I’ve had kindness on my mind a lot lately. In honor of Project Smile and the concepts of random kindness and senseless acts of beauty, my family and I have been participating in the 100 Acts of Kindness Project between Martin Luther King Day and Valentine’s Day.
If you’d like to participate (and it works with any age group or entire families), it’s not too late to start. You can do 100 acts of kindness in a shorter period (like the amazingly moving post by Robyn, who with her family completed 38 acts of kindness on Robyn’s 38th birthday)! Or you could participate for the next two week … just do 50 acts of kindness.
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships and European Figure Skating Championships are underway right now. What makes me the smile most when I watch the athletes is when I see athletes who actually enjoy performing (even during a high-pressure event) and athletes who are kind to each other – and kind to their fans as well. I think we need more “acts of kindness” projects within sports, too!
Please join me in focusing on random (or not so random) acts of kindness. Let’s make the world a happier place!
“No Act of Kindness” Word-Art Freebie
Go to Project Smile: January at Alicia’s blog A Beautiful Mess for links to posts by other bloggers on the Smile Crusade.
Photo Credits: Commit Random Kindness Photo by Ganesha.Isis at Flickr Creative Commons
Found Stuffed Kitty Photo by Glenn Fleishman at Flickr Creative Commons.
Free Hugs Day Photo by Grzegorz Łobiński at Flickr Creative Commons.
Be Kind Photo by Kate Ter Haar at Flickr Creative Commons.
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Wow…thanks for the shout out! I am honored to be included on your awesome blog. I hope something in my 38 Random Acts of (Birthday) Kindness inspires your readers to go out and make a difference to someone. It is such a blessing to be a blessing! 🙂
Thanks so much again!
Warmly,
Robyn
You’re welcome, Robyn! Your blog post is one of my all-time favorites – it moved me to tears. You have been an inspiration to so many – you’re definitely a blessing! Have a wonderful weekend!
Random acts of kindness is one of my favorite quotes. It will be awesome to see your follow-up on your meaningful project! Thanks for the challenge!
Thanks! I love the random acts of kindness quote, too. We’re really having fun just focusing on simple ways to spread kindness (and smiles)!
Just beautiful! I recently shared the free hugs video on my blog. It made me tear up. Thanks for sharing this great idea for project smile.
Thanks, Alicia! I love focusing on Project Smile at the end of each month! I love the free hugs video, too. When my daughter and I were in Sheffield, England, we came across a guy giving out free hugs in City Centre. We hadn’t heard of the free hugs idea at the time (thought it might have been a university research project), but we enjoyed the hug!
LOVE those photos (particularly the lost kitty one)! Thanks for sharing them! 🙂
Thanks, Michelle! I love the lost kitty photo, too – says so much with so few words!
Great post. Great blog. Nowadays kindness is so overrated. Many think that is not necessary. For me that is what makes a world beautiful and puts a smile on you face every day.