"No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves." ~Amelia EarhartThis weeks blog is a little more complicated. Your assignment is go out and perform a random act of kindness--a kind act for the benefit of someone else which brings no profit or honor to yourself. Then come back here and tell us what you did, how the recipient reacted, and how you felt after you did it. Like the transcendentalists, let's make something of our lives today!
Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver. ~Barbara De Angelis
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My neighbor's father just passed away and she asked me to watch her kid for her, so I did. She told me that she didn't have any money because of the funeral and I told her that it wasn't a problem and to just go. she smiled at me and she went on her way. I felt pretty good with myself just because she asked me to watch her kid in such a hurry and I had plans, but I told her that I would watch her daughter for her while she went and took care of things. So I actually dropped what I was doing to help another in need. So I felt pretty good!!
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My brother got his phone stolen from him at the job fair on Valentines day. So yesterday he went to go get a new one, but he was ten dollers short. He was really bummed that he had to wait another two weeks for pay day so he could get it.So I gave him ten dollers. He was so happy and took me with him to get it. It felt really good to help out my brother for once because he does stuff for me. I liked my RAK!!!
guard_girl1220
Earlier this week I was at Walmart-the best place ever. I saw this old lady having trouble carrying her groceries to the car. My hands were full so I didn't really want to help. The old lady fell so then I ran over to her and helped her up and carried her stuff to the car. The old lady just kinda stared at me weird. I felt weird afterwards.
ID:BETCHIMTHEBOMBLIKETICTIC
My friend is having a hard time. Something just happened in ur family. I was there for her and talked to her about it. And if she ever needed a shoulder to cry on, I would be there for her.
LOVE
I was atwork the other day and this older lady with a cane walked in. She had a huge order of flowers, gift certificates, and other goods she had won from the auction block. She went to pick a box up and I knew she wouldnt be able to pick it up, it took her 10 minutes just to walk from her car to the front desk. So i went and had her go to her car and I carried all the items out to her car. I could tell it really helped her. I could see her leg was hurting her. She was very very nice and tried giving me a tip but I didn't even feel I deserved it. Carrying just a couple items was such a huge gift to her. It made me feel great.
I gave someone ten bucks for some food which they didnt have and didnt expect anything back in return...if that counts as anything.
I am always a nice person, i usually do nice things for people too so doing this wasnt anything different than usual. My parents were very sick this week so i decided to cook them dinner and brought it to them in bed and i helped take care of the house and clean while they were in bed.
ilovemolly
The other day i was in radio shack and this little girl was playing with her baby doll. Then something caught her eye and I quess she dropped her toy and started walking away. Without thinking I ran and picked up the doll and took it to the girl's mother and said "I think your daughter dropped this over there." She and the little girl thanked me and told me that the toy was her favorite. After that I felt really good and just knew that if I had left something behind that was that important, I hope that someone would return it to me.
OK, so my church has basketball tournaments among the various young woman in Missouri. Tomorrow, we play Springfield. This past Wednesday, we had practice from 5pm - 7pm, and one of my friends was having a hard time with dribbling down the court, so I volunteered to stay after for about an extra 45 minutes to help her out. I was able practice for my self and she gained a greater understanding on how to dribble correctly. We both had fun and I could tell she appreciated it. She thanked me, I don't know how many times, and then we both went home. I gave up my time and energy to help her, and I felt great. Well until I got home and remembered I had homework still to finish :)
Well my random act of kindness for the week was something not that special. After track practice, I bought my friend Kaci dinner. We both thought that subway sounded good so I was like "hey I'll buy you dinner". She was excited when I told her I would buy her dinner. She is a special person to me so it felt good doing something nice for her.
--brainyblonde92
Well this week I have saved someones money. They were walking in the hall and droped 20 dollors on the ground. I wemt and picked it up and gave it back to them. They were surprized and thanked me for not taking it. THE END!!
lvsk8er91
on thursday i went to the band concert with my family. after the show when every was leavin there was this lady who had three little boys and two of them were crying and she was holding them so when she tried to open the door she couldn't so i saw her and whent and open the door for her. she smiled and said thank you i appreciate it.
The other day my little bro came home with an award from school and as a surprise I gave him like 10 dallars to go get something at the book fair. I know this situation is sort of questionable but it was my money and I needed it for something else that weekend but I decided to give it to him, knowing I wasn't going to get it back. I felt good knowing that he was happy.
