Wilko's Weekly: I Do What I Do Because It Makes Me Feel Good...
People sometimes ask why I write.
Why I post messages of hope. Why I keep going, week after week.
The honest answer is simple:
I do what I do because it makes me feel good.
That may sound selfish at first.
Shouldn’t we do things for others?
Shouldn’t we be motivated by service, duty, or obligation?
Yes ! But here is something we don’t talk about enough:
Doing good feels good.
Encouraging someone lifts the encourager.
Sharing hope strengthens the one who shares it.
Writing positive words plants those words in the reader’s mind.
But also in the writer’s heart.
When I sit down to write something uplifting, I feel better.
My thinking becomes clearer.
My mood shifts.
My perspective improves.
I am reminded of what really matters.
In a world where so much noise pulls us downward, choosing to focus on what is good is not just helpful.
It is healing.
And here’s the interesting part:
When you do something that makes you feel good (without harming anyone), that goodness spreads.
A kind word offered freely.
A thoughtful message shared.
A reminder that things are not as dark as they seem.
These small acts ripple outward. But they also ripple inward.
We are often told to chase happiness as if it were a prize somewhere out there.
In truth, happiness often arrives as a by-product.
It comes when we contribute. When we create. When we give.
I don’t write because I have all the answers.
I don’t post because I am trying to be important.
I do it because when I send a positive message I feel much better.
It steadies me.
At my stage of life, I have learned something simple:
If something honest and constructive makes you feel good, do more of it.
Not for applause.
Not for recognition.
Not for money.
But because it strengthens your own spirit.
And that is reason enough.
If what you do makes you feel good, and leaves the world a little lighter, then keep doing it.
Our World needs more of that.
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With very best wishes,
Chris Wilkinson.
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