Jill Dennison has posted about several ordinary folks reaching out to help others in need. I’m grateful to my friend Jill for reminding us amid all the ugliness that monopolizes our daily headlines that there are good people doing good things!
Today’s good people are just average, ordinary people who see a need and step in to help another. Small things, everyday sort of things, but things that mean so much …
In October, Milwaukee bus driver Natalie Barnes started talking with a passenger named Richard, who told her he has been homeless for a week, since the place where he had been living was condemned. When he asked if he could ride along for the night to stay out of the cold, she agreed.
“At some point in our lives, everybody needs help. I wanted to do what I could to help Richard in some way.”
At one point during her shift, she took a break at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and offered to get her passenger a bite to eat. “Now I don’t know what to say but to say thank you,” he said to Barnes and promised to pay…
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I love Jill’s posts on good people doing good things. This one was exceptional. Thanks for sharing it, John.
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Indeed, Jennie, we all need to shift our focus away from all the ugliness on a regular basis. Jill has found an effective way to do this.
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Yes, she has. 🙂
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Many thanks for sharing, my dear friend!!! Good to see you getting back into the saddle here! I had a notification last night (Tuesday) that you had posted, but when I tried to access the post, it said it didn’t exist??? Thanks again! Hugs!!!
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It’s my pleasure, Jill. Strange that you got that message. Here’s the link: https://wordpress585519.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/a-great-literary-community/
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Got it! Thanks!
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Excellent!
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