Red is my color! I love many things.

I enjoy helping people, sharing information and if I can do a favor for someone and It is within my power then I’ll do it. There is a good feeling about being able to help someone. There have been plenty of times when I myself needed help and was happy to receive a helping hand from someone else.

Those “good vibes” though.

Now I understand that it isn’t possible to help others every time or most of the time. Note this, those “good vibes” will make there way back to you in someway or another.

Do the favor without any expectation.

So here’s the thing. When you decide to help someone, give them a helping hand or do an act of kindness, do it without expecting anything in return. That’s the key. I can honestly say that it is a real thing.

An act of kindness.

Here is my story. Growing up as a child I had an aunt that really disliked my mother, me and my brothers. She only had interest in her brother, which was my father. This aunt bought Christmas gifts for my cousins but not for me or my brothers. Many years later she tried to make amends and my mother forgave her, but if my mom wasn’t home and she stopped by to drop off some groceries I wouldn’t open the door. Years after my aunt ended up in the hospital. My mom found out and was going to visit her. Mom asked me to accompany her and I did forcefully.

What happened.

When I arrived at the hospital and saw my aunt laying in that bed, with machines & tubes everywhere, including a tube in her throat and an amputated leg everything changed. I felt her pain and it broke my heart to know that she had no children and that no one else was going to visit her. So at that moment I made an internal vow to visit her daily in the morning before work & after work. Everyone thought I was her daughter. I was the only person that could understand her when she attempted to speak. I could even read her eyes when a nurse walked in and I could tell if the nurse was good to her or not. Isn’t that something? She did become healthy enough and was transferred to a nursing home. Where she lived a couple of years. And guess what, she loved me and I loved her.

When the “good vibes” come back your way.

Years later my mom got cancer. At the time I was in real estate a commission only job. My brother would take mom to her chemotherapy & radiation visits, while I worked to bring in the money. When she didn’t have appointments, miraculously there was always someone available that would appear to take care of mom, bring her food or prepare whatever mom wanted. And this went on about four months. When my mom was scheduled for her last radiation session, I was in bed late that evening thinking how grateful I was how mom was getting cared for, during the entire time, free of charge, while I worked. It was then that I heard that voice in my head that clearly told me, “do you remember what you did for your aunt? All those times you went to visit her, spend time with her & take care of her?” I had completely forgotten about that. Wow!!! In all that time I hadn’t thought about all I had done for my aunt. And I started to cry, because I just never imagined that my good heart would help me later on, when my mom got sick. I was amazed!

Forgiveness and compassion.

Yes, forgiveness and compassion came back my way, totally unexpectedly. And when I realized what I had done I had inadvertently created a circle of love and helping hands when I took care of my aunt, it was all worth it. I was able to change our lives in such a positive way and for the best. And mom is a cancer survivor for 11 years now. Have faith, stay positive, do good and help others when you can. I believe in God and know that he remembered my good deed.

Thanks for reading my post. Hope it was helpful to someone.

Love,

Redtogo!