I was in Arkansas this past weekend and we stopped at a corner store to get drinks and take a bathroom break. Well, there a man outside that was sitting on the curb and he was wearing really worn down clothes and looked down on his luck. After I used the restroom and bought an extra water for him. When I gave it to him, his face just lit up. It was a great feeling.
-texas2010
this weekend i was hanging out wit a bunch of people just chilling and having fun. then one of my friends got a call from his uncle and he needed to meet him right away (for some reason...i didnt really want to ask questions...it was personal) but my friend didnt have his car wit thim and no one else would let him drive to meet his uncle who was in need of him so i gave him my keys and let him go. however i did tell him to be very careful.
*jojofosho*
My dad was working at the Homeshow this weekend down at the Landing. He text my mom saying that he was really bored and wanted us to visit. So we both decided to go down there for a little. But then i thought i would surprise him with his favorite....a chocolate shake! he was really happy and drank the shake in like ten minutes!! it made me feel appreciated.
This weekend i was home with my stepdad on Sunday. He was working all day on a project for college. I went outside and cleaned up branches, leaves, and trash all up and down my street from the storm. I cleaned up three trash bags worth of leaves in gutters and one bag of trash.
Mr.StuzmanFan60
i was a DD the one who didnt drink and drove. that was pretty kind and i saved peoples lives. i also made breakfast for some of my friends and this morning a kid in a wheel chair dropped his binder so i picked it up for him.
TYLER MURPHY
i made my mom a birthday card telling her how much i loved her and cared about her. she was really thankful and happy. i felt good after i gave it to her
tomtom
Well actually its not just me who did something good. it was my family. one of my friends is staying with us for a couple weeks cause he got in an argument with his mom and he didnt have a place to stay so he is going to live in our house till he gets his own place. i let him share my room and eat my food ha. he keeps telling us he is extremely greatful.
My Dads B-day was in January but what I wanted to get him was the new U2 CD No Horizon, but it cam out this mouth. So i went to Walmart an bought it for him. The only day i could give it to him was on Sunday, thats why my blog is late.
this past week i did a few acts of kindness. usually i ignore my little sister but over the weekend i played games with her and kept her amused. also i cooked dinner for my whole family when my stepmom wasnt feeling good. i like to do nice things for people. it feels great!!!!!!!!!
Teddy and I helped change an old ladies tire on her car. She was on the side of the road and she was struggling to get her spare tire let alone change her other one. She said she swerved to avoid another driver. So we changed her tire.
I looked up some stuff for a friend an then printed it off for her thats about all i got lol
I helped my friend with his math because he is a little slow but he aced the test.
I payed for someones lunch the other day.
There is this elderly lady who I work with. She is eighty-six years old and she always carries everything out to her car by herself and no one offers to help her. So on Sunday I offered to carry her things out to her car and she said that it would be very helpful. She offered to pay me but I told her it would absolutely not be a problem. It made me feel very happy to help her...
my co-worker and friend got like 5 orders for different kinds of ice cream blasts at sonic last night and i helped her make them
-basketball33
The other day.... yeah i know it is march, but my mom wanted me to help her take down the CHRISTMAS TREE!!!!!! haha. it is 14' and i dreaded it. But, she works hard all the time and never had time to take it down, so when she had a day off she begged me to help her so i did. After i did it, i felt kind of relaxed that i helped her do it, because it needed to be done! :)
I went out and bought girl scout cookies to help them raise money even though i hate the way they taste.
cheer2010
Well....Today, my mom was sick in bed. I felt awful for her and I wanted to do something for her. It just so happened that it was an assignment! So, this morning I decided that I would make breakfast for my mom, in bed. So, I got up around 9 and my brother helped me make pancakes, eggs, bacon, and we made her some coffee, just how she like it!
Softball5
Well on saturday after work one of my friends and me went to walmart. while we were at walmart we bought some things. then ther was this old laydy outside her car putting all her bags into the bak=ck of her car. when we were passing on of her bags riped so i took on of my bags and emty it then help her pick up her things and put them in my bag. then i helped her to get the rest of her bags to the car. fimaly i took the cart back to the store. she was very thankfull of me helping her
La Fl@ka
My next door neighbors house had a tree fall down and they are pretty old so we helped cut the tree up and haul it away. then they were also moving away this very week so we helped them pack up everything.
i went out and helped my grandpa dig up his old garden for the spring crop coming in. he tried to pay me but i refused the money but a few days later my car was instantly full of gas but he still denys doing it and he was really pleased and i felt really good to help someone out.
