Reflections: Plant Some Good Deed Seeds…
“Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.” Douglas Horton
Reflections: Plant Some Good Deed Seeds…
Small Stones #30
Who came up with the idea
Of random acts of kindness?
It is good for the soul…
For each kindness reverberates
like a pebble in a pond
Spreading far beyond its origins
healing other souls
Good deeds flow…
Tyler grew up in a strict home. His father was abusive and his mom did little to stop the brutal beatings he received from his dad. Over the years, he forced himself to tune out his dad’s rants and imagine himself in an imaginary world. It worked for a while but, as Tyler got older, the pain became so profound that, at 18, he attempted suicide. The physical abuse stopped but not the mental abuse. One day, Tyler decided he’d had enough. He packed what little possessions he owned, and walked out the door. He spent the next 3 years on the streets as a homeless youth.
It was a terrible, dehumanizing experience and he recalls spending many nights at a homeless shelter crying and begging God to let him die. “I’d had enough but something greater than me soon took over.” He said. As serendipity would have it, one cold winter day, he was loitering on 42nd Street begging for cigarettes and God knows what else, when he bumped into an old neighbor, Mrs X. “What you doing out on the streets Tyler? Your mama’s heartbroken!” She said, staring at his tall, dirty, gaunt frame in horror, her mouth wide open. Tyler opened his mouth to speak but couldn’t. He just stood there, on the street corner of 42nd and 9th and wept. More below!
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Reflections: Plant Some Good Deed Seeds…
Small Stones #30
The Good we do flows out and then back to us
Like a river cleansing and healing the banks
wherever it goes
Good deeds Flow…
What happened? To be Contd***
This was inspired by a Daily Post Prompt: Daily Prompt:Choose Your Adventure Write a story or post with an open ending, and let your readers invent the conclusion.
*Please bear with me as I catch up on your blogs and commenting… I’m back on track; albeit at a slow pace. Thank you all for your patience! 
Some Food for Thought: Do you find time to show random acts of kindness? Take a moment to contemplate what Good Deeds mean to you? Love and Peace in 2013.
I would love to hear from you: Please leave me a comment. Thank You!
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photographs: All photos Good is Flowing, The Seven Works of Mercy, via Wikipedia
Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet
Everyday I wake up, it’s a grace and I thank God for another day. And I pray for all who suffer that God may grant them peace. Thanks, Eliz.
That is beautiful… TY for sharing such kindness and grace. 🙂
Is Tyler a true story? so terrible sad.
It is a true story with some artistic license taken… BTW, the readers are supposed to suggest conclusions and then I get to ad the last part. I should have said so. 😆 All good. I will add it soon enough… I’m behind on blog follow ups.
Well the abusive dad must either have changed totally as a result of? or he must have left.
The Horton quote says it all. It’s like when Gandhi said that You must be the change you want to see in the world. If you do and say and think good things – you will have followers. It’s not so easy to be that good everyday, but I believe trying hard is enough.
I agree with you… We do the best we can and the rest ins sometimes not as expected. TY for your feedback.
To be continued??? Ugh! Dying to know the ending!
You were to give me an ending… but I will add one and mention it in another post. TY! 🙂
Agree, the Douglas Horton quote say it all… 🙂
TY! It is quite spot on. I agree. 🙂
Love and peace to you, too. Thank you.
Same to you too Rutheh! I’m getting there… TY! 🙂
I hope it had a good ending for Tyler…
You can help me create one… But it has a very interesting ending. 🙂 TY!
That was a hell of a hook girl!
TY Barb and it gets more interesting… will update and notify. TY! 😉
just great!
TY! 🙂
Such a heart-wrenching beginning to the story. I sure hope it has a happy ending. But then if God is involved, it should. 🙂
TY Tracy and we shall see. 🙂
I’m so intrigued as to what happens to Tyler….
And so am I… 😆 Okay you can suggest an ending and Ill see how it gells with mine. 😉
Looking forward to more on Tyler. I love the concept..good deed seeds, but Horton carries it further. Words to live by.
Yes, I love the Horton quote too! TY! 🙂
Tyler’s tale is very intriguing. Can’t wait for the next installment.
TY Miriam an I will add it and update all .. but you can suggest an ending too. TY! 😉
Heart rendering story, Eliz. Would want to know more 🙂
Yes, there is more… and I will add it. TY! 🙂