Have you ever done something good and then had it come back to you even greater? Some call it karma, I like to think its kindness but whatever you call it, it makes you think. I have had more than a handful of these experiences in my life but one that happened the other day that I thought was worth sharing.

I have a friend named John, from spin class, who writes for a big newspaper.  A few months ago, I desperately wanted his paper to cover a cause I care deeply about. I harassed poor John for a few weeks and finally followed him out of spin class pleading for his help. He caved and called a new young writer to come to our event, which was now just hours away. The reporter’s name was Angel, by the way.

Well, Angel fell in love with our cause and spent a month down in Watts following the story. She submitted an amazing article to her editors and then nothing.  I began to give up the idea that the story would ever appear.

In the meantime, my friend John lost his mother to cancer and his nephews were diagnosed with this horrible disease. John, decided to use one of his skills (cycling) to raise money for cancer. Well, last friday the long-awaited article appeared on the front page of the paper. I cried, John cried and if you read the article here, you will cry too.

On monday, back in spin class, I said that John deserved a round of applause for his upcoming ride and raising thousands of dollars for cancer. The next day he received a lovely donation from someone neither of us knows from class, saying what a beautiful thing he is doing in honor of his mother.

The man who sent me a reporter named Angel, continues the cycle of goodness. This weekend he will ride for all those who suffer from cancer. And so the cycle continues…..

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