12-15-08 ... to today :)

Have you seen the recent Verizon Fios commercial? It goes like this:
Verizon Fios Guy - "For $99 a month we give you one million different services, we are the bomb, we are the best, we rock, you won't find a better service out there - free dvr player, 5000 free channels, free hd ..." you get the idea

Moderator - "...and you Mr. Cable guy, what have you got?"

Cable Guy - "...ummm, the best of intentions?"

And so goes the way of this blog recently ... I have the best of intentions to write in it every day ... does that count?

Anyway - I do have some 'good karma' entries to add:

GKE#1 - Sending 'just because' greeting cards - over the weekend I decided to send two greeting cards to my girlfriends 'just because.' I told them I love them and wrote all sorts of fun quotes and affirmations all over the cards ... things like "Be the change you wish to see in the world," "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live the life you've imagined," "Peace begins with a smile" -Mother Teresa, and "I still believe that people are really good at heart" -Anne Frank Anyway ... in a time where we usually only receive bills in the mail, what a pleasant surprise to receive a greeting card 'just because!'

GKE#2 - Participating President Elect Obama's 'Day of Service' to honor Dr. Martin Luther King - Last Monday was MLK Day and my husband, Darryel, and I spent the morning at RFK stadium in DC helping to assemble packages for our troops. It was a morning filled with amazing energy as the city was filled to capacity with visitors for the inauguration. They had set up big heated tents for us to assemble the packages and I saw at least one TV personality ... I imagine there were more ... everyone was getting into the spirit. Michelle Obama even showed up - too bad it was about 30 minutes after we left!!

GKE#3 - Posting on www.USAService.org - Have you seen the commercials with President Obama touting the website? Well, I posted to it trying to promote the fact that I will send packages for the troops and to drop things off at my store. In the 6 days since I posted I have had 10 responses from people saying they'd drop things off ... and I had someone drop off about 30 pounds worth of goodies over the weekend! In addition, last week I boxed up 105 pounds worth of goodies and am dropping them off at the post office today.

For anyone looking for an economical way to participate in the www.AnySoldier.com program. The US Postal Service offers a flat rate box that can be sent to any APO for only $11.50 - how awesome is that? Fill the box with a bunch of used dvd's, books, cd's & magazines ... maybe toss in a few candy bars and, for under $20 you are going to make some soldiers VERY HAPPY!!!

If you have any comments or ideas on ways to Create Good Karma please feel free to comment on this blog!!

Hugs -debra