One Day-One Act of Amazing Grace

[Guest guest]

I am new to

this group and would like to share an inspiration I have put into play.

Please come join the fun and forward to your friends. This is an

opportunity to honor the divinity in another. Let’s

see where this can go…around the world maybe?

Bonnie

A Day of Amazing Grace

October 1, 2009

I recently

had an experience with a young man named Mike in a parking lot

desperately in need of gas to get to his destination and from having been out

of work for months. I listened to my guidance that told me to buy him

some gas instead of giving him money. It was very important I was

told. It was a simple, quick exchange, and as I drove away I found myself

crying from a feeling welling up inside of me that I could not name. The

feeling was beyond a sense of doing the right thing or 'paying it forward' or

even a 'random act of kindness.' It was a feeling of a heart

connection between two souls who recognized each other for just a brief

moment. Something passed between us in those moments and I knew

something within me was changed forever. I did not have a word to describe it

at first, but now I do. Grace. A simple act of grace.

Amazing

grace. That heart connection that we make when we step outside of our own life

for just a moment to honor the divinity in another. Webster's

Dictionary defines grace as 'the quality or state of being considerate or

thoughtful.' Dictionary.com defines it as 'favor or good will.'

That is the feeling I had flowing through me, changing me in some way after my

brief encounter with Mike that day. Amazing grace.

My

experience has inspired me to invite you to join me and others for a 'Day of

Amazing Grace.' All around the world--wherever you live. In every

country--even in every city. A day for all who choose to perform one act

of kindness for another. An act of amazing grace. No strings

attached, no expectation of receiving back from the person, no thought except

to experience that heart connection for yourself.

Carol

Barbeau often reminds us that we are all one and we are all in this life

together. The greatest gift you can ever give another is yourself.

I invite you to participate in this Day of Amazing Grace by giving some bit of

yourself to another. It does not have to cost a cent. You being You

out in the world is enough. It can be as simple as making eye contact

& smiling at someone on the street. Offering a cheerful greeting to

the checker at your grocery store. Helping a mother with young children

carry her packages to the car. Paying for coffee for the person standing

behind you in Starbucks. Picking up trash off the street. Telling

everyone in your family that you love them. Thanking and appreciating a

friend. It can be ANY act of amazing grace that you are called to

perform.

It is time

to re-engage in life and in the greater community. Like Smokey the Bear

used to say " Only you can prevent forest fires, " I say 'Only you can

perform an act of amazing grace.' Just one act; just one day—Thursday,

October 1st.

I invite you

all to add to this list of possible acts of amazing grace. Let us engage

in life rather than retreat from it. Let us make this world a little better

because we are here—and because we can. Can you commit to one act of

amazing grace on Thursday, October 1st? If you could, what

would you do?

There is no

official organization and I am not organizing the day. I am inviting you

to come join me and have your own experience of amazing grace. Do it for

yourself and notice your experience. I invite you to come walk this

journey together.

Please add

your creative ideas of grace to the list below and then send to everyone you

think might be interested in joining us.

Who's day can you change on October 1st? Come and play!!

Bonnie

Strehlow

253-719-8167

bonnie@...

Creative Acts of Grace:

1. Smile at someone walking by.

2. Donate to a food bank--and talk to someone there.

3. Cheerful greeting to a clerk or checker.

4. Pay for the person behind you at Starbucks or another

shop.

5. Wish everyone you meet a wonderful day--and mean it.

6. Wear a silly grin on your face all day.

7. Walk around with a clown nose & wave at people.

8. Make animal balloons and give them away randomly.

9. Help someone with their packages back to their car.

10. Visit a grandmother or grandfather just to say hi.

11. Tell every family member you love them while you look into

their eyes.

12. Compliment someone.

Bonnie

Strehlow

InnerResources

Coach, Consultant, Trainer

Transformational Thinking~Transformational Healing

253-719-8167

http://www.tocleaders.com/bonniestrehlow

You must

find that place within yourself where EVERYTHING is possible.