Tuesday night my neighbor who is involved in a “Mommies Group” invited me to attend a “pay it forward” dinner. There were sixteen of us and our waitress was a young nursing student who is expecting a little boy in February. Very nice and sweet girl! We all pinched in and tipped $20 or more. She ended up making over $400 dollars plus lots of free baby gear. You could tell she was very thankful and a little shocked that someone would do this for her. It was a great feeling to see the smile on her face. A bunch of the other mommies were also crying which was very touching.

The pay it forward concept is the simple idea of doing good works for other to repay the good that has happened to you. By following the simple steps below you can pay it forward.

Be attentive wherever you are for opportunities to help someone (remember you can change people’s attitudes about the world through simple acts of kindness)

Do something nice for some you don’t know

Spread the word (consciously increase the goodness of the world)

Pay it forward (remember the smallest gesture can mean the world to someone)