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Pass it Forward
How would you feel if you were able to help someone who is less fortunate, accepting nothing in return. We’ve all heard of pass it forward. Someone does something nice for you, you do something nice for someone else. There was a movie with a tragic ending about a young boy who made pass it forward quite famous.
Now there is an entire community who works toward passing it forward. It’s called We, the World. Through their website, you can set up a program that is designed to assist people in some way. They will hook you up with 99 other people to assist you with your project and help you put your program into existence.
Not sure what you want to do? That’s what the mentor program is for. You can sign up for a 30 minute private mentor chat. You will be asked to answer some questions beforehand so that the mentor will have a better idea of what you want to accomplish and what skills you want to use.
Are you an artist? Perhaps you can teach art classes or create works of art to donate. Just think of how much beauty you could spread around if 99 other artists also gave their time or work. No idea what to do, no worries. They have lots of ideas and stories from those who have developed successful programs. The program doesn’t have to be some huge Red Cross program. The whole pass it forward idea stemmed from one person doing one kind act.
Once you have a program under your belt, you can mentor others to do the same; passing it forward once again. Not only do you help the less fortunate, but you pass on your ideas to someone else to develop yet another program.
Deep down, I think we all would like to give of ourselves, but we’re not sure how to go about it. I am attempting to do that through my blog. I want everyone to understand that you don’t have to live a cookie cutter life. Get out there in the world. See what life has to offer. Live the life you want. Your body will thank you. Then go out and pass it forward.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:58 am
Pay It Forward would be the correct terminology.
I practice paying it forward by making things for people, like birdhouses, feeders, etc.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:12 am
You are right, the movie was called Pay it Forward. With the program We, the World, they call it Pass it Forward. The concept is the same. I commend you for the work you do. The world needs a lot more people just like you.