“Give your Happiness” with I am… wristbands

Not too long ago a kind, selfless customer shared with us a great story about our products…

One day, she was wearing her “I am… HAPPINESS” wristband as she always did, when another person noticed it.  This other person was quite down on her luck and said she sure wished she had “Happiness.”  So, our kind-hearted customer gave the stranger her “I am… HAPPINESS” wristband, thinking that she obviously needed it more. After giving the stranger the wristband our customer told her to focus on thoughts of happiness.

This simple story sparked a wonderful thought into our minds here at I am…™ Clothing.  If there is someone in need, do that person a favor.  Don’t ask for anything in return; just tell the person you helped to help someone else down the line.

This concept was written about by Benjamin Franklin, in a letter to Benjamin Webb dated April 22, 1784.  In his letter, Benjamin Franklin says:

“I do not pretend to give such a Sum; I only lend it to you. When you [...] meet with another honest Man in similar Distress, you must pay me by lending this Sum to him; enjoining him to discharge the Debt by a like operation, when he shall be able, and shall meet with another opportunity. I hope it may thus go thro’ many hands, before it meets with a Knave that will stop its Progress. This is a trick of mine for doing a deal of good with a little money.”

The concept was further popularized in 2000, with Catherine Ryan Hyde’s novel Pay It Forward. Soon after, her novel was adapted into the Warner Brothers film, Pay It Forward.

We at I am…™ Clothing think that this could be easily done with our wristbands.  We call it “Give your Happiness”.   Wear your wristbands as you always do, but when that time comes that you see someone in more need, simply  “Give your Happiness“, “Give your Love“, or “Give your Strength“.  Give your wristband to that person, tell them to focus on thoughts of happiness, love, or strength, and ask for nothing in return.  Tell them to give the wristband to someone else in more need down the road.

We would love to start hearing more stories about our wristbands changing hands and helping people.  Go to our Contact Us page, and tell us where you got your wristband, or who you gave your wristband to.

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