Day 8: Just because

Last night, a friend sent me a WhatsApp. No particular reason.

It was a calendar from the Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley, with a small invitation for each day in November to notice something good. Your Happiness Calendar for November 2026

I smiled. Simply because she'd thought of me.

There's a phrase I often return to.

I don't want to be well known. I want to be worth knowing.

People cross my mind all the time. I think of calling, writing or sharing something with them. What if I acted on those thoughts a little more often?

We say it's the thought that counts. But I think what we do with the thought counts just as much. My friend reminded me of that last night.

So I'm going to try something simple this November. When someone crosses my mind, I'm going to let them know.

No occasion. No expectation. Just because.

Perhaps you'd like join me?