Well, we had one of this winter鈥檚 biggest snow storms recently in the Albany area which had me curling up in the warmth of my small, comfy home on a Sunday afternoon.
That鈥檚 when the idea of 鈥渟mall鈥 as a topic for a blog struck me!
Small can be extremely powerful鈥攔emember the little acorn that becomes a mighty oak!
Small acts of kindness can also have a powerful effect, and I have come across some really ingenious small acts that have had a great big impact.
For example, have you heard of 鈥渟uspended coffee鈥? The simple, small act of buying yourself a cup of coffee (or soup or a sandwich) at a participating business and then buying a 鈥渟uspended鈥 cup or two allows someone in need to come in and claim the suspended cup for no cost. A business in Schenectady named The Happy Cappuccino is a local establishment that participates. .
Then, I read about a church group that uses plastic shopping bags which they cut into strips to weave together sleeping mats for the homeless. . And they are not the only ones who have taken up this creative reuse project!
Or how about this brilliant little idea from Rebecca Hamilton, the health service director of a residential memory care facility in Arizona for seniors with various types of dementia: Pair orphaned kittens who need twenty-four-hour-a-day care with senior residents! This is a win-win idea!聽Click here to read聽story.
The founder of the Sisters of Mercy, Catherine McAuley, also realized the strength of small acts of love and kindness as she wrote: 鈥淣o matter how small the gift, God gives the increase.鈥
Until next time . . .
Anne