Saturday, December 27, 2008

What I'm trying to accomplish here...

I find that, sometimes, I feel a need to talk about something good I've done, or to hear about something good that other people have done. It doesn't have to be something big, something 'important' or life changing, just something that made someone's life a little better, even if only for a minute. I wanted to provide an anonymous blog where people could share these stories/acts with others anonymously. This is the result.

It is my intention to accept any emails regarding kind/good acts you have done throughout the day/week, and compile it into a daily or weekly list, and include all the good acts I receive in the posts. I also intend to post any relevant facts that I find through public resources (results of fundraising initiatives, news articles, etc.) There are several 'rules' I will try to follow with this blog:

-I will not include any $ values for any individual donations that are given. The amount is not the important, but the act of giving itself.

-I will try to remove as much personal information as possible when posting an entry, as I am trying to keep these acts anonymous.

-I will do my best to respect anyone's wishes regarding what parts of the email are excluded from the posts. If you would like something to be for my eyes only, then I will do what I can to ensure that this is the case.

-I hesitate to discuss censorship, but I will try to keep posts clean, and I will only include legitimate good acts. What constitutes a good act? Its a tough question, and I'll probably redefine the term for myself several times throughout the course of this blog, and I'll try to interpret the term in a broader sense so as to incorporate most people's definition of what is good.

If you would like to submit to the blog, please email didagoodthing@gmail.com. I will try to check the email address at least once a week and post the results just as often.