Who Says New York City is Cold and Impersonal?
We went to a cash machine, but it swallowed my husband's card. There we were, out-of-towners out of money. The woman behind us in line offered to lend us the $80 to buy tickets.
Hundreds of communities and churches across the country will say they participated in the fourth annual Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 9-16. Certainly the kindness benefits the recipient, but as the practitioner of the act, you are also rewarded, by a palpable energy surging through you; and you are fairly floating along to your next appointment!
Hundreds of communities and churches across the country are participating in Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 9-16.
You may have seen the bumper stickers. You may have read the book, Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty (first published by Conari Press in California, in 1991). You may even remember an article by Anne Herbert reprinted in the Readers Digest in the 1980's.
But, it all started with an inspiration that came to Ms. Herbert in a Sausalito restaurant that caused her to scribble these words on a place mat: "practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty."
Science also shows the kindness benefits the practitioner of the act, as well, rewarding them with increased energy and well-being. Even people viewing the kindness are infused with positive benefits.
Consider Doing These Random Acts of Kindness This Week-
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