Amy Siddon
41 years old — Unitarian-Universalism
Springfield, Oregon
United States
My Acts of Compassion (1)
#15 23 find this inspirational
This year I planted a garden in my curb strip to help out my less fortunate neighbors. At the end of the summer, a man stoped by and told me that he and his wife lost their jobs and my garden was their only sorce for fresh vegitables. I’m now trying to get funding for a large community garden.
My Inspiration (6)
#160 My friend Amber’s daughter Jessica is dying, she will die anyday. Tonight when I was in visiting Jessica, at the hospital, Amber showed her incredible compassion when she knelt at my feet, beside Jessica’s bed, to lovingly care for my broken foot; an injury so minor compared to her own suffering.
#142 With my four month old twins in tow, I was looking after my father who was dying of cancer in an out-of-town hospital. Ruth, the wife of another patient also dying of cancer, offered to sleep with the twins in the hospital lobby so that I could comfort my father in one of his last nights.
#134 I interviewed a Kenyan who lost his home during conflict. He had just returned with his ox after plowing the land of a neighbor whose ox had died. I asked, “But didn’t this neighbor burn down your home?” He replied, “Yes, but even those who do harm go hungry and, when they do, we must feed them.”
#119 I had stage 4 metastatic cancer, and had only a few months to live, if I survived the chemo. So I sold my house to make the transition easier for my kisa, and the new owner, an elderly stranger with her own health problems, made me stay in the house and took care of me while I underwent the chemo.
#118 A homeless man sat on the curb outside a coffee shop. He was dirty and smelled pretty bad. People kept walking by him as if he didn’t exist. There was a great sadness about him so I said “Hello.” He told me his story and I listened. Sometimes all you can do is acknowledge that someone is hurting.
#15 This year I planted a garden in my curb strip to help out my less fortunate neighbors. At the end of the summer, a man stoped by and told me that he and his wife lost their jobs and my garden was their only sorce for fresh vegitables. I’m now trying to get funding for a large community garden.
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