all is full of love
so so so!
lots of things that i've been meaning to write...let's see if i can remember them.
1. The other day it was my friend's birthday, and to celebrate, her family, my family, and another family we are all close with went into NYC for the day. we were walking to find lunch (how ironic) and there was a homeless man on the side of the road, asking for help/food/money/etc. i just stood there feeling stupid because i didn't have any food or money with me, but my friends dad had been more prepared, and he was able to give the man food (i forgot what :[) but i remember it was healthy! i was so happy that one of us could help, and the man seemed very grateful.
then later on the subway, my friends and i refused to sit down, and instead offered the seats to other people who were probably more tired than us anyway. it was actually a lot of fun. i'll save the details.
2. my mom and i were leaving the mall, 'cause we both felt icky (that's an understatement, actually. but it's appropriate, unlike the word i was gonna use), and there was a women with a baby carriage struggling to get through the heavy door. i held the door open for her, and, as if it were planned, about half the mall decided to leave right then too. i ended up holding the door for a bunch more people, but i didn't mind because they all said thanks and i could tell they really meant it :D
3. a few days ago, i wanted to hand out with my friends who i hadn't been able to see in a while. we ended up not being able to hang out at any of our own houses for various reasons so we instead decided to go to the movies. my younger brother really wanted to see the movie we were seeing (night at the museum :]), and he asked if he could come. i dont really know what most teenagers would say when their ten-year-old brother wants to go to the movies with them and their friends, but my guess is most people's first thought would be...um hell no! but my response was actually that i wanted my brother to come cause he's really cool and my friends like him. i didn't have to take him, my mom wasn't making me, and he wouldn't have fought with me if i hadn't (but he would have felt bad) but i really did want to come cause as i said i lurve him. even though he did make us go video game shopping with him afterwards he's the best :] i dont know if this counts as an act of kindness, but i do know it made him and me really happy, so that's what counts the most.
4. last night i was desparately struggling to get through some homework. i didn't feel good, the work was kinda boring, i was tired, annoyed, etc. my mom (who happens to rock) knew how i felt, and how much i wanted to get my homework over with, so she brought a thingy of m&m's (!!!) into the room and sat with me till i finished. did i mention she rocks and we both ate alot of m&m's? well yeah. it felt nice to be on the "receiving end" of an act of kindness, even though she's my mom, i still noticed it and how she went out of her way to make me feel better. she didnt have to, though it was probably a good idea anyway, as i would have been in a really bad mood if i didnt get my h.w. done fast.
5. i helped gab with her earrings. :]
peace!
hallie xoxoxoxox
(till next time...or when i remember more <3!! )
lots of things that i've been meaning to write...let's see if i can remember them.
1. The other day it was my friend's birthday, and to celebrate, her family, my family, and another family we are all close with went into NYC for the day. we were walking to find lunch (how ironic) and there was a homeless man on the side of the road, asking for help/food/money/etc. i just stood there feeling stupid because i didn't have any food or money with me, but my friends dad had been more prepared, and he was able to give the man food (i forgot what :[) but i remember it was healthy! i was so happy that one of us could help, and the man seemed very grateful.
then later on the subway, my friends and i refused to sit down, and instead offered the seats to other people who were probably more tired than us anyway. it was actually a lot of fun. i'll save the details.
2. my mom and i were leaving the mall, 'cause we both felt icky (that's an understatement, actually. but it's appropriate, unlike the word i was gonna use), and there was a women with a baby carriage struggling to get through the heavy door. i held the door open for her, and, as if it were planned, about half the mall decided to leave right then too. i ended up holding the door for a bunch more people, but i didn't mind because they all said thanks and i could tell they really meant it :D
3. a few days ago, i wanted to hand out with my friends who i hadn't been able to see in a while. we ended up not being able to hang out at any of our own houses for various reasons so we instead decided to go to the movies. my younger brother really wanted to see the movie we were seeing (night at the museum :]), and he asked if he could come. i dont really know what most teenagers would say when their ten-year-old brother wants to go to the movies with them and their friends, but my guess is most people's first thought would be...um hell no! but my response was actually that i wanted my brother to come cause he's really cool and my friends like him. i didn't have to take him, my mom wasn't making me, and he wouldn't have fought with me if i hadn't (but he would have felt bad) but i really did want to come cause as i said i lurve him. even though he did make us go video game shopping with him afterwards he's the best :] i dont know if this counts as an act of kindness, but i do know it made him and me really happy, so that's what counts the most.
4. last night i was desparately struggling to get through some homework. i didn't feel good, the work was kinda boring, i was tired, annoyed, etc. my mom (who happens to rock) knew how i felt, and how much i wanted to get my homework over with, so she brought a thingy of m&m's (!!!) into the room and sat with me till i finished. did i mention she rocks and we both ate alot of m&m's? well yeah. it felt nice to be on the "receiving end" of an act of kindness, even though she's my mom, i still noticed it and how she went out of her way to make me feel better. she didnt have to, though it was probably a good idea anyway, as i would have been in a really bad mood if i didnt get my h.w. done fast.
5. i helped gab with her earrings. :]
peace!
hallie xoxoxoxox
(till next time...or when i remember more <3!! )