Random Acts of Kindness

[Marjo]

Hi guys,

Random Acts of Kindness Day is celebrated yearly on this day. It's centered around this date, however the message this non-profit who created it wants to bring across is to start practising kindness all-year-round in schools, workplaces and in society in general to make meaningful changes, and to make kindness "the norm."

More info

If you want to get inspired with some kindness ideas, they list some great ideas here. Note that it also lists some ways to show yourself kindness as well, not just other people, which I think is also super important for our own well-being.

There is a lovely short (about 2 min) video as well on the 'science of kindness' which talks about scientifically-proven benefits of being kind which I found interesting:

I wanted to ask you guys if you've ever been the recipient of a random act of kindness (big or small) that made you feel good, and/or done any of them yourself?

To answer my own question there, what always comes to mind when I think of 'RAK' is something small and simple: when a stranger on the street pointed out to me that the bus stop I was waiting at was actually closed, and no buses would stop there. I hadn't noticed and had stood there for a while already, wasting my time, with loads of people passing by. I very much appreciated the guy telling me. I did the same when I next walked past and the stop was still closed with someone waiting, and it felt really good seeing how appreciative they were of this small act that only took me a few seconds. 

[jonsie]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Today i organised for BHF to pick up my tv unit, an outdoor beanbag & a DVD player..

Also I helped out an old tramp with a few quid 

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Today I helped my local pub to survive 

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Today i organised for BHF to pick up my tv unit, an outdoor beanbag & a DVD player..

Also I helped out an old tramp with a few quid 

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That's great @Anonymous The British Heart Foundation have taken unwanted furniture off my hands before. Also the Hospice charities will do the same. With settees and chairs, they do need to be showing a fire retardent label though.

[Marjo]

I occasionally go through my wardrobe and take unused clothes and shoes to donate to the BHF. If you register with them, they send you an update via email on how much money your clothes sold for afterwards. Didn't realise they take furniture too. I have an unused chair!

[Cleoriff]

I'm forever emptying my wardrobes @Marjo . My weight recently is up and down like a yoyo.

(As fast as I empty it, I fill it again)

Books? Well I could open a library...so they will make someone else happy.

I share them out between the Cancer charities, the PDSA, Air Ambulance and my husbands favourite, The RNLI (lifeboats)

[Anonymous]

I give my unwanted items to Craven Cat Rescue. The owner runs a charity stall

I got Marty from her cattery