Drop a pebble in the water,
And its ripples reach out far;
And the sunbeams dancing on them
May reflect them to a star.
Give a smile to someone passing,
Thereby making his morning glad;
It may greet you in the evening
When your own heart may be sad.
Do a deed of simple kindness;
Though its end you may not see,
It may reach, like widening ripples,
Down a long eternity. Joseph Norris
Hey! Debra from She Who Seeks chose my name as one of whose who will "Pay It Forward". Have you heard of this? (I hadn't but then, I don't know too much, as you all know.) Anyway, where was I before I was dissing myself? Oh yes, here is how this works: leave a comment here, and I will choose 3 names. Those three will receive a card from ME with three gifts, three little things that I will mail to those who are chosen. (Don't be shy, I could mail this anywhere in this big old world!) Now, wouldn't it be nice to receive a sweet greeting card with three little prezzies inside?
Debra sent me a card with a fat cat wearing 3D classes and inside, an Edmonton Oilers bookmark and two other cards that I will also use as bookmarks. ("Be not fearful in unlocking the door and listening to the voice of your heart". Nice advice, I will try to follow it.) Thanks, Debra!
So, what do you say...those who are chosen are then asked to choose three names and do the same thing for those three, and so on and so....you get the picture, right, like ripples in a pond? Of course, you know I have to give you a photo from the top of Arabia Mountain!
If you decide to try for it, good luck to you!
How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a weary world. William Shakespeare
y'all so much, I have another rose for you. (An English rose this time, photo taken at Auntie Doreen's house in May of last year.)
Wait, I have another flower for you...this American azalea wants to share the spotlight too...this azalea is from my own yard! (Taken April 13th of this year.) Remember, keep an eye out for beauty, always!
Glad it arrived and that you enjoyed my choice of gifties! [This isn't an entry comment, of course, otherwise we could end up going back and forth like a ping-pong ball!]
ReplyDeleteOh, since you know The Beverly Hillbillies, you must know Captain Kangaroo too! Remember when the ping pong balls would come bouncing down upon the Captain and ...now I can't remember, was it Mr. Rabbit? That's what this reminded me of!!
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What a lovely poem, Kay! That first verse is profound! And congrats on your pay it forward!
ReplyDeleteYes, I liked the poem too, sunbeams reflecting to a star...I like it!
DeleteThanks!
It's an inspiring poem. Your photo of the ripples is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dennis! I should have said, that Richard took the ripples on the pond and the azalea photos, I took the rosy one!!
DeleteVery well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :-)
DeleteIt's amazing what a smile or kind word can do and how far reaching they are. The rose and azalea are perfection.
ReplyDeleteAnd you know, sometimes you could take someone one single flower, and it is something that they will always remember!
DeleteIt may be small, but a smile or a kind word can mean so much.
Me, me, me!!! Please pick me!!! I love this idea and may like to do this too when my life is a little under control. Hope you're well, Kay!!!! Have a lovely weekend. And Happy Mother's Day to my honorary mom!!!! (I took the most AMAZING photos today with my new camera and I'm really hoping to be able to post them over the weekend. I CANNOT WAIT TO SHARE THEM!!!)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Audrey! And Happy Mother's Day to you too!!
DeleteLooking forward to your photos, I think you take great pictures.
Most people think that the ripple ends when they can't see it anymore. BUt the ripple goes much farther then that. sandie
ReplyDeleteI agree, you just don't know how far-reaching it can be.
DeleteHave a Happy Mother's Day Weekend!!
I have now picked the three names.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all who left comments here, and who will now "Pay it Forward"!
Since I was hardly online at all the whole week, I missed this post of yours, but it is never too late to look at the beautiful flowers and the Arabia picture!
ReplyDeleteHey Meike!
DeleteHope you are have been busy and having a great week!
Those flowers, so much beauty right at my doorstep!
And the flowers at Arabia have been incredible, I will post about those soon.
I would not have this blog if not for you, so I thank you.
Can you tell that I enjoy it? ;-)
I'm just catching up after a month partial absence from Blogland. The principle of pay it forward is quite inspiring. There was a film which illustrated it rather well. I remember it because it had Helen Hunt in it. I've always rather liked Helen Hunt. I think it had Kevin Spacey in it too. He's a good enough actor but I don't feel quite the same about him as I do about HH.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of paying it forward. And so on and so on...if negative things can multiply, then so can positive things!
DeleteHelen Hunt...my goodness, you are like Richard...only remembers the movies by the pretty actresses! ;-)