Lend a {Healthy} Hand #67: Second Chances
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Happy Friday everyone! I just wanted to give you all a quick thank you regarding my two posts about fitness and movement this week! I think they really convey how much I am learning from my exercise break and I can’t wait to continue to grow and progress as this journey continues. A lot of you have reached out to me and have expressed that you’re going through similar struggles. I know it can be hard to take the first step and commit to a break, but you body and mind will thank you for it. I promise. Exercise is a good thing, but if you aren’t healthy to begin with in your mind and body, then it only does harm to you.
Switching subjects to the focus of today! The weekly Lend a {Healthy} Hand project round up of course! I am excited to announce that there will be some really cool features over the next few weeks on some companies that are really going out o their way to make a difference through their business models. Can’t wait to share!
Today, however, before I get into all your #healthyhelp I just wanted to mention a story that was in the news recently that really exemplifies the spirit of the Lend a {Healthy} Hand project and also demonstrates how everyone deserves a second chance to prove themselves in life.
You may have heard of Bryant Collins. The man who saved a baby from the side of a highway after he happened to catch sight of her while he was driving by. If that was not remarkable enough, Bryant stayed with the baby and comforted her for more than 2 hours while the police investigated and found her parents.
This man is clearly a good Samaritan and was certainly in the right place at the right time. What makes the story even more incredible though, is that Bryant is an ex-convict who was in jail for more than 10 years. Sometimes people who have committed crimes or done something bad in their past are written off by society and permanently labeled as less than. But it’s important not to judge people and to give people the benefit of the doubt for being able to change themselves. In this case, the US prison system was successful in being able to rehabilitate someone. It’s because of the second chance that Bryant was given in life that the little baby girl was also able to receive a second chance to live out the rest of her life.
Stories like this bring me so much joy. Amongst all the negativity, natural disasters, and violence that is reported daily, it’s so uplifting to be made aware of individuals that are truly making a difference in the world through their actions.
Speaking of which….all of you are doing just that! Time for some #healthyhelp….
Katie: Today I helped one of my friends move out of their apartment!
Brittany: I made a delicious dinner for my husband last night.
AND
I bought the person in line behind me coffee.
Elsie: I bought matching initial necklaces for my two best friends.
Gabrielle: Took an elderly customer through the check out line at Wegmans!
Emilie: I co-signed a car loan for my brother to help lower his monthly payment
Kim: I took my kiddos to Florida!
Rebecca: I brought my mom’s books back to the library.
Andra: I designed my friend a poster and some flyers for her event!
Tori: I baked some no-bake cookies for my husband to bring to his co-workers.
Kaylin: Volunteered to do a chef demo using Sabra hummus at the Farmer’s Market in a couple weeks! This is my first live chef demo to the public, so I’m super excited and super nervous.
#HealthyHelp from around the world….
Bush’s tandem skydiver focuses on helping US vets
Amy Laura Cahn helps gardens blossom from weed-choked lots in Philadelphia
Activists Pour Cement Over ‘Anti-Homeless’ Spikes
Why These 4 Friends Walked 1,200 Miles To The World Cup
Mogul To Throw $1 Million Lunch In Central Park For The Poor
This Syrian-Born Artist Uses Her Work To Help Child Refugees
Homeless Man To Run Half Marathon For Charity
Have a great weekend! See you tomorrow for a delicious recipe post!
Kaila
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Todays’s Healthy Help: Helped my neighbor wrangle her dog who got off it’s leash.
Never too early to start Lending a {Healthy} Hand for next week’s round-up! Tell me what you’ve done to help someone else lately!
