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Give It Forward Today (G.I.F.T.) is a project in action that was inspired by the novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde and the major motion picture, "Pay it Forward."
The G.I.F.T. Project is the committed effort of Alex Southmayd (me), a tenth grader in Boston, Massachusetts. With some help from "ABOVE," the G.I.F.T. Project was born on Sunday, March 14th, 2004. That was the day A WAVE OF HUMAN KINDNESS began.
Joy is not in things, it is in us.—Ben Franklin
The mission of the G.I.F.T. Project is to inspire, motivate, and empower Humankind to take action and Give It Forward Today to their fellow human beings. You may be asking, "Give what forward?", and the answer is, "Yourself," my fellow human! Make a promise to yourself to step outside your comfort zone and call yourself into action to make a difference in two lives TODAY! Next, motivate and inspire those two people to GIVE IT FORWARD TODAY. It's that simple!
What would happen if we stepped outside our comfort zones, into our courage zones, and we positively impacted two people TODAY? What would happen if we then inspired those two people to "Give It Forward Today" to two other people each? What would happen if we could create a wave of human kindness together across the globe? Perhaps we could change the world together! The book, 365 Ways to Change the World (Simon & Schuster, Jan. 2007), by Michael Norton, tells us 365 ways to make the world a better place--one day at a time. With some effort, we can make our planet a better place to be. The book contains lots of exciting ways that are more personal and fun than merely writing a check. The critics state, "For every day of the year, 365 Ways to Change the World is packed with information and ideas that don't take a lot of special skills to put into action, but will achieve something positive". I suggest the book as recommended reading to anyone who wants to be inspired to make a difference on the planet. Awesomely, the G.I.F.T. Project is one of the 365 ways to change the world in this book.
Knightly Virtues
Did you know that Knightly Virtues, or the Virtues of a Knight, were part of a medieval chivalric code of honor? Here is a definitive list of Knighly Virtues: Kindness, Courage, Justice, Mercy, Generosity, Faith, Nobility, Selflessness, Forgiveness, Endurance, Prudence, Truthfulness, Tenderness, Wisdom, Humility, and Hope. So let's be the Knights of today, and create a Wave of Human Kindness!
How To Feel Great!
Have you ever felt a bit blue or have been a little teary-eyed? Well, research studies have shown that the next time you feel melancholy and woeful, one of the best things to do to lift your spirits is to do something kind for someone else. One of the many reasons we begin to feel better, is because the random act of kindness that is being performed causes us to focus on our fellow human rather than on ourselves. It is hard to feel blue when you are creating a wave of human kindness. In fact, I firmly believe that if every human being on the planet were kind and put his or her fellow human being first, if self interest would cease, Planet Earth would be a very different place. Wars would cease, terrorism would stop, starvation would end, court rooms and prisons would be empty. In fact, there would be A WAVE OF HUMAN KINDNESS.
The G.I.F.T. Project featured on 10News, San Diego:http://www.10news.com/10newsclick/11138157/detail.html
Click Here to watch G.I.F.T. on 10News San Diego and Click Here to read the Brookline TAB article!
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