no more random fancy

My blog just celebrated its one year anniversary. There weren’t any balloons, flowers or cupcakes to announce its birthday. It just sort passed by … unnoticed. In the past few months, my posts have become more random and sporadic. I’ve just been coasting along in no particular direction.

Maybe I’m having some sort an existential crisis (or epiphany), because I’ve been feeling lately that if don’t pick up my boots, my life is just going to aimlessly pass me by. Sometimes I feel like there I have so many different options and interests, that I don’t choose anything or get totally flummoxed when I try tackle it all at the same time.

I’ve decided that it’s time to change direction. Well, maybe not so much change direction as – pick a direction and stick to it. Create a trajectory. Set a game plan. You get the point. No more random fancy.

For the next year, I’ll be posting one creative endeavor a week. One project, one photo, one design … etc.  Basically, I’m going to make stuff and share it. Sounds simple enough, right?

Ready, set … here goes!

gorilla giving

A local family of four has embarked on an adventure in philanthropy one gift at a time. They have committed to giving away 10% of their annual gross income in daily increments to mostly random recipients. Sometimes the family leaves gifts in random places throughout the city, sometimes they target their acts of generosity the most undervalued and under appreciated in our society. Either way, Gorilla Giving is overflowing with so much thoughtfulness and generosity that I had to share it.

Follow them on Twitter, visit their blog, try it yourself.

Guerilla Giving in their own words:

"Guerrilla Giving is (r)evolutionary–at least it feels that way for us.

Revolutionary because in today’s world, freely
giving of our own resources on a mostly daily basis subverts many
of our silent agreements (e.g. capital equals security, give as a
tax write off, save for a rainy day, etc.).  It calls into question our
ego’s insatiable appetite for self-gratification.  It lifts our sights
to a higher vision. 

Evolutionary, because Guerrilla Giving emboldens us to
step into a current of grace that draws us forward as a global
community.  It opens our hearts and hands to each other, especially to
the stranger.  It employs a model of trust in the benevolent spirit
of life." 

If you like this idea, you might also enjoy my post on Guerilla Yarn Bombing.