It Warms The Cockles Of My Heart.

When The Haiti Earthquake Happened, I Registered With Unicef To Set Up An Account, And Posted To Twitter For People To Donate To It. In A Matter Of A Couple Of Hours, $30,000 Had Been Donated. That, To Me, Was Eye-opening.

Even Small Acts Of Kindness Can Make A Profound Difference To Somebody Else.

I Think Participating In "gishwhes" Is A Crash Course In Facing Our Fears: People Go To Crowded Shopping Malls Wearing Scuba Gear, Order From A Fast Food Restaurant In Shakespearean Verse Or Jump Out Of Airplanes Among Many Other Tasks.

Don't Pressure Yourself. Don't Worry About What Others Think You Should Do Or What The Societal "norm" Is. Do What Moves You And Makes You Smile And The "good" Will Follow.

Perhaps I Shifted From "me" To "we" When I Realized That "i" Could Get A Lot More Done With "us."