Random Acts Of Kindness
Being random is so much fun. It allows you to be outrageously
playful when you can, relieving yourself from stress and being
really grateful for everything you can. Now when you're being
random, how about making it extra special by doing something
kind for someone else, even if it's just picking up something
they dropped.
I want you to just visualise yourself getting the shopping out
of the car booth. You've got a lot, it's a little heavy and no
help at all. You see a young boy striding down the road and he
comes up to you. His warmth overwhelms you and the next thing
you know is that he's helping you take your shopping out of the
car! How does it make you feel? Bring those feelings forward?
What a pleasant feeling it is to have somebody be so kind and
helpful? Relive those moments. What can you hear? What can you
smell? What do you feel? Just imagine if you did something like
that for someone else? They would feel amazing, or even more,
you'd feel great!
Have you heard of Danny Wallace? He wrote a book called 'random
acts of kindness' a while back and lists 365 ways of making
random acts. His motto is "undertake a random act of kindness
for a stranger!" Now this newsletter goes out to over 1200
people so imagine the number of acts! Find out how and what you
can do below...
Here's one of my favourite random acts: I was walking home one
afternoon from a lovely day out and an elderly lady was taking
some of her shopping out of the car booth. I went over and
helped her and the smile on her face said it all! I plucked a
flower from the plant nearby and gave it to her! She invited me
in for milk and biscuits but I had to decline (I was now running
late!). Thank you Aunt Jo! I now pop in every week on the way
home to say hello and it's such an amazing sight and feeling!
Next time you're having fun, why not bring in a lovely RANDOM
act of kindness. It doesn't have to be big. It doesn't have to
be small. Here are ten of my favourite ideas...
1) Help someone get the shopping out of the car 2) Smile to the
person walking down the street 3) Send a greeting card, or even
an e-card to a friend 4) Open your phone book to a random page
and give a person you haven't spoken to in a while a call 5)
Send some flowers or chocolates to a loved one 6) When you're
next buying something, smile and acknowledge the servant for
their great work 7) Pluck a flower and give to a close one out
of love 8) Help around the house for a while 9) Take part in the
family shopping - do your part. 10) Donate to the Tsunami Appeal
(DEC) at www.dec.org.uk
Do you want to make a contribution to those who have suffered in
the terrible killer wave? Well, here's a way you can do so and
also benefit yourself. Spend