Good morning my DU family,

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Let us remember to Pay It Forward, offering to help others, love others, and to stand with others to the best of our abilities.
Love, John

[Walleye]

1. Good morning! You are right paying it forward is what we must do

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11. Thank you Walleye

[SheltieLover]

2. Gm, John

You are correct & I always do.

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12. Thank you SheltieLover

[Emile]

3. Good Morning JMCKUSICK (John)

https://images.app.goo.gl/1dR68zsDpwjP8eLM7

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13. Thank you Emile

So beautiful your pics,

[surfered]

4. Good thoughts to live by

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14. Thank you surfered

[Scrivener7]

5. Good morning, John. I'll think of you as I look for opportunities to do this today. Have a good one and be well.

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15. Thank you Scrivener7

How kind of you to say. Good luck!

[MiHale]

6. Excellent Morning to you, John...

Random acts of kindness happen in our community all the time. Life is good.



Greg.

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16. You are correct Mihale

Thank you

[twodogsbarking]

7. Talk like that may get you deported; illegally of course.

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17. It's funny you say that

As my protest sign for Saturday will be an 2025 update of Pastor Martin Niemoller statement," First they came for.....".

[wordstroken]

21. Perfect sign, John! Please take pics!

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22. I will

[Tanuki]

8. Thank you! I appreciate your uplifting thoughts

each morning! You never know when you are bringing a ray of hope or needed balance to someone going through a rough period.

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18. Thank you for commenting Tanuki

I can only hope.

[wordstroken]

9. Good morning to you and Cuddles, John. Thank you for your gentle and wise words.

We’ll be thinking of you at the pond today, along with your dragonflies, butterflies, and hopefully a turtle or two.
Love from the butterfly brigade.
🦋

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19. Good morning wordstroken,

As I do, I'll be welcoming Apollos spirit to come and stretch his legs chasing the butterflies, dragon flies and of course, Cuddles lol.
I hope you two are making wonderful progress in his recovery.
I'm sorry for his struggles.

[mwmisses4289]

10. Morning. A good day to you and yours.

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20. Thank you mwmisses4289

[usonian]

23. John, you made me think (OUCH)

I was listening to sports radio, and the comment was made that (in a baseball series) "Greed is Good"
Sure, it's OK to sweep a series in baseball. That's just doing your job.

But looking at society, what if we toiled without greed, just a fair reward?

My (Buddhist) practice urges us to help others equally as ourselves.

• In fact, there is no helping others without helping ourselves.
(Adults, put on the oxygen mask first!)
• And there is no helping oneself without helping others.
(Some still don't understand that ... like the rugged individualist prepper who breaks an arm when the local clinic is bombed out)

That beautiful symmetry is what makes for a better world. In fact, it's all that's needed to get there, and it seems in desperately short supply right now.

But it starts with me and you.
Together

I first make my wishes for others, and then for whatever I might need or want.
You see, it's no a zero-sum game.
Good wishes, intentions and acts multiply, whereas manipulators would have you think that life is a "me or you" proposition.
THAT is the big lie.

And I don't buy it.
Cheers and the very best to you.

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26. I couldn't agree more,

The truly befuddling part is that it is such an easy goal to strive for. All one has to do is be willing to care.
Thank you for taking the time to put words to "paper". They become part of my library of beautiful reminders, encouragements, goals, and starting points in seeking a great mindset.
You are a treasure Usonian and I treasure your responses.
With love and full agreement,
John

[Clouds Passing]

24. Good Evening JM

Paying it forward 🍀🌞🌈🦄🌷💚

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25. Your are one of the nicest people

I've ever met CP. Thank you for the honor.
Met being meant figuratively not literally lol.