Random Acts of Kindness
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I was finishing some commissioned work for a client to gift his daughter, and I realized what a kind, caring father he was. So very different from my own. I decided that I would not accept payment, it would be given gratis. With a smile on my face and a smile in my heart and soul. It felt so good. I told my husband what I planned to do/did. I told no one else. I am telling you all here because I want to share my joy. So...thank you for listening.
Maybe you have some 'joy' to share with others? A random act of kindness that you performed or witnessed? Please, I would love to hear about it!
I'm so pleased and happy for you Trudie.
Enjoy the gift you are blessing that dad and his DD with.
Random acts of kindness are an incredible way to bless the lives of others. And return blessings on ourselves. Though that is certainly not the goal.
Take care of you.
Thank you...
...Rags! You are right, kindness makes the world go 'round!
I love good stories, special
I love good stories, special moments of happiness and kindness. I crave them. I almost have one. We are facing a scary health crisis here. My Mr is facing a couple of managable things but alongside one very very frightening thing, possibly. Further testing Monday. So my moment of kindness?
I have two. One the neighbors who came over last week and helped me chop shovel our way out of the driveway. We are waving neighbors. Not close, they are very private as are we. But Grandpa and grandson both came over and helped me chop through the ice to get to the snow to shovel us out in case we needed to leave. And the next morning, after more snow? I heard a noise and there was the grandson (age 16) by himself, clearing away our snow. I doubt they understand how much it meant but I hope they do.
And, we are huge baseball folks. We are season seat holder for a minor league team. We've done it since 2016. Those people in our section, they are family now. And at a time when other friends are distant, they have shown so much love not just forus but for each other.
We are blessed
Yes!
You are blessed indeed!
What wonderful neighbors! I love that the Grandpa is setting such a great example for the grandson. I bet it made them feel good inside too!
Sometimes it isn't your official family, but friends who seem like 'family'...thank goodness for your baseball family.
I hope things go well tomorrow with your DH's testing. Blessings to you both.
I paid for a woman's animal
I paid for a woman's animal to be euthanized at the vet once... she was up at the desk making payment arrangements.. and i couldn't imagine her having to relive the day every time she was going to have to send in a payment.
Oh my god, you are an angel.
Oh my god, you are an angel.
Yes!
I second that!
We lost a pet earlier this year; I can't imagine making monthly payments, it would be like opening a wound. Our vet sent nose and foot prints, along with a sympathy card. It made me cry. Someday it won't and I will treasure the prints.
I have found that sometimes
I have found that sometimes even the smallest gestures toward a stranger make such a big difference. As they say, we don't know what people are going through; it doesn't hurt (in fact, it does the opposite) to be kind, notice people, smile, engage in a little conversation, help someone put groceries in their car, give them an extra bag at the store so they don't have to pay for one, give a gift.
Yes!
I love this! Kindness makes the world go 'round!
Sometimes I have wondered
Sometimes I have wondered about the driver I expressed frustration with--was that person having a really bad day? were they on the way to the ER or were they in another crisis? did I F up their day? Do they remember me as that mean bitch?
So, I try to "forgive" mistakes other drivers make. It's funny: So many times, the driver who did something stupid will (well, especially if it's a woman) wave (or something) as if to say, "Woops! Sorry!" I always make sure to wave back or give a thumbs up to say, "It's all good! We're not making a big deal of this!" Then you see a relieved smile (if you're close enough) or another wave.
Yes!
I have been known to give a little wave and mouth, "I'm sorry." Wouldn't it be great if life could be handled this way...by giving each other grace?
We took a trip to the city recently and encountered a male driver, with ugly manners, in a parking lot. Still have no idea why he was ugly... I sure wasn't going to let him put a damper on my day, life is too short!
Here, if you want to
Here, if you want to apologise at the wheel and aren't face-on to the other vehicle, you flash both blinkers simultaneously 2 or 3 times.
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What a great idea!
