We are heading into week 2 of the new year and I have another Pay It Forward Project to share with you!
I have to admit, and some of you may be really disappointed
when you hear this, but, I am not an avid reader. I know! I know! I read to
gain knowledge. I read to learn something new and to grow myself. I will read
articles, newspapers, columns, research articles, devotional books, spiritual
growth literature and I read the bible every morning to start my day, but, for
me to actually take the time to sit down with a good book and read it for
pleasure is like building a snowman in the summer.
It simply doesn’t happen.
I use to read for
pleasure all the time, but as I got older and more involved in other passions,
reading for pleasure went by the way side and now, when I do try to sit down to
read a book, I find myself day dreaming and thinking about the laundry that
needs folded, the dishwasher that needs emptied, and all the other things I
could be doing.
So, I don’t pick up a book all that often, and this year, I
have decided I would like to try to change that! After all, I am writing a book
so what kind of hypocrite am I if I don’t read much!
This past month, my friend Katherine Hull, who owns Hull’s
Produce Stand with her husband, John Hull, gave me a wonderful stack of books
to read and I have to say, I was so excited when she gave them to me! All of
the books she gave me had something to do with my passion of outreach and
giving back to others and I felt so special that she had thought of me and took
the time to pay it forward!
So, as you may have guessed, that is what this
week’s pay it forward project is all about!
Take a look at your stack of books at home and find the one
that you have read a hundred times (or if you are me, just once) and slap a sticky
note on the front that says “A free gift for you. I hope you enjoy it as much
as I did”.
The next time you are in town, leave the book somewhere for someone
else to find! What a sweet and lovely surprise for someone!
I am ready to dive
into these books from Katherine and I will certainly pay them forward once I am
done!
If you find a book around town this coming week, shoot me a comment and
let me know and let’s pay it forward through words and books this week, one page and one book at a time.
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