, because I can see the painful expression on their face when no one answers.

I guess the 'best' thing I've done, is just try and be there for people when they need someone. It's not earth shattering humanitarianism, but it makes a difference.