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Thursday
Jan292015

Pass It On

This is a post from the December 2014 Smack Dab in the Middle blog that I wrote on our December 2014 theme: "Paying it Forward."

Welcome. Gather round the fire, friends. I would like to share the opening lyrics to one of my favorite camp songs from my youth, written by Kurt Kaiser:

It only takes a spark to get a fire going, And soon all those around, can warm up in its glowing.

Image from freedigitalphotos.comThe song is called PASS IT ON. It is a song of faith and, to me, this small phrase perfectly embodies the pay it forward concept. Taken literally, what can be more comforting to a group of people than a roaring fire on a cold late fall day? Taken figuratively, what can be more compelling to a person than being a spark that helps ignite a positive fire in and for others? This month, I went on a search for other pass it on inspiring messages and here’s what I found:

To read more, you can click over to Smack Dab in the Middle Blog.

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