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生命？如果这两个字真的能改变世界呢？我正在探索这个问题——有了你们的帮助，我的探索之旅一定会成功。
这段寻宝之旅始于去年11月的一家杂货店，纯属偶然。
我当时站在收银台前，前面是一位看起来六十多岁的女士。轮到她付款时，收银员叫出了她的名字，并问她最近怎么样。
女人低下头，摇了摇头说：“不太好。我丈夫刚失业，儿子又开始胡闹了。说实话，我不知道该怎么熬过这个假期。”
然后她给了收银员食品券。
我心里一阵刺痛。我想帮忙，却不知该如何是好。我该主动帮她付账吗？还是该问问她丈夫的简历？我什么也没做——至少现在还没做。然后，那位女士离开了商店。
我走进停车场时，看到那位女士正在归还购物车，这时我突然想起钱包里有样东西，或许能以一种别样但意义深远的方式帮到她。那不是一大笔现金，也不是帮她丈夫找工作，但或许——仅仅是或许——能让她的生活变得更好。
我走近那位女士时，心跳加速。
“打扰一下，”我的声音有些颤抖，“我不小心听到了你和收银员的对话。听起来你现在过得很艰难。我很抱歉。我想给你点东西。”
我递给她一张名片大小的卡片。
当女人读到卡片上仅有的两个字时，她开始哭泣。她哽咽着说：“你不知道这对我的意义有多么重大。”
她的回答让我有些吃惊。因为我以前从未做过这样的事，所以没想到会得到这样的反应。我当时唯一能想到的就是：“哦，天哪。我可以抱抱你吗？”
拥抱过后，我走回我的车旁——然后我也开始哭了起来。
卡片上的字是什么？
“你很重要。”
几周前，一位同事送给我一张类似的卡片，鼓励我继续完成一个项目。读完卡片，我感到一股暖流涌上心头。深受感动后，我回家后也订购了一盒“你很重要”卡片，并开始与他人分享。
首先，我把这些卡片送给了家人和亲密的朋友。即使他们不像杂货店里的那位女士那样处境艰难，但当他们读到这两个字时，脸上都会绽放出笑容，眼眶也常常湿润起来。
随着我胆子越来越大，我开始把“你很重要”卡片送给社区里那些让我的生活更美好的人——比如我的干洗店老板和在农贸市场卖水果的小贩。虽然这种举动并不总是以拥抱告终，但卡片上的话语本身就是一种拥抱。收到卡片的人显然很感动。我也一样。
后来我变得有点调皮捣蛋。我开始把卡片放在一些我看不到是谁收到的地方。我把一张卡片夹在要还的图书馆书页里。我还把另一张卡片放在加油站的信用卡槽里。
我在杂货店遇到那位女士时，正在完成由幸福中心赞助的应用积极心理学证书课程。我学习了幸福和福祉背后的科学原理。
积极心理学领域的先驱之一克里斯·彼得森曾说过，整个实践可以归结为三个字：“他人很重要”。
我在超市的经历证实，告诉别人他们很重要也很重要。
人们渴望与他人建立联系，但却比以往任何时候都感到更加孤独。我们每个人来到这个世界都有其意义。我们每个人都不可或缺。我们需要彼此，也被彼此需要。
总是。
尤其是现在。
停车场里的那次简单偶遇，演变成了“你很重要”马拉松活动。
无需奔跑！
目标是在 11 月假期开始之际，通过在假期期间集体分享 10,000 张“你很重要”卡片，来建立和加强个人之间以及社区内部的积极联系。11 月是假期开始的时候，太多人会找到太多理由觉得自己不重要。
让我们一起创造奇迹吧！
如果您深受启发，可以点击此处加入“你很重要”马拉松活动，免费领取30张“你很重要”卡片！11月的每个星期，参与者都会收到一封电子邮件，其中包含卡片分享任务、励志名言，以及分享经验和在线交流的机会。
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I really enjoyed reading this article because I feel everyone has things they are going though and little acts of kindness goes a long way.
I love this article and the volume that it speaks. Kindness and generosity is a powerful tool that you can use when you are talking to people. You never know what someone is going through in their person life. Words speak loudly and can turn someone's day around. --Ryan
Love this. I do something similar with "Enough" charms. I give them to people to remind them,
"You are enough."
"You do enough."
And sometimes it is an encouragement to stand up for oneself and say, "Enough!"
I have often used Henri Nouwen’s simple encouragement, “You are Beloved.”
Thank you . The words " You matter " are so much required in today's world torn apart by hate and intolerance .
The so called developed nation do not reflect a bit on the plight of the indigenous people of the United states of America. What right they have to point on other countries shortfalls. It is time for all good hearted and humanly conscious Americans to stand with the native Indian Americans.
wonderful writing about love and happiness in a daily event
I've been part of the marathon the past two years and 'share the wealth' by giving 3 cards to people I know and ask them to share the other two. I've also sent several to a niece in prison so she could remind others that they do matter and that she cares.
I have a similar card, it says , Thank you for being who you are and doing what you do. plus more. I give to bathroom attendance, clerks, and others who serve us daily.
Y'know, if a stranger handed me one of those cards, I'd probably be *really* annoyed.
Holding the door open behind you is nice. Thanking the stranger who holds the door open behind self is nice. Approaching a stranger with something that sounds like some sort of therapy-group move is not so nice.
I'll probably attract hatespews by saying this, but it's *not* nice to take it upon yourself to decide when and how you think a stranger needs his or her self-esteem boosted. It's sort of insulting.
You matter -- My Stranger!
With all my heart
With all my passion
With all my compassion
Unknown becomes known to me
Through -- "You matter". . .
In the immensity of bliss
sushama
And hug cards? I've done them, too. You can read about them here:
http://www.dailygood.org/20...
I am wondering, by any chance ~ if the original “you matter” card you received was bright green with "you matter" in a simple hand writing.
I have been giving out “you matter” cards for over ten years. I created them after first designing one for my kids that was a mirror that same size with a tiny “you matter” at the bottom. (there’s a whole story to it) Since then I’ve given them to everyone from homeless people (several churches put them in bags with needed items) ~ to a billionaire. I recently sent several hundred to a teacher at a school where a student’s father had been shot by the police. I’ve been to peace rallies and given them to cops and to people that have felt marginalized. They’ve gone to high school students entering the National Honor Society and to people who were ready to be done with life. This past month I've given out 1,000 of them myself, so you're well on your way with your goal.
My green cards with the tiny hand-written message were created an awkward color that can’t be easily misplaced, with the message in my hand-writing to be personal and unassuming.
I’ve always thought of doing what you have done with them.
It sure does make me smile.
[Hide Full Comment]Wonderful. I carry and share free hugs cards. Especially powerful with the Homeless 2ho on occasion Jin me for a,meal and conversation. Indeed we all want and need connection. Hugs from my heart to yours.
So excited to see the You Matter Marathon shared here on Daily Good!