I do small random acts a lot. I buy drinks for the directors of my daughter's musical theatre company drinks during show weeks (which are extremely long hours). The other day in a drive thru I purchased the highway patrolman's order (I did that mainly for good karma...haha). I have bought an elderly lady's groceries at the store last year at Christmas time. An older gentleman did it for me once on my birthday and I wanted to pay it forward.
The very last random act was a couple of weeks ago, I took fresh baked cookies over to my new neighbors to welcome them to the neighborhood.
I try to do these things in front of my daughter to show her that giving is as good as receiving. In our house we do small acts of kindness a lot with little surprises for each other.
If you want to see more random acts of kindness, check out Fabulous Finds by Tiffany Day 6.
I try to do the same with my boys. When we see an ambulance pass up on the road, we always say out loud, as a family, "I hope they are OK."
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That's awesome. It's important to pass on good will to our children.
DeleteI like to hear about people doing nice things for anyone but especially the elderly, and I think it's great you try to do nice things for others in front of your daughter.
ReplyDeleteOne of the most influential people in my life was my grandma. I try to think of the elderly as someone's grandparent and would I want them to do that for my grandma.
DeleteFresh baked cookies for your new neighbors? I wish I lived in your neighborhood :D
ReplyDeleteI could kick them out. haha I guess that would go against the random act though. lol
DeleteMy son is a cop and he has been in line in McDonald's a few times when someone in front of him has paid for his lunch. He says that it restores his faith in his fellow man.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that they appreciate it. At my Starbucks we always gave the cop their beverage because they do so much for everyone and most people don't truly appreciate what cops do.
DeletePaying for groceries! Now that is awesome... to give and receive.
ReplyDeleteI do wish that more people would pay it forward though. Think of how many smiles that would put on people's faces.
It puts a smile on my face. :)
DeleteI loved reading about your kindnesses, but especially about the way you are trying to teach your daughters by example. That's our goal, too! :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's a great goal. Kindness will get them very far in life. I just hope it sticks.
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