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Just a beautiful note about a Guardian Angel and Amputees.

Dear Kim,

Your note about Frieda put tears in our eyes. We are so happy and blessed to know that people like Frieda exist in the world. Not everyone has a Frieda in their life, especially after something as devastating as an amputation happens to them. Oftentimes people forget that their experiences and position in life could mean the difference between life and death for others who are lost or hurting.

In Frieda there is a beautiful lady who shows hundreds of amputees how life moves forward and flourishes regardless of how many limbs one has. Kim, if you are reading this, remember what you have in Frieda and always be looking for that same opportunity to be Frieda for somebody else.

Never tell yourself that you can't do it, not like Frieda could. And you know what? You're right. You are not Frieda, but you are you and you have a powerful voice - one that brought tears to our eyes. We love you Kim and everyone else who is struggling out there. For all you Frieda's out there, thanks for loving everyone else too.

Go forth and Do Good friends! We can't wait to hear about it. 

Share my Snac-Pac? No. Well, maybe. My hair? You betcha!

How do we encourage our children to give back? In a society where it's all about me, Me, ME, are parents doing enough to teach their children how to give back to the community? Why are we even asking this question here? We are not here to discuss good parenting tactics, before that goes any further. Really, we are here to discuss what happens when good things take place.

For 7 year old Robyn Jones there were no questions about the good she could do for someone else. She was informed that her desired hair length was only two inches away from qualifying for Locks of Love. It meant that her hair wouldn't be the length she wanted it, but she didn't even think twice about it. There is a really cute picture of Robyn in our Hall of Fame section holding her 10-inch donation for the world to see. 

Those words are what caught our attention in this particular story. "She didn't even think twice..." Can you imagine what the world would be like if everyone was that quick to come to someone else's aid. Children need a home? Well, that couple didn't even think twice about opening their's up. That father of three needs a kidney? Heck, can he have mine and does next Thursday work for you?

It's an incredible thought when Doing Good becomes Thought-less. Does this mean we shouldn't think before we act? Not necessarily, but do our trepidations halt us completely from reaching out to our neighbors who are suffering? 

Are there more questions in this post than assertions? Probably. Thank you so much Robyn for teaching us not to hesitate when it's time to make the cut. Go forth and Do Good friends. We love you!

The Church is comprised of a body of People

We are going to spend a fair amount of time talking about our Hall of Famers. First and foremost on our list are the good folk over at Tarrytown Methodist and their apparent mission. To raise that much money is no easy feat, especially in the current economy but we speak for any parent when we say that every child is worth it.

Cody's chair is a symbol. Well, for him it is a Godsend as well as the difference between comfort and pain; however, for us, Cody's chair is a symbol. The good that Eli and Ruth were attempting to do became contagious and spread. People were giving because they were both called and inspired to until Cody's parents were provided the means to give their son a new chair. 

Here is one of the best lines of the whole deal though. The opening of this incredible starts "I am a member of the Wesley Sunday School class. One of our class goals for 2009 is to give financial support to several worthy causes in Austin that go beyond the needs of our church."

Do you know what that means? These folks were looking to do more than one good deed, and we look forward to seeing them again very soon on our site. 

Good Conversations

Welcome to the official RecognizeGood.org blog site. We are proud and excited to have this blog up and running because of what it signifies to the good you recognize.

By portraying the good people do on our site, our goal is to help inspire others to do good in turn. We want to make it contagious. Our site shows that good is a living thing inside people. It is something that grows inside each of us, especially when we see others around us doing good and incredible things. But let us take it one step further.

Our website is kind of like a menagerie. It has all of these beautiful stories, and inspiring moments, but it is kind of like those living acts of goodness are simply on display. With this blog, our mission is to not display recognized good but to foster conversation about it as well.

Think of it this way. News companies spend hours of every day dialoguing about some of the worst things people do. Every once in a while they are given a story in which they talk about the wonderful parts of humanity. We want to fix that. We want to prove that feelings of confidence and well-being can be even more infectious than the insecurities and despair people unfortunately face on a daily basis.

We are excited to have you read our blog and join us as we generate conversation about the incredible things people are doing in each other's lives every day!

RecognizeGood.com is a social experiment where people recognize the good things other people do in the world. In an effort to expand the good that people do, we donate a dollar to a local charity every time someone is recognized on our site. If someone makes a donation through our site, we will match that donation. With this blog we will keep you posted about interesting things happening in the giving community. Help us recognize a better world happening all around us!