If ‘X’ marks the spot; what kind of mark, what kind of spot are we leaving?
They’re some pretty awful looking spots where people live, and that’s the spot they are leaving a mark upon. It doesn’t matter if they are poor or rich, homeless or with home, it boils down to what they value about their life, the choices they make about themselves, the way they choose to come across to others, and the way their choices, their ‘spot’ (or mark on their spot) will affect others.
Some may not think they have a choice, you may be one of them, but we do! We can keep our selves clean and neatly put together…hair, clothes, shoes. Don’t see yourself as a victim, the ‘poor me’, rather begin to see yourself as you really want to be.
How about your domicile, your sidewalk, your street, even your car. Just a few moments of organization, take a plastic bag from the grocery and gather up any trash in those places (doesn’t matter if the trash was yours or not, it’s your domicile and you need to have some pride about its appearance…you’ll feel better about it!). Show the neighbors how well you care for your spot!
We’re each leaving a mark of some sort wherever we go…do we throw paper out the car windows (the street dept will pick it up, it’s their job 😦 ). Do we change our mind about a purchase and leave the PJs we decided against in the cereal aisle? Are we carelessly parking our car and take two spots or back in crooked so it infringes on the spot next to yours? Are we brusk to the waiters and window severs because we’re in a hurry, or do we leave a good tip and big ‘thank-you’
…feel like maybe I’m treading on thin ice here… Yet all these things take little time and yield big results within us, for being a bigger person, and within the other people as they notice the ‘mark’ we’ve left behind on them.
We are good people, created to do good and leave good wherever we go.
Let’s rise to this daily challenge and prove to ourselves that the mark of our spot is going to be good!
Mrs. Goodfinder 