"Good things are attracted to good people"

"one of the dumbest things ever said was...nice guys finish last"

It's amazing how something gets said and repeated over and over until, it finally gets accepted as true, when in reality its just nonsense. Everything I've ever experienced in my life, shows me that the opposite is in fact the truth...nice guys finish first.

"how beautiful a day can be
when kindness touches it" George Elliston

The most successfull people whom I've ever met have almost always turned out to be the nicest most considerate people. They tend to be appreciate and in different ways generous. They are usually the nicest men and women in town. So how did that rediculous quote get popularized?

It is actually from a baseball manager (can't remember the name) and he was making reference to another manager who was thought to be too nice. As it turned out the one who got fired was the fool who made that quote. So even he proved his comment wrong.

"if you step on people in this life,
you are going to come back as a cockroach" Willie Davis

I've been reading a book called...Why Good Things Happen to Good People and it quotes extensively studies, that list all the benefits to the one who gives to others. Giving can take many forms and it's not just cash donations. It can include; a compliment, a smile, a favour or just some form of kindness. What always seemed to surprise the researchers was the benefits that the giver got in return.

"today give a stranger one of your smiles,
it just might be the only sunshine he sees all day" H Jackson Brown

Givers live longer, healthier and have better mental health. They are much happier than the general population. And if you want your children to grow up to become good human beings that will do you proud...teach them to be givers too! Teens who are taught to be givers have less problems with alcohol, drugs and promiscuity. Similar to the benefits derived by having a family meal together daily as we discussed in a previous article.

"a bit of fragrance, clings to the hand that gives it" Chinese proverb

I can imagine someone who reads this might think to themselves...oh yeah, what about all the jerks in this world who end up rich and famous? Well, what about them? Are they really winners in life? Think of Mike Tyson, Brittany Spears and Lindsay Lohan? These are people who despite their fame and fortune, found themselves to be empty shells without meaning. They become self destructive because they haven't learned to give back. We can only hope that they find some guidance and get their lives back on track.

Imagine the consequences if we could teach the young to be givers while they are small. We could change the world in one generation. And remember those small eyes are watching us, they learn more from what we do then from what we say.

"never miss an opportunity to make others happy,
even if you have to leave them alone to do it" unknown

Let's you and me, try and lay a few miracles on the world, with a full day of kindness!

Smile, it looks really good on you.

Eduardo