It was in front of me

after traveling some 203 miles

and close to 3 hours of driving

just 3 miles from my house

at a red light—

I look up and

this license plate is right in front of me.          .          .

mind you,

if I wouldn’t have stopped to go to the bathroom

or even started off by going through that drive through

S T A R B U C K S

or taken anyone of three or four different routes home,

I would have never been at that light

at that moment

at that spot

a  t

T          H          E          R          E

but with long disbelieving in mere meaningless

coincidences

the license plate of

was smack dab in front of me

and the light was long enough for me to

get out the iPhone and snap

the shot.          .          .

SO  WHAT.     .     .     ?

BIG  DEAL.     .     .     ?

right,

well it kind of is.          .          .

Ever since I’ve been taking this Caring Catalyst thing seriously

and making it more of a VERB

than a mere noun

a more intent

P     E     R     S     O     N     I     F     I     C     A     T     I     O     N

than a simple

I D E A

stranger than strange things have been happening;

the RIPPLE

is literally

TSUNAMI – like

and uncharitable;

out  of  control.          .          .

It’s been more of a

FALLING IN

and so much less of any

FALLING  OUT

than I’ve ever had.           .          .

When I started

JUST BECAUSE’ING

in July

(i.e doing anonymous kind acts for unsuspecting, at times unknown people)

The Caring Catalyst in me

has been transformed so drastically

no mirror or photo lens could ever capture or reflect

and no blog post can aptly narrate.        .         .

it’s like a flame has been not been ignited but severely accelerated.          .          .

and this FALLING IN

has a FALL OUT

that is unmapped

and GPS-less.          .          .

it’s almost as if I don’t look for opportunities to

JUST      BECAUSE

someone.          .            .

they are seeking.     .    .

laser-direct zeroing in on me

and I’ve discovered once again

what has only in the past

been very fleeting

and mostly embarrassingly

been attempted to hide in the darkest of shadows:

I     AM    S  E  V  E  R  E  L  Y    SELFISH

JUST  BECAUSE’ING

is so intoxicating and addictive

I can’t wait for the next opportunity

because not only have I never given like this before

I have absolutely never

r         e         c         i         e         v         e         d

like this before

e                     v                    e                    r .            .            .

Gift Cards

A free Cruise

Dinners

Winning Lottery Scratch off Ticket

Refunds

Cavs Loge Tickets

and a host of everyday LITTLE THINGS

that have added up to huge benefits.          .          .

S T R A N G E :

Erin told me she talked with a person at our local CVS

on Wednesday who was a severely obvious

JUST  BECAUSE  CANDIDATE

.          .          .she had recently been sick and not being able to work for several weeks

and was worried about how

‘everything was going to work out’

she wasn’t asking so much for money or assistance

so much as baring her soul to another undressed soul who was willing to

ACTIVELY   LISTEN

and  not  just  h e a r.          .          .

I had just hung up the phone with Erin telling me this story

and my phone vibrated with this message:

Who needs a megaphone

with such a resounding message.          .          .

WHO.     .     .

who will benefit more.          .          .

the   giver

o   r

the just because’er.          .         .

Everyone wants to know

WHAT’S     THE     KEY

It’s   really   this   simple:

W h o   c a r e s   i f   t h e   K E Y   i s   i n   t h e   l o c k

i f   i t’  s   n e v e r

T          U          R          N          E          D

.          .          .Most spend their lifetimes

with key in hand

AND      IT      JUST      STAYS      THERE

GET      SELFISH

GET-FILTHY-LOW-DOWN-SKY-HIGH

S  E  L  F  I  S  H

UNCOVER THE MAGIC OF

 JUST BECAUSE’ING

FALL IN

FALL WAY DEEP DOWN IN

PROVE

YOUR

ABRACADABRA-NESS

Practice more than regularly

P R E E M P T I V E       C O M P A S S I O N

G            I            V            E

Before it’s Needed

Before it’s Necessary

Before it’s EXPECTED 

.          .          .Be   T H A T    SomeOne Who comes along;

Provide your own Personal

T  R  I  P  L  E      ‘A’      S  E  R  V  I  C  E

A V A I L A B L E

  A C C E S S I B L E

       A C C O U N T A B L E