Friday, February 7, 2014

Day 227



"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it."
        -Raymond Chandler






Snow Storm no Match for These Warm Hearts


ATLANTA (CNN) — In the South, hospitality is the norm. Of course people were going to help each other when thousands of Atlanta-area residents got trapped in Tuesday's monster snow jam.

But volunteering to stay up all night connecting people who need help with those providing it via Facebook? Spending six hours transporting schoolchildren home two or three at a time — on your birthday? Walking six miles to comfort a daughter stuck at school?

These stories, most of which first appeared on the Snowed Out Atlanta Facebook page, shouldn't surprise anyone, but they reinforce the reality that there are people in this world who will literally do anything for a stranger just because it feels right.



(full story...)

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