Today is …
National Inconvenience Yourself Day
This day is not about inconveniencing others but taking a good look at what can happen when you take a few extra moments or steps that inconvenience yourself but help others. This unique holiday asks people to pause during their busy day looking for opportunities to do something nice for someone else, practicing common courtesy, or acknowledging the positive actions of others. Something that actually should come as natural as breathing but unfortunately has lost a lot of steam because people just don’t take the time or think only of themselves.
It doesn’t matter where we are or what we are doing, there is always someone somewhere watching. We should use our own actions to encourage others to pay attention to their actions, understand how those actions affect others, and adjust which actions have a negative impact on people they encounter. It’s all about paying forward a little inconvenience making it convenient for others!
Here is a snapshot. Picture yourself in a hurry. You had to make a rush trip to the grocery store to pick up a needed item for dinner. You park your car and hurriedly head for the door. As you take a few steps away from your car you glance an aisle over and notice a shopping cart in the middle of the lot. An elderly lady had just struggled to step into her car with a couple of grocery bags in her arms. She started to back up and just in time noticed the cart blocking her movement. Was it there the whole time? Did she just not see it? Did someone close to her leave it as she was getting into her own car? She sighed. Just as she was about to get out of her car to move the cart you intervene with a big smile as you walk a few car lengths out of your way to move the cart and return it where it belongs. What did you receive in return? The biggest smile ever of appreciation and gratitude. It doesn’t get better than that!
Today don’t be sorry for any inconvenience…turn your inconvenience into opportunity to help someone else! The concept is simple. The idea is embraceable. Think more about how your actions impact others . . . regardless of age.
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Sweet idea 🙂
superb! I have shared this far and wide!
Thank you, Cody-Cat! We need more and more to follow the principle 🙂 Certainly would change the world!
Wonderful reminder–I try to do this whenever I can. It takes so little time and is appreciated–usually–by so many.
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great blog, couldn’t agree more 🙂 following
Hi Sharla, at first I thought it said national Incontinence Yourself Day and I nearly wet myself. 🙂 Ignore it, just me being silly. I’ve always moved the shopping trolley out of the way, done this and that, because I hope that there are others who put themselves out with no expectation.
Just to be sure now I’ll get some Depends.
I love the idea – and I love the way to describe it – I can vividly imagine what you’ve got in mind. 🙂
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