Yesterday my homie (aka housemate) Tammy told me a story. For the past few months, Tammy's been pouring her heart and her energy into designing and screen printing clothing for her start-up line of Xplore Michigan Tees. During a seemingly unrelated morning trip to the grocery store, she picked up a couple bags of canned goods and donated them to Access of West Michigan, who were collecting food for the Country Wide Food Drive outside the store. Her next stop was our neighborhood running store, Striders. While she was there, staff noticed and complimented the sweatshirt Tammy was wearing, one of her own designs. True to form, Tammy responded by pulling a few t-shirts from her trunk and handing them out to the folks in the store, which led to a connection, which led to a conversation, which ultimately led to Tammy landing a space for her shirts in the Striders booth at next weekend's Grand Rapids Marathon! Win-win-win! I love this story because, in such an obvious and immediate way, it illustrates the idea that when you give, that generous energy comes back to you.
In words as eloquent and embodied as Tammy's story, today's final thought on the subject comes from the great poet and sage Mary Oliver:
In words as eloquent and embodied as Tammy's story, today's final thought on the subject comes from the great poet and sage Mary Oliver:
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