Maji's blog: "Life shtuff..."

Things have been pretty good for me this year. They have not always been so, as of recent years.

Whenever I find myself riding high, my thoughts tend to drift towards to where I came or crawled out from.

When I do that it doesnt take me long to think of a selfless person that helped me when I was in need.

Back in 08, I got laid off, then had a number of substantial mechanical breakdowns, and then when I did land the next job, I broke my foot before I could start and they had to give the position away....countless other things, yadayada, the downward spiral.

My long time musician friend Mikey(Chia) had recently remarried. His new bride, took it upon herself to help with my delimma by cooking me dinners, helping with my laundry, and him running me places or doing errands on my behalf, etc.

They have never asked anything in return, or held it over my head, only celebrated my recovery.

So its become sort of a mission of late to recognize that thru random acts of kindness. Ive been sending gifts and souvenirs from my travels. When Im home from the road I drop by occasionally and relieve her of cooking by taking them out to dinner. She's from New Mexico, and a classic rock fan, so after getting an email alert from one of our many prestigeous rock clubs here, I sprung for tickets for them to see ZZTop in a swank renovated theater called The National up in Richmond and gave them the printouts this afternoon after stoppin by on my way home.

So Ive been kinda floating in their elation this evening, and hopefully renewed their faith that things do come back around.

Then I come home and log in here, and Im reminded how much more redeeming it feels to do something for someone that doesnt advertise a blatant or underlying expectation of it.

I know everyone that might wander in here, has such a person or two in their recent memory. Why not make it a point, this weekend perhaps,  to do something spontaneous to let them know you have never forgotten. I garantee it will feel pretty good.