Blog reader Bob Fay wrote me this morning to share the following story:
A little boy got angry with his mother and shouted at her, "I hate you, I hate you." Because of fear of reprimand, he ran out of the house. He went up to the valley and shouted, "I hate you, I hate you," and back came the echo, "I hate you, I hate you." This was the first time in his life he had heard an echo.
He got scared, went to his mother for protection and said there was a bad boy in the valley who shouted "I hate you, I hate you." The mother understood and she asked her son to go back and shout, "I love you, I love you." The little boy went and shouted, "I love you, I love you," and back came the echo.
That taught the little boy a lesson that our life is like an echo: We get back what we give.
Benjamin Franklin said, "When you are good to others, you are best to yourself."

Awhile back, blog reader Gail Perkins shared this:

"I have a longtime friend in South Carolina who I was with last spring. I read one of your blogs to her, and she expressed interest in having me share more of your thoughts.

"Now I could have sent you her email address so she could have received the mailings directly; however, I began by simply forwarding mine to her but always with the addition of my thoughts on your topic. She, in turn, would respond by sharing what resonated with her or answering the questions you always pose at the end.

"This has resulted in a wonderful exchange between the two of us on topics that wouldn't normally come up in general conversations. I think we've learned a lot more about each other than we knew before."

You write it: Which of these stories resonates with you? What words are you putting out into the world? What are you sharing with others?