Saturday, October 18, 2014

Barter 2014 Style



The littlest of things can entertain me.  Regularly, I look at the barter section on Craigslist to see what goods or services people are looking swap.  If you can think it, there is someone wanting to barter for it. This morning’s comedy was someone wanting to trade four roosters for anything, and you know, someone will swap for them I’m sure.
I propose a different spin on bartering.  How about you go out and barter hugs and kindness for hugs and kindness with someone else?

When you give/get a good “boob” or heart connected hug, you cannot help but feel better.  Giving energy from your heart is one of the best feelings in the world.  I recall one time when my friend Sally and I both needed a hug.  We hugged for an easy 10 minutes.  We let go of each other, smiled, and then she said, “Okay, I’m better.”         

Kindness can be anything from a smile to any random act of kindness. For the most part, people cannot help but smile when you smile at them and say hi.  Last week I took Johnny to the movies.  When we walked up to the get the tickets, he said, “Hi, how are you doing today?” to the ticket clerk.  She smiled and said, “I’m doing great, how are you?”  No matter the situation, hugs and kindness are always game changers. 

You Sunday Challenge should you decide to accept it, is to go out and barter some hugs and kindness and report back.  Let’s all make a little difference in the world today.  Happy Bartering!

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