International Pay it Forward Day

As a huge fan of the Pay it Forward philosophy, I am helping to promote International Pay It Forward Day within my local region. Yet as Wealthy Affiliate is s Pay it Forward Community, I thought I'd share this with you guys too.

“Pay It Forward” is an expression for describing the beneficiary of a good deed repaying it to others instead of to the original benefactor. The concept is very old, but the phrase was first coined by Lily Hardy Hammond in her 1916 book In the Garden of Delight.

Although the phrase “Pay It Forward” appeared from time to time over the decades, it was popularized in Catherine Ryan Hyde’s 1999 novel of the same name, which was adapted into the 2001 motion picture, starring Helen Hunt, Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment. The premise of story is about a 12 year old boy who did three good deeds for others in need. All he asked in return, was for them to pass on the good deed to three other people, and keep the cycle going.

Within days of the movie premiering the world was swept by dozens of Pay It Forward campaigns.“Pay It Forward Day” was born in Australia on 24^th April 2007 and, in 2013, more than 500,000 people in 65 countries around the world participated on the day.

On Pay It Forward Day, people are asked to do one good deed for three others. When recipients ask how they can re-pay the favor, which can be big or small, they'll be instructed to pay it forward to three more people. With each good deed, the cycle of generosity and kindness will ripple across the world, making us all better people.

Pay It Forward Day is about all people, from all walks of life, giving to someone else, and making a positive difference.

So why Pay it Forward?

• To encourage all of us to embrace the incredible power of giving.
• To show each other that we care and that there is love, hope and magic all around us.
• To know that we may be only one person in this world, but to one person, at one time, we are the world.

So Why Just Make it One Day?

Let’s Pay it Forward every day. Together we can change the world – one good deed at a time!

Mother Teresa once said: “I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there.”

Going against the flow is pointless, so wouldn’t it be better to have a Pay-it-Forward campaign than an Anti-Bullying campaign?? Let’s face it, when we’re told NOT to do something, don’t we want to DO IT MORE??