ONE KIND ACT.COM

• “The ideas that have lighted my way have been kindness, beauty and truth.” ~  Albert Einstein




• “Kindness is the oil that smoothen the friction of life.” ~Anonymous




• “From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.” ~  Arthur Ashe




• “All you have shall some day be given; Therefore give now, that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritors.” ~  Kahlil Gibran




• “No matter how little you have, you can always give some of it away.” ~ Catherine Marshall




• “Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.” ~ C. S. Lewis

This video by Life Vest Inside (music by Matisyahu) sends a great message. It’s all about kindness and how spreading just a simple act of kindness can make such a big difference!

We don’t have permission to reprint the entire story here, but we wanted to share it with everyone as it is truly a “random act of kindness.”

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What small act of kindness can you do today? Need some help? The list below should give you an idea or two.

• Say “I love you” to the the people you love
• Hold the door open for the person behind you
• Let someone out in front of you in traffic
• Tip more than 15% especially when your server seems to be having a bad day
• Give something to the homeless (blankets, a jacket, a sandwich)
• Write a thank you note to one of your teachers past or present and let them know how grateful you are for them
• Call a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while
• Put some money in the parking meter for the next person
• Let the person who needs the closer parking spot have it
• Help the elderly and parents with small children
• Smile when you answer the phone
• Thank the men and women in uniform
• Share your umbrella with someone who doesn’t have one
• Smile and say hello to a complete stranger
• Pay someone’s toll
• Be kind to animals
• Pick up a check in a restaurant
• Volunteer in your community (hospital, soup kitchen, animal shelter)
• Practice gratitude everyday and simply be kind
• Pay the toll for the driver behind you.
• Take a minute to direct someone who is lost, even though you’re rushing.
• Write a letter to a child who could use some extra attention. Kids love getting mail.
• Offer to pick up groceries for an elderly neighbor, especially in extreme weather.
• Give a homeless person your doggie bag.
• Say “I love you” to someone you love.
• Put a coin in an expired meter.
• Help a mother carry her baby stroller up the subway stairs, or hold a door open for her.
• Each time you get a new item of clothing, give away something old.
• Take someone’s shift as the car-pool parent.
• Bring your assistant coffee.
• Out of the blue, send flowers to a friend.
• Say “please” and “thank you”—and really mean it.
• When you’re on a crowded train or bus, offer your seat to an elderly, disabled or pregnant person.
• Don’t interrupt when someone is explaining herself.
• Let a fellow driver merge into your lane.
• Offer to baby-sit for a single mom.
• Put your shopping cart back in its place.
• Call or write to a teacher who changed your life.
• Bring a box of doughnuts to share at the office.
• Forgive someone a debt–and never bring it up again.
• Listen with all your senses.
• Write a note to the boss of someone who helps you, and explain how great a job that person is doing.
• Simply say “I’m sorry” when you’re wrong.
• Throw away your trash—and someone else’s—after a movie, picnic or visit to a park.
• Encourage someone who seems despondent.
• Volunteer to take care of a friend’s dog while he is vacationing.
• Help a friend pack for a move.
• Ask someone “How are you really doing?”—and then really listen to her response.
• Offer change when the person in front of you at the register comes up short.
• Before a friend moves away, give her your favorite recipe or quote and a photo of the two of you together.
• Leave a generous tip for a pleasant waiter.
• At work, offer to transfer a caller who needs help from another department.
• Pass along a great book you’ve just finished reading.
• Offer to take someone to the Doctor, Dentist, Physical Therapy appointment.

If you have an idea you would like to share with us, please email them to us using the form on the Contact Page

Thank you,
The One Kind Act Team

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DISCLAIMER – Must Read!

• Your One Kind Act has the power to change the world!
• Results make take time to been seen.
• You may not receive an immediate thank you.
• The world may change and people make look at you and smile.
• Someone might let you get in line at the store.
• A driver may let you get in front of them, without getting annoyed.
• Someone may compliment you and truly mean it.
• You may make someone’s day.

Thought to Ponder
Every kind act, no matter how small, is like a pebble tossed into the pond of human caring. The rings reach out far beyond the point of impact. If we act more kindly toward the people around us, those people act more kindly toward the people around them, and so it goes, on and on.

The Fine Print
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