I have committed myself to doing some random acts of kindness as well as some direct giving next year. I have started already, very small but it's what I can do. I do not have extra money, I am not caught up on bills or debts, I am not flowing in funds but I do have an overflowing heart. One that wants to give more than I could ever do on my own.
My random acts of kindness are simple, small, smile bringers. And I am trying to share this with as many people as I can. This is not my mission but one of a community of friends that are pushing each other to be givers randomly all year.
Giving:
time
money
love
Or all the above.
Here are a few small random acts to share:
Buying the car behind you's order at any given place (mine seems to be Starbucks)
One day I bought cookies and asked the guy at the window to hand them out to each car with their order until he ran out
Buying a newspaper from a homeless person for $20
Giving gift cards or $$ to school crossing guards that keep your kids safe
Extra tips to waiters
If you can do more then some people pay off layaways or use $100's vs $10's or $20's
We also, with our church life group, adopted a teenager in need.
I hope my small random acts make other people do the same or maybe even more. I started now vs next year because caring has no calendar, being in need has no date, hunger doesn't have a clock. I do not wonder when I will eat even though my budget states I'm broke, I do not question where I will sleep or how I will get from point A to B. I do have change laying around in my car, in a drawer, in my pocket. So I'll take my pocket of change and make other people smile while I can
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