Good Morning,
Have you ever seen the Movie 'Groundhogs Day' with Bill Murray and Andy McDowell. It’s the one where a pompous weatherman, Phil Conners, and his team travel from Pittsburgh to Punxsutawney, PA to do a story on the ground hog, Phil, and whether he sees his shadow or not. In the movie, team arrive the day before, get up, meet in the town square, do their filming and then leave. So they think. There is snow moving in and they have to stay in the town one more night. When Bill Murray (Phil Conners) wakes up the next day, it is Ground Hogs day again. And he relives the same day, again and again and again.
At first he goes through shock, then he gets greedy, and adventurous, and then tries to play God by saving the life of a homeless man who dies on Ground Hogs day. He then sets his sights on getting one of his team mates, Andy McDowell to fall in love with him. Each day he learns what she likes, like French Poetry, and proceeds to spend days learning each of these skills to be her perfect match, and that fails.
On the last day, I really love watching that last day when Bill Murray finally breaks the spell. In that day, his every action from beginning to end is poured out on helping others. He has ‘errands’ to run. He is not looking for glory, but to give love.
Each of the things that he does are not huge, but in the lives of those he helped, he made a major impact.
Sure the movie is Hollywood, but it shares an important message about giving of ourselves to help others.
When we pour ourselves into making the lives of others better, even it is simply handing a bottle of water to someone who is outside in the heat waiting for their ride, we make a difference.
Those differences made on a daily basis can change us just as much as they can those who we help.
Remember, even if what we do is just some little thing here or there, the impact of that little thing could be priceless to another.
After reading this message, why not do something nice for someone near you. Even if you hate them.
And then after that, do something nice for someone else.
And then keep it going.
You might even see folks start doing nice things for others too, cascading the niceness across town.
Enjoy!
Sanford Berenberg
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