What "good" means to me?
The question perplexes me to no end! Odd since I only need to answer "What does good mean to me." I could be "sarcastic" Robin and say good means I keep my designer handbag addiction to one new... Prada, Valentino, YSL - take your pick... a month.
Or, you could think of good in the context of giving which to me would be the feeling you get when through your actions, you know you've made a difference or changed things for the betterment of others.
But, if I truly examine the word, good would mean being gracious, kind and benevolent. Through acting with good intentions, one not only makes others feel good, but an added benefit is feeing completeness and happiness yourself. For example, as a volunteer with Team In Training, I mentor new runners to help them be successful with fundraising and guide them through the marathon training. What a feeling of completeness we both will inherently get upon realizing the accomplishments of successfully fundraising and successfully completing an event! That's what's so great about a finish line!
Good to me means raising and donating money for worthy causes such as the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; good to me means volunteering in any variety of capacities, such as wrapping gifts in support of a toy drive; good to me means being a great listener and being supportive of friends, family, and colleagues... or canceling plans to help someone who is in need.
These are some of the things that I keep in mind and strive to do so I can experience good, which, in the end... luckily... helped me to define the word and answer that perplexing question. To being good!
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Sounds good to me!
MARCH 29 2008 AT 7:56 PM