Being good is easy...

Being good to people is easy...kind of.

I would love to come to you today with an amazing, heartfelt story of how my recent goodness moved someone to tears. But lets be honest for just one second; being good isn't always easy, and sometimes the stories of when we passed up an opportunity to be good stay in our hearts and heads far longer than we'd like.

I have this pair of shoes that I rarely wear. I was going on a hiking trip, and a friend told me I had to buy this specific pair of shoes, because they were so comfortable. Well, they gave me blisters. I happened to be in Spain at the time, and I had to pull over in the nearest town and buy a pair of knock-off FILA tennis shoes called EIFA's. Sweet relief!

Every once in a while, on a day where I will not be doing a ton of walking, I will wear the very pricey pair of shoes that gave me blisters. I must give the disclaimer that many people have these shoes, and they don't get blisters. Moving on. One day, a dear friend spotted me in these shoes. She scolded me when she found out I had them throughout our whole friendship and never wore them. She ranted and raved about how awesome she thought they were...And I had the fleeting thought of, "give them to her."

I was instantly excited at the thought, but then I thought I would wear them the rest of the day, and then hand them over. Well, you can guess where I am going with this. I never gave them up. Why? I can think of a plethora of reasons...none of them being good.

I didn't set out to depress you today. Wipe your tears. I wanted to encourage you. We all have memories like the one I have just described. I learned a lot from this situation, and now when I get a good idea, I just do it (no I am not endorsed by NIKE). And it is never too late. I left those shoes in a suitcase full of clothes in Africa (I didn't have room). I am in the midst of having them sent to me, so I can pass them on to my dear friend. It's not too late to rectify the opportunity you passed up. Just do it- be:good foundation.