Have you woken up one morning and thought to yourself that your life is just a monotonous routine of work or school? Have you thought about stepping away from your everyday schedule to do something random to help someone out? Maybe even smile to make someone's day? Small actions like these can make life more positive and better to live for another person.
It’s the holiday season and this is the perfect time to renew your intentions and think about giving. But maybe this year, let this feeling of giving continue throughout the year. There are various ways you carry these small, simple actions out. Acts of Kindness is a great web site where you can get information about implementing ideas of random acts of kindness in classrooms, communities and foundations. It doesn’t have to be a huge dollar amount to be an act of kindness; you just have to have a good intention for it.
Think about it! Do you feel like 2009 has flown by? Time will just keep on passing by, so start your random acts of kindness now. Take a moment today to restructure your life in a way that is not centered on just your individual needs. Decide to get out there and do a random act of kindness. Maybe it will be helping someone cross a street, sending baked goods to a neighbor or even as simple as yielding for someone on the street. If you have random act of kindness suggestion, please share to encourage others to Think Huge and spread the word. That could even be your random act of kindness for today!
It’s the holiday season and this is the perfect time to renew your intentions and think about giving. But maybe this year, let this feeling of giving continue throughout the year. There are various ways you carry these small, simple actions out. Acts of Kindness is a great web site where you can get information about implementing ideas of random acts of kindness in classrooms, communities and foundations. It doesn’t have to be a huge dollar amount to be an act of kindness; you just have to have a good intention for it.
Think about it! Do you feel like 2009 has flown by? Time will just keep on passing by, so start your random acts of kindness now. Take a moment today to restructure your life in a way that is not centered on just your individual needs. Decide to get out there and do a random act of kindness. Maybe it will be helping someone cross a street, sending baked goods to a neighbor or even as simple as yielding for someone on the street. If you have random act of kindness suggestion, please share to encourage others to Think Huge and spread the word. That could even be your random act of kindness for today!
Nothing makes me feel better and pulls me out of a funk more than to do something for someone else -- anonymously if possible.
I quit focusing on me and my world and think of ways to surprise and please others.
If small acts of kindness were a prescription, it would be worth a high price for the giver.
Posted by: Mary Ellen Wilson | 12/28/2009 at 10:34 AM
Mary Ellen: I couldn't agree more. It's quite a paradox: focusing on someone other than yourself makes you feel better. Thanks for adding to the discussion.
Posted by: Mark Arnold | 01/04/2010 at 11:19 AM