Random Acts of Caring - Green Eggs and Ham

I am a bit of a “bah humbug” when it comes to Halloween. I love seeing kids dressed up and walking around neighborhoods, but I have never been a fan of adults dressing up in strange outfits. In the past 20 years as an “adult”, I’ve probably only dressed up in costume once. In the past week, my thoughts have completely changed. We had a Halloween party here at work last Friday that had me laughing for hours. One of my coworkers dressed up as Jane Goodall, and I thought it was the most awesome costume ever. Another coworker was dressed as one of the Yip Yip aliens from Sesame Street. Just like in Dr. Suess’s Green Eggs and Ham, I ended up really enjoying something I’d resisted.

I realized on Friday and more over the weekend as friends posted pictures from various Halloween parties to Facebook, the joy that costumes can bring both to those that are planning and creating costumes and also to those that see them in those costumes. I’ve had a smile on my face the past several days and it’s largely due to all these great adults in Halloween costumes. I’m seriously considering putting together a costume for our 2012 Halloween party.

This week’s “Random Act of Caring” - a quick mission you can do to make a big impact on someone else’s day – is to share an experience you’ve had recently where you thought you’d dislike something and you actually liked it — or tell us what you’re going to try even though you think you won’t like it. Thank you!