Saturday, September 19, 2009

A Special Request...

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I will find happiness in doing the right thing. I pray that I will find satisfaction in obeying spiritual laws.

No video or attempts at wit or humor today (well, maybe just a little)...
I have a special request for anyone who stumbles upon this post...

Anyone who really knows me is aware that I have serious difficulty asking for any kind of help. But today, like the prayer says, I am going to try to do the right thing. Today, I am going to really try to pay it forward.



Last June, my colleague Teri and I were at the end of year scholarship awards ceremony. And much to our dismay, we learned the scholarship set up for a former friend and teacher that suddenly passed away at a young age just a few years ago, had just run out of funds.

Apparently, this bad news must have been stewing in my friend Teri's brain. Because after she started reading my blog, she came up with an idea of her own. She started writing articles, as some of you might have seen on this blog, and planned to keep the scholarship alive with any revenue from the articles. So far she's made about 17 cents.

"If I can earn just a few pennies an article per month, I can do this," she said enthusiastically on Superintendent's conference day.


Yesterday, after work, even though I'm behind on my own work and blogging, I helped her set up a blog for her cause. I told her that I would do anything in my power to get the word out for her Pay it Forward Project.

So today, I humbly ask all of my friends and followers to...
*Visit her blog and subscribe
* surf her articles
*perhaps put her widget on your blog (you can grab it from my blog or hers)

I ask you to be a part of this rewarding pay it forward project.

If each and everyone of you that reads this, asks three of their friends to help out, and they tell three friends -- this might just work.

I love you guys... thanks for listening. And thanks for keeping me sober. xoxoxo

Sue

So you see, kindness really is contagious...

Can you please help Teri pay it forward? Visit her Blog

20 comments:

Tall Kay said...

Constant thought of others...I've heard this is a 'must' if we want to stay sober. Kudos Susan. This is a good thing. Good to hear from you.

Busy Bee Suz said...

You are awesome as is Terri. Will DO.

Anonymous said...

What an awesome idea!!

Bar L. said...

Consider it done, I will do this in the next day or two. I love it.

Diana said...

This is very thoughtful Sue and I will go and visit Teri's Blog.
Love Di

Cookie said...

Great Idea. Good luck to her.

Me said...

Good way to pay it forward by helping a friend.

Syd said...

Great idea. Thanks for posting this.

claude said...

Good to help friends.

Unknown said...

I am over to Teri's Blog now, thank you for posting this and paying it forward...it's what we do!

Lynn said...

I will check out Teri's blog. I like that entreprenurial spirit!

Wait. What? said...

Great Idea - heading there now!

Dr.John said...

I hope the project goes well.
How does pay it forward work?

Lin said...

Susan--Where are you these days??? I'm missing your postings. Hope all is well.

Bar L. said...

I miss you!

Laura said...

Just popping in to say hi.
Hope that all is well with you. :)

((Hugs))
Laura

Fire Byrd said...

Have you fallen off the edge of the planet?
Missing you, come back soon.
xx

clean and crazy said...

so hey, hows the recovery project? haven't seen anything lately, hope you are doing well.

Cloudia said...

Miss Ya


Aloha, Friend!


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Elizabeth Mahlou said...

You are a good friend. I will visit your friend's blog. Have a blessed Easter!