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Before the Noise Starts… Here’s One Good Thing
Episode 11 • Bonus Episode • 24th December 2025 • Neighbourly • CareImpact
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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.

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Merry Christmas. If you're listening to a podcast on

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December 25, either your house is surprisingly peaceful

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or you're hiding in the bathroom for five minutes of quiet. Zero

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judgment either way. Right now, across Canada,

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tiny Christmas miracles are happening in the most ordinary

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ways. A neighbour is shoveling a sidewalk before anyone wakes

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up. Someone's dropping off shortbread that may or may not be fully

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cooked. A kid is sliding a handmade card under the door

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of a grumpy guy down the hall just to see if it softens him up

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a little. None of this hits the headlines, but it's

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happening everywhere, in quiet pockets of kindness while the

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world unwraps gifts and burns the first batch of cinnamon buns.

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Christmas isn't really about the big moments. It's about

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one big moment that happened 2,000 years ago. And it's about

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the tiny ones, the whispers of care that make you laugh,

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breathe or feel seen for the first time all week.

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And honestly, that's the whole point of the Christmas story.

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Hope sneaking in sideways, small and surprising

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exactly when we need it. So if you feel that nudge today

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to call someone, check in on a neighbor, or drop off a

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plate of half decent bacon, follow it.

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Christmas is built on small gestures from all of us

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at Neighborly and Care Impact. We pray that you have a wonderful

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Christmas.

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Sam.

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