At my work the other day a homeless looking guy came in andx asked if I could possibly give him some food because he was hungary. So I made him a sandwich, chips and a drink for free. I thought it was pretty nice thing to do.
well my sister needed help paying her water bill so i gave her money to pay it off and she thought i was a big mean brother but im not ha
Well, a few days ago, my older sister Azshia called me and wanted me to go pick her up. She was having problems at her house and with people that know her. So, I drove about thirty minutes away to go pick her up. After I picked her up, we started talking about what was wrong. I just told her my advice and she TOOK it! WOW! But, after she stayed the night with me that night, she wanted to go home. She said that she just needed to get away from her house for a little bit. It's okay though..she is my sister and I love her. There is nothing I wouldn't do for her. She's not only my sister, but she is also my best friend!!
-victorria
I went grocery shopping for my mom and put all the grocerys away while she was at work.. I am an amazing daughter. :) and Happy Birthday a few days late btw.
I know this is a little late but i got my chance. I watched my gf's dog over spring break for her. im glad i did it cause i know her dog means alot to her and she was extremly thankful i did it.
This little girl at a birthday party at chuckecheese ran up to me and tapped me and said she had lost her daddy so i walked around with her until she found him. her dad was thankful. The end
k33
this isnt a huge act of kindness, but i think it can sometimes go a long way. i think too many teens are misrepresented by the elderly because of the way some of them act. I try to go out of my way to do simple things like go out of my way to open doors for them, or greet them with a friendly smile. Who knows maybe it can change some opinions.
ILOVECHELSEA
My mom just got done paying all our bills and buying groceries. I told her I would take her to Ruby Tuesdays so that we could eat dinner. She was surprised that I offered this but then I took her to Ruby Tuesdays and bought her dinner for her. She really appreciated it and gave me a big hug and told me she loved me!
Volleyball23
Last week i had a concert with a band called Sera Velle and at the concert everyone who was their pretty much bailed out cuz they had never heard of them, even tho this band was very popular. I was one of the few that stuck around to watch them because i hate when people dont support others just cuz their different. After the show i asked them all out to I-Hop with us and they said they would but didnt have any money and all the go is to McDonalds all the time. I felt like i was supossed to help them out so i gave them all the money i had in my wallet and said that i wanted to bless them for coming and they couldn't believe that i would give them 80 dollars without even knowing them. I felt very good about the choice i had made even tho didnt have alot of money at the time.
i helped my dad move out to galena. he reacted shocked and thankful. i felt good about doing it because i am trying to stay close to my dad so it made me fell good
I helped a little boy buy ice cream at Mc Donalds.
an old lady had a computer fixed yesterday at my store and she was having some trouble getting it to her car, so i went and carried it out to her car for her and she was very thankfull to me. i felt good after because i finally get to use my energy for something good.
Last weekend I helped rake an old persons yard. It made me feel pretty good knowing I was helping some people.
Striker
I was at walmart and an elderly woman was standing in the parking lot for about 10 minutes and i wasn't sure what she was doing, so i asked her if she needed help. she told me that she could not find her car, so i asked her what kind it was and i helped her find it. i did not do this for an assignment or anything, just because i felt it was right. i felt glad that i had helped her out and it made me feel good.
Well, I was riding with a friend of mine and we noticed that there was a car on the side of the road. The driver of the car was an old lady and she had a flat tire. So we stopped and helped her change her tire.
i helped my grandma when she couldnt get off of the couch becaue shes too old. she said thak you and then made me some cinnamon rolls. I was very thankful to her and it was a great day.
this last week i was going to my sisters house to go see her and my nephews. well i figured id just go through the front door. when i opened the screen door glass shattered everywhere. so one my sister got home i helped her clean that glass spottless.
ilovechels
the other day i was driving around in town, when i came up on a redlight. The truck in front of me had an open gas tank. So i got out of my car and ran up to the truck and shut the gas tank. Thats just the kind of person that i am.
Deadhead
I have track practice every day after school. I friend of mine was running and everyone started to pass her because she started slowing down because she was having trouble breathing. I slowed down and waited for her, when she caught up with me we ran together. After practice she thanked me and said that she was happy that I came back to run with her. This made me feel really good and I was very happy.
Hayle Holzkamper
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