It's only 1,700 miles right?

The Goal

So this is what I'm planning to do:

1. Walk from Havelock NC to Columbine CO.

2. Do good deeds along the way.

3. Do it all in the Summer of 2012.

Those are pretty much all of the details I have hammered out so far.  Oh, that and I will be wearing chainmail.  Heck, if I'm going to be a Knight Errant, I might as well dress the part shouldn't I?

Red Tailed Hawks

Lately I've been seeing quite a few Red Tailed Hawks out and about.  It seems like I've seen one just about everyday for the past few weeks.

When I was younger my father would always point them out to me when he saw them.  He would always make it a point to tell me to look at the tail which is of course a rusty shade of red.  It was always special seeing one with him.

I can't help but wonder if there is a reason I've been seeing so many of these birds lately.  It could just be the time of year or the area I have moved to (Coastal NC,) however I can't help but think I'm seeing them for a reason.

My wife (who knows a lot more about these things than I) has told me that the Native Americans believed that birds once communicated openly with people and still try from time to time.  We have, unfortunately, lost the ability to understand them which I am sure is a frustrating for them. So what kind of sign could it be that I keep seeing these noble birds?

Doing the right thing.

How much time would it take from your day to do one good thing?  Nothing big or involved, just something good.  For example, you see a piece of trash in a parking lot.  How much time from your day would it take to pick it up and put it in a trashcan?  No time at all, you were walking toward the door anyway weren't you?

How about randomly putting a shopping cart that is loose in the parking lot into the corral?  That could take maybe two minutes tops.  There you've done something small that will help someone out.  They didn't ask you to, you just did it because it was the right thing to do.

How much better do you think your community would be if people took the time to do one good thing each day?  A random good deed here, an act of unsolicited kindness there.  We are not too busy to do these things.  Just do it because you know it's the right thing to do.