i am so happy to have stumbled upon this
who doesn't enjoy doing or giving back to someone
who is expecting nothing
returning a unexpected thank you even if much time has passed
a thoughtful gesture to just show you care
acknowledging others just because
i look forward to welcoming spring in such a positive motivating way
to what will come to be
~will you join along~
Random Acts of Kindness Campaign
March begins a wonderful adventure for us dear readers. I'm hosting a new sort of giveaway: The Random Acts of Kindness Campaign. Every Random Act of Kindness you commit in March will earn you entries into my giveaway, but more importantly it could change your world!
What is a Random Act of Kindness?
All you need to do is go out of your way to do something unexpectedly kind for someone else. Other qualifying acts are Paying It Forward, Glamourbombing, Altruism, Senseless Acts of Beauty or Good Deeds. No gesture is too big or too small; we never know the ripple effect of joy and awareness a single act creates, just know that it spreads and grows.
Need some examples?
• Pay for someone’s meal behind you at a fast-food drive-thru.
• Leave $5 in a random library book to be discovered by the next loaner.
• Volunteer or donate to any worthy organization.
• Print up some inspiring signs and post them around town.
• Leave your change in the vending machine for the next person as a nice surprise.
• Send flowers.
• Shovel your neighbor’s snow.
• Baby-sit for free.
• Bring cupcakes to work.
• Create chalk art on a public sidewalk.
• Forgive.
• Send an unexpected care package.
• Mail a $5, $10 or $20 bill anonymously to someone you know who is financially troubled.
The possibilities are as endless
as your imagination.
There will be 2 giveaway winners:
1. Random entry chosen using a random number generator.
2. The participant with the most entries.
Each winner will receive a Box of Random Kindness, filled with useful and beautiful things.
To enter: comment below with your COMPLETED Random Act of Kindness. Please make each Random Act of Kindness a separate comment. I look forward to seeing what wonderful mischief and goodness you brew!
You can receive an extra entry every time you blog about your Random Acts of Kindness, enter each as a separate comment with a direct URL to your post.
Follow along with me in the month of March to see the Random Act of Kindness I pass out and watch me fill up the Random Kindness Boxes for the giveaway winners! The folly begins March 1st; deadline to enter your Random Acts of Kindness is April Fools Day.
Receive an extra entry for displaying the button on your blog!
Comment below to recieve your extra entry along with your blog URL
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A GIVEAWAY...
I THINK THE GREATEST GIFT IS
THERE MERE ACT IN ITSELF
so i decided i will keep a list here and just continue updating the post date as i go along
1. yesterday we donated 7 bags of household goods, clothing and toys to a charity for those with disabilities
we purged yet another will find joy in the tresures the shall find
so i decided i will keep a list here and just continue updating the post date as i go along
1. yesterday we donated 7 bags of household goods, clothing and toys to a charity for those with disabilities
we purged yet another will find joy in the tresures the shall find
8 comments:
Wonderful idea and I'd like to pass along something that's easy to do and much appreciated. If you know someone in a nursing home, this project just takes a few minutes once a week...here's the link http://grannymountain.blogspot.com/2010/01/aunt-ruthie.html
joy at grannymountain
Nice idea.. It is always fun to give and do little things...
I feel random acts of kindness should be a natural gesture and something you do often without really thinking about it... Just part of life I suppose.:)
This is a lovely post, Faerwillow, to encourage people to be more thoughtful and kind to each other!:)
Have a special and magical week.
Jo.x:)
Hey! I completely forgot that it's now March! Better get up to my random kindnesses. I have the button up too, and I think it's a wonderful idea.
Thanks for the reminder.
I have a Beautiful Blogger Award for you over at my "pad" if you want to swing by and pick it up http://dandelionseedsanddreams.blogspot.com/2010/03/quietly-giddy.html
:) Lis
I too think random acts of kindness should come naturally, and most often they do. Sometimes though we can remind our children who are often curious to know why we do them when we do them. Then again, it's a really wonderful challenge; Thanks for sharing it. I shall go over there now and put it on my blog to. Typical you spreading love and joy!!
We like to buy grocery cards and leave them in people's mailboxes. We pick people we know can really use them.
Thank you so much for joining in!
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