Perform random acts of kindness

Washed the humongous pile of dishes when I babysat my cousins. (after they had gone to bed of course)

Brought Sandra’s bathroom stuff back for her that she forgot :P

Let the white ant guys in and waited around for them to check it out for Amy :)

I went home for the Easter weekend. To do this, I had to lug a couple of bags onto a bus into the city and then walk them to the bus depot. And they were heavy! Anyway, I was waiting for awhile and then started to get worried because it was 4.45, the time the bus was meant to leave and it still wasn’t there yet. I couldn’t even go and ask, because the bus depot wants nothing to do with the bus I catch, it doesn’t even have an office there. I saw this older looking lady and overheard her asking about the same bus I was catching. Found out from her that because of Easter, it wasn’t going to leave til an hour later. I said to her “In that case, I’m going to do some Easter shopping.” And she offered to watch my stuff for me! I weighed up whether I should or not, I mean, it’s hard to trust people these days. But decided she wouldn’t have much use for my clothes or be able to lift my laptop and besides, she looked nice enough. So when I went to Coles, I bought her a tiny packet of Ferrero Rochers to say thanks for watching my stuff. It was a little thing, but I was so grateful and it made my night, knowing that there’s still people out there who look out for others.

Aching from giving my mother-in-law’s kitchen floor a good scrub.
Not so much random but still a kind act as she is finding it difficult to do.

but why not be kind to your friends too…
Just arranging a massage for a stressed out friend in need.

that the world we are living in is getting more and more desolate and cold. Interactions between people are getting less and less as we are always on our i-pods, phones or laptops. Eventually, we are going to forget how to communicate with each other!

Anyway, the past week, I have done a couple of nice things for strangers, given one directions (she had a job interview) and opened a bottle of lemon lime and bitters for an elderly lady. And it made me feel really good, those little things :)

I read “Join Me” by Danny Wallace earlier in the year and performing random acts of kindness was a central theme in this crazy and inspiring book.
I have this thing where if I see/hear about something three times in a short time frame then I need to do something about it. As I logged in this evening this goal popped up…
So I shall do it!!

At the grocery story today (I sense a theme developing for me…) there was a couple in front of me paying for their groceries. I happened to notice a $50 bill laying just under the cashier’s key pad, and it looked as though the lady had dropped it while paying for her groceries. I could have easily moved up and swiped that cash because the customer had not noticed she dropped the money. Of course, my conscience got the better of me and I asked the lady if she had dropped the $50. She thanked me for letting her know…I know I would be upset at losing $50. And really, in the end I know I felt better about letting her know about the cash rather than taking it for myself.

You have not lived a perfect day, even though you have earned your money, unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
- Ruth Smeltzer