A good deed might be the act of not acting. Today I bit my tongue and didn't go up one side of a person and down the other. I know, sounds lame, but I really get tested with this person. LOL

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Good deeds don't have to be enormous. As a matter of fact, paying attention to the smaller acts of kindness you normally do every day without thinking may pay off by setting a chain reaction into motion. I'm talking about things that most people do without thinking twice. By being mindful of these you will naturally give yourself a little boost. This will feel good and maybe you will be more aware of the next, possibly bigger, opportunity that pops up. Grab it if you can.

I own an URL address that I have yet to determine how to use. Another company out there has a similar address. Mine's better, and subsequently I get their misguided e-mails. We briefly discussed selling it but their offer, in my opinion, was not fair. Today I received one of those lost e-mails. It was someone's resume, hopeful to begin a new job. I couldn't help it, I had to write back to let him know his potential employers have not receive his information. This is a small good deed, but it might have made the difference in someone getting a job.

To bring more traffic to this blog I have a trick up my sleeve. For January 2011, all comments posted featuring a January 2011 good deed will be placed into a raffle. In aiming to stir up good deed action, only those occurring in January are eligible. At the end of the month I will randomly choose a winner to receive a $25 gift card to Dunkin Donuts. So this means you'll have to register with Blogger, even if you use an alias. However, if you win you'll have to let me know where to send your prize!

So get out there and get busy doing good things, come back here and share!

My 11 year old nephew Alex is stepping in for today's good deed. I know I said we'd be doing a good deed a day between the four of us in this house, but Alex comes here often enough to qualify!

He was behind a dude who dropped his iPod and kept walking, Alex picked it up and ran to catch up with the dude and returned the iPod to its owner.

I'm not surprised of Alex's good deed to be honest, despite his unique wackiness, he has always been a very caring person. I love ya, dude. :-)

It's a tie!

Today Emily helped a classmate find her lost pencil. She had to get up to look for it with her and, thankfully, it wasn't too far. It was under the girl's chair! Of all places!

Also, Glenn helped an elderly man find where he had parked his car. His office can be confusing as there are exits to parking from two levels. The car was there, let's hope he got home safely!

Today, Jamie wants the spotlight for the good deed. She says that in her classroom she helped her teacher take down the signs of all the students first names and put up the signs of the children's first and last names. I probed a little, wondering if this was a good deed or a privilege, but it's hard to tell a 6 year old differently!

Working in a hospital should hopefully lend way to some good deed opportunities. Here's todays: Emily and Jamie each made a get well card for a patient who doesn't have any cards or personal decoration in their room. A hospital room can look so sterile without a little outside influence. They made their cards today, I will deliver them on my next work day. Good job girls! ;-)

Glenn gets the credit for today's good deed. Now that I am working day shifts I have to confess it's really difficult for me to pull myself out of bed at 5:30am. And, it feels so unnatural to go outside in the dark and get into a cold car. This morning at about 6:20 Glenn left his warm cocoon to venture outside and start my car for me!

If you have a good deed that you'd like to share please feel free to post them in the comments!