I was driving home when I saw
I was driving home when I saw an elderly woman walking along the side of the (small country) road going in the other direction.
So I turned around as soon as I could and stopped beside her, rolled down the window and asked if she would allow me to drive her to her destination. She tried to refuse, telling me that she didn't want to put me out of my way. I lied and said I was going to visit friends and to just GET IN. Turns out she'd had paperwork to be done in our village, her son had dropped her off , and she decided to just walk home rather than call him to come and fetch her. Only she was in her 80s, it was 100 F with little shade, and she still had 6 miles to walk and no water...
About 2 miles in she started to realize what a daft trek she had embarked upon and began worrying about what her son would say. When I dropped her off, I made her promise to never attempt anything like,that again.
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Winterglow, you may have saved this elderly woman's life. Heat stroke or any number of things could have happened to her. You were in the right place, at the right time, for a reason!
I Use My Craft
I'm a quilter. I recently saw, via Social Media, a non-profit community group desperately seeking funds to help the poor in our area. I offered one of my art quilts - very specific to our area - to use for a raffle. It raised $880. Those monies were used to house a family of 7 found living in their car...until they got them into a "real" home. They moved into their new home this week.
I love that something I made helped my community.
Wow- that is amazing! What a lovely thing to do!
Wow- that is amazing! What a lovely thing to do! That was a great idea and really helped someone in need.
You, my incredible mom, and your passion for quilting.
Mom does many each year. All gifts. She gifts them to those she loves, she donates some for charitable auctions. My bride and I sleep in mom hugs at night. When my bride is cold, she wraps herself in mom hugs on the sofa.
What you make, and my mom makes are blessings, and hugs of love.
Special ladies with a special gift.
Yes!
'Mom hugs' and 'hugs of love'...I love this!
Yes!
That is amazing! What a blessing you handiwork was...in so many ways! If feels good, doesn't it?
I leave drinks and snacks for my trash pickup people.
I leave drinks and snacks for my trash pickup people. They come later in the day, so I freeze drinks in plastic bottles and leave them with the trash, by the time they arrive they are mostly thawed. In the winter I leave things like cookies. They work so hard, I always feel bad for them when the weather is extreme.
Last year in the heat of the summer my house got a new roof and new paint. I left coolers with drinks for the workers and also left donuts every morning.
Yes!
I love this! I am going to do that this summer....
I like to bake for the guys working on the house. DH always smiles and says, "You know, you are paying them." Yes, they do get paid, but I like them to know how appreciated they are. I tell them and I show them. It brings me joy!
When mom and dad's house was being built they were overseas.
I would stop by the house with a cooler full of bear for the construction crew on my way home from work every evening. Not my intent, but they put countless upgrades in my parent's home because of that. I did not realize it.
After the house was finished mom came home to see the finished house. She found a number of things that had been done that she and dad had not selected. Bull nosed corners instead of square, coursed custom stone work instead of random stone work which was a much more expensive choice, exposed aggregate concrete finish, a triple wide driveway entrance rather than a double that flared to three wide at the garage, etc.... That driveway entrance is a point of envy for many in the neighborhood.
All due to basic kindness and appreciation for the crews' work.
I think that those who are genually kind and of quality do things for others because of who the giver is.
My position on this has evolved over the years. I give and am kind to those who earn it with decency. I trust anyone until they give me reason to not trust them. At that point, they get from me what they earn. Which is nothing except basic contempt and extremely minimal tolerance that is focused and neutral until the second they step out of line. Then the only kind thing they get from me is misery until the leave. Driving them away is my final kindness to them. After that, they stay away or they suffer. I truly do not care why they do the toxic things that they do. I care only that they do them and that they live the accountability for their choices.
I know, not a kind perspective. However, kindness is earned with basic decency.
IMHO of course.
Ahhhh
This is a very nice blog. I do understand that many have very difficult relationships with their skids. I have 3 very nice ones. I am less than who I would like to be in their lives however my wife is the best mother, ever. LOL.
I like to give the mailman her homemade cookies.