Pay it forward (Week 30)
"There is no wrong way to perform an act of kindness." The author Catherine Ryan Hyde has given a wonderful phrase to humanity: Pay it Forward. More than just a best-selling book and Hollywood star vehicle , it's a stirring call to action. So I spent a week that I hope will become the rest of my life, simply doing good things for others that I might otherwise have not done. Bathroom wall inspiration at Cup of Joe, Victoria In the past few years, I've become aware of another phrase in our modern zeitgeist: virtue signalling. So I'm really hoping to avoid the suggestion that I'm somehow better than everyone else by doing nice things and then blogging about it. This is only about sharing my own experience; I know how much they pale in comparison to others. About 5 years ago, I was standing in a line at Starbucks in Calgary and realized the person at the front of the line was Sheldon Kennedy . To refresh your memory, he's the NHL hockey player who s...