{"id":519,"date":"2016-12-18T21:28:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T21:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/?p=519"},"modified":"2016-12-18T21:37:39","modified_gmt":"2016-12-18T21:37:39","slug":"good-deeds-weary-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html","title":{"rendered":"Good Deeds in A Weary World"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"pexels-photo-54512<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

\u201cHow far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.\u201d
\n\u2013 William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We live in a weary world. We struggle with terrorism, racism, sexism, ageism \u2013 every \u201cism\u201d you can imagine.\u00a0 We live in a world in which acts of violence are committed on a daily basis.\u00a0 We live in a world in which women and children are victims of abuse, human trafficking, and prostitution.\u00a0 And when you consider that there are 7 billion people in the world, it is hard to believe that one person can make a difference.<\/p>\n

However, one person can<\/em> make a difference. Our good deeds do shine<\/em> in this weary world.\u00a0 That is because a good deed is not limited to just the deed itself.\u00a0 Let me give an example.<\/p>\n

We have neighbors who are Muslims. They have three very beautiful, responsible, highly educated daughters.\u00a0 One of them used to be my daughter\u2019s babysitter.\u00a0 When she babysat, she never spent her time looking at her phone or watching television.\u00a0 Instead, she befriended my daughter.\u00a0 They would talk and laugh.\u00a0 They would play board games and make cookies together.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, her good deed was not simply being a top-notch babysitter. When she babysat, she modeled for my daughter the qualities of kindness and good humor.\u00a0 She was an example to my daughter that every religion has people of outstanding quality.\u00a0 And she showed my daughter the proper way to interact with children younger than her.\u00a0 As a result, when my daughter tutored a younger girl this past summer, my daughter knew exactly how to interact with this girl with the right balance of kindness, gentleness and good humor.<\/p>\n

Good deeds are\u00a0that powerful. They extend beyond the deed itself.\u00a0 That is because when you do a good deed, others are watching.\u00a0 The people watching may be your children, family members, friends, or even strangers.\u00a0 And when they see you helping others or modeling a positive attitude, you very well may inspire them to do the same.<\/p>\n

Given how much we hear on the news about the terrible things that happen in this world, it is easy to lose heart and think that our good deeds have no effect. You may think, \u201cHow can I, just one person, make a difference?\u201d\u00a0 I assure you that you can.\u00a0 On a daily basis, we have so many opportunities to do good deeds.\u00a0 Every day, we are presented with opportunities to show others kindness, patience and generosity.\u00a0 Every person we encounter can benefit from our positive attitude.<\/p>\n

This week, think of what good deeds you could do to help or encourage others. Your good deeds are powerful.\u00a0 Even one kind word can turn around another person\u2019s bad day.\u00a0 Your gentleness could comfort an animal.\u00a0 Your positive attitude could inspire a child.\u00a0 Your power is incredible.\u00a0 Your good deeds truly can shine in a weary world.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cHow far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.\u201d \u2013 William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice We live in a weary world. We struggle with terrorism, racism, sexism, ageism \u2013 every \u201cism\u201d you can imagine.\u00a0 We live in a world in which acts of violence are committed…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":593,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-good-deeds"],"yoast_head":"\nGood Deeds in A Weary World - Your Morning Cup of Inspiration<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Good Deeds in A Weary World - Your Morning Cup of Inspiration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cHow far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.\u201d \u2013 William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice We live in a weary world. We struggle with terrorism, racism, sexism, ageism \u2013 every \u201cism\u201d you can imagine.\u00a0 We live in a world in which acts of violence are committed…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Your Morning Cup of Inspiration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-18T21:28:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-12-18T21:37:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/files\/2016\/12\/pexels-photo-54512-candles-A.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Meerabelle Dey\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Good Deeds in A Weary World - Your Morning Cup of Inspiration","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Good Deeds in A Weary World - Your Morning Cup of Inspiration","og_description":"\u201cHow far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.\u201d \u2013 William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice We live in a weary world. We struggle with terrorism, racism, sexism, ageism \u2013 every \u201cism\u201d you can imagine.\u00a0 We live in a world in which acts of violence are committed…","og_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html","og_site_name":"Your Morning Cup of Inspiration","article_published_time":"2016-12-18T21:28:22+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-12-18T21:37:39+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/files\/2016\/12\/pexels-photo-54512-candles-A.jpg"}],"author":"Meerabelle Dey","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html","name":"Good Deeds in A Weary World - Your Morning Cup of Inspiration","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/files\/2016\/12\/pexels-photo-54512-candles-A.jpg","datePublished":"2016-12-18T21:28:22+00:00","dateModified":"2016-12-18T21:37:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/#\/schema\/person\/7250ab2fc75dd2e7e923fbec0fbb375c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/files\/2016\/12\/pexels-photo-54512-candles-A.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/files\/2016\/12\/pexels-photo-54512-candles-A.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/12\/good-deeds-weary-world.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Good Deeds in A Weary World"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/","name":"Your Morning Cup of Inspiration","description":"Beliefnet Voices - Meerabelle Dey","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/#\/schema\/person\/7250ab2fc75dd2e7e923fbec0fbb375c","name":"Meerabelle Dey","description":"Meerabelle Dey has a B.A. in History and Religious Studies from the University of Toronto and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. Much of her legal career has been spent dealing with issues affecting women, children and the poor. She has lived in the United States, Canada and the Middle East. Meerabelle now devotes her time to writing. Her mission is to use her writing to inspire others to achieve God\u2019s unique purpose for their life.","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/author\/mdey"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/593"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":526,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519\/revisions\/526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}