February, 2023
This space is often here for a paragraph or two of moralistic or religious importance to ponder on. For this month, this year, and this article, let’s take a little break and take some enjoyment to look at a couple little known days to celebrate in February.
The first is on February 16th (which happens to be a Thursday this year). This day is known as “Do a Grouch a Favor Day.” How many grumps do we know and how can we make their lives better?... Or maybe worse by trying to help them! Granted, we’ve all been in a grouchy mood at one time or another and a little help, or kindness does help in bettering our mood. On this day, you can also reminisce and think about famous curmudgeons that we know. Ebenezer Scrooge is probably on the top of the list, and how about Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street, Frank Burns from the tv show M*A*S*H or Frank Costanza from Seinfeld. I bet you can think of a lot more!
The second day is actually a day later on February 17 (Friday, 2023). It is “Random Acts of Kindness Day”. I guess since you got some practice cheering up a grump the day before, you’re now ready to help out a complete stranger! You may have heard of the “Pass it Forward” chain at drive throughs like McDonalds; One person pays for the order of the person behind them and then everyone keeps doing the same for the person behind them. There are stories of the chain lasting a few hours. One act of random kindness can go quite a long way to turning around someone’s bad day. And remember, an Act of Random Kindness can lift the spirits of a sinking soul.
Well look what I did there, I found a way to add some moralistic religious importance to ponder on. (Ha-Ha!) Have a great February!
Pastor Jason Stitt
pastorjstitt@att.net