BONUS | Before the Noise Starts… Here’s One Good Thing
Merry Christmas from the team at CareImpact!
Description
This quick Christmas Day bonus mini-episode offers a lighthearted, hope-filled moment in the middle of the holiday chaos. Johan shares a simple “One Good Thing” happening quietly across Canada — the kinds of small neighbourly gestures that never make the news but matter more than we realize.
Why Listen Today?
Because sometimes you need 2 minutes of peace, a quick breath, and a reminder that the world is still full of good people doing small, meaningful things.
Neighbourly will return next week with another bonus mini-episode
Full Neighbourly stories with Shannon return in January
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Johan Heinrichs:
Merry Christmas. If you're listening to a podcast on December 25, either your house is surprisingly peaceful or you're hiding in the bathroom for five minutes of quiet. Zero judgment either way. Right now, across Canada, tiny Christmas miracles are happening in the most ordinary ways. A neighbour is shoveling a sidewalk before anyone wakes up. Someone's dropping off shortbread that may or may not be fully cooked. A kid is sliding a handmade card under the door of a grumpy guy down the hall just to see if it softens him up a little. None of this hits the headlines, but it's happening everywhere, in quiet pockets of kindness while the world unwraps gifts and burns the first batch of cinnamon buns.
Johan Heinrichs:
Christmas isn't really about the big moments. It's about one big moment that happened 2,000 years ago. And it's about the tiny ones, the whispers of care that make you laugh, breathe or feel seen for the first time all week. And honestly, that's the whole point of the Christmas story. Hope sneaking in sideways, small and surprising exactly when we need it. So if you feel that nudge today to call someone, check in on a neighbor, or drop off a plate of half decent bacon, follow it. Christmas is built on small gestures from all of us at Neighborly and Care Impact. We pray that you have a wonderful Christmas.
