A new year is upon us and, as tradition tells us, we should
be making resolutions. Things we want or should change about ourselves and our
habits. More often than not, these resolutions are focused inwards, on ourselves.
What would happen if instead of focusing inward, we directed that change on the
communities around us?
Most of us have heard of the concept of Paying it Forward,
someone has done something for you so you “pay it forward” by doing something
for someone else. In the new year, let’s expand that concept to not just Paying
it Forward but Paying it Backwards and Sideways, too. Some might call this the
Ripple Effect, as Libby Birky of SAME Café Denver does. You’ve seen somebody do
good for someone else, which inspires you to pass that good on.
So, this
year, instead of making resolutions that are given up on by January 15th(come
on, let’s be realistic here), make a resolution that’s easy and will go on and
on and on and on…
Pay it
Forward, Backwards and Sideways as often as you can.
