Pay it Backwards!

Most people need that fix of java in the morning in order to be fully functional - I thankfully am not among those people.

Now, if your favourite coffee haunt is at Second Cup, you may just want to do a small act of kindness today - buy the person behind you a coffee.

Why is that?

Well today's Pay it Backwards day.

For every cup of coffee that's bought for the person behind you, $5 will be donated to Sick Kids Hospital.

Fuzzy feelings of being a do-gooder and perhaps a cup of coffee for yourself as well - what more can you ask for?

Now, I'm just hoping that hot chocolate counts in this as well... :D

Lost Generation - A Poem -- Jonathan Reed

Now I'm not a huge fan of poetry, but my friend showed me this poem the other day, and it is one inspiring poem. (Thanks for this amazing piece!)

Reading on the way down, it's a depressing story of how society can be painted.
Read in reverse, it's not only a brilliant piece revealed, but a testament that a difference can be made.

Enjoy.

Lost Generation

I realize this may be a shock but
'Happiness comes from within'
is a lie, and
'Money will make me happy'
So in thirty years I will tell my children
they are not the most important thing in my life.
My employer will know that
I have my priorities straight because
work
is more important than
family
I tell you this
Once upon a time
Families stayed together
but this will not be true in my era
this is a quick fix society
Experts tell me
Thirty years from now I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce
I do not concede that
I will live in a country of my own making
In the future
Environmental destruction will be the norm
No longer can it be said that
My peers and I care about this earth
It will be evident that
My generation is apathetic and lethargic
It is foolish to presume that
There is hope.

And all of this will come true unless we choose to reverse it.