I was standing in the concession line at the movie theatre, waiting to buy popcorn and an Icee for myself (yes I was watching the movie alone), when I realized there were 2 midschool-aged boys trying to figure out what they could buy with their money. Suddenly I decided to pay for their snacks, and gave the concession lady an extra $15 towards whatever they were going to buy. Then I scurried away so they wouldn’t feel compelled to say thank you! Made my day, at the very least…
Last night when leaving the grocery store, a man stopped me in the parking lot and said he needed a ride to a place that was 20 minutes out of my way because his car had broken down.
At first I was a little hesitant to say yes, but after I gave him directions on how to walk there, I decided I could get him there a lot faster and caught up with him before he left the grocery store parking lot.
Although I would also prefer to remain anonymous I’d like to share to inspire others.
Last month I accidentally got a bill meant for my next door neighbor. It’s one of those printed on a card so it was immediately apparent that he was behind by a couple of months on this utility. In this hard economic times I know how hard everything is. I emailed the utilities billing department and it was agreed that I could pay it for him, and remain anonymous. All I asked is that if he asked who paid it the woman in charge of billing would tell him that when he was in able, to “pay it forward”.
The concept of paying it forward and random acts of kindness has had a slow start but let’s keep it going.
Thanks for the site, I’m going to let all my friends know about it!
IAmThatStrange
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We have lived before
We will live again
We will be silk,
Stone, Mind, Star,
We will be scattered,
Gathered, Molded, Probed.
We will live,
And we will serve life.
We will shape God
And God will shape us.
Again,
Always again
For evermore.
My name is Tony and I live in New York City. Inspired by your truly selfless and generous act of compassion, I gave sleeping bags and socks to the homeless this evening. The truth is that even small actions matter and one person can make a difference. I have posted your blog on my Facebook page and hope that many others will be as moved as I was. Thank you and may you continue to change the world for the better.
Everyday I pass by the park on Pennsylvania Avenue and Rock Creek Parkway and I see the same homeless man sleeping adjacent to the Salvation Army building. He’s been there in the rain or snow with temperatures way below freezing for at least 4 months. It always troubled me to see him living in a small shelter made from boxes in such cold weather.
Today, I decided to help him by buying him a thermal sleeping bag at Target. I wanted to film him on my Flip video recorder and post the experience to this blog but he preferred to remain anonymous. The gift was unconditional and I respected his wish so I’ve just posted an image of the gift here for you to see.
He was extremely happy about the gift and will be warm tonight!
What’s your kind act of the day – use twitter hashtag #kindacts or email your story to support@kindactsblog.org
I founded KindActsBlog.org today to help people across the web communicate simple acts of kindness that they have committed in hopes that it will inspire others to participate. The concept is simple, just email me your stories at support@kindactsblog.org. I’m also looking for contributing bloggers to help communicate the message of the others through this blog. Cheers!
The Kind Acts Blog is just a simple experiment created to encourage people around the world to share random acts of kindness they’ve seen or done. The blog was created in just a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon with the premise that too many organizations spend unnecessary amounts of money on marketing and charitable events. The world can be a better place by performing simple random acts of kindness.
Participating is easy, just email your stories, pictures or videos(youtube) to support@kindactsblog.org. We don’t want your money and we’re not affiliated with any organization. We’re also looking for contributing bloggers to help write about these experiences around the world.
Everyday I pass by the park on Pennsylvania Avenue and Rock Creek Parkway and I see the same homeless man sleeping adjacent to the Salvation Army building. He’s been there in the rain or snow with temperatures way below freezing for at least 4 months. It always troubled me to see him living in a small shelter made from boxes in such cold weather.
Twitter – #kindacts
