FEB 17, 25 .. TO FEEL GOOD.. DO GOOD.. RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS..

Today, Monday, February 17th 2025 is PRESIDENT’S DAY, a National Holiday. President’s day was previously celebrated as Washington’s Birthday.

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TO FEEL GOOD.. DO GOOD..

That is the message for today’s NATIONAL TODAY / NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR “Holiday” ..

Random Act of Kindness Day, is on February 17.

Who started Random Acts of Kindness?

Many sources credit Anne Herbert with this honor, as she wrote the words, “practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty” on a placemat at a restaurant in Sausalito, California in 1982.

If you’re anything like most people, then you are constantly mumbling things to yourself like, “People these days are just rude. What happened to the good days when everyone was polite?” Sound familiar? Of course it does. For those of you that wish you could change the world, below are a few tips on how to get the job done.

-Compliment at least 5 people.
-Let the person in line behind you go ahead of you.
-Leave happy notes around town.
-Babysit for a single mom for free.
-Sit next to someone who is sitting alone at lunch.
-Help an elderly neighbor take out the trash or mow their lawn.”
-Donate your old clothes to the Salvation Army.
-Help a senior with their groceries.
-Shovel a neighbor’s driveway when it snows.
-Walk a neighbor’s dog.
-Babysit for free.
-Plant a tree.
-Do a favor without asking for anything in return.
-Take someone new in your neighborhood on a tour of the city.

One can never go wrong with kindness, and there can never be too much of it. The idea behind National Random Acts of Kindness Day is to cultivate feelings of kindness and brighten up someone’s day. Every small act of kindness is significant. It may seem like it doesn’t accomplish much but, just like the domino effect, one act of kindness can lead to more positive outcomes. Don’t hold back from uplifting others with compliments and compassion on this day.

Random Acts of Kindness Day was initiated in 1995 in Denver, Colorado by a nonprofit organization called The Random Acts Of Kindness Foundation. The event spread to New Zealand nine years later, in 2004, and the observance of the holiday became more and more widespread.

Random Acts of Kindness Day may not have been around for a very long time, but kindness has existed throughout human history. There are great examples of prominent figures in history who have made an impact through their selfless acts of kindness — Princess Diana, the Dalai Lama, and Mother Teresa, to name a few. Various studies have also proved that kindness is undoubtedly an inherent part of nature, with feelings of care developing in humans while they’re still babies.

On a personal level, I practice Random Acts of Kindness when I hand out my Spiritual Pocket Stones. The below link to our Google Blogspot Post tells the story.

https://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2022/11/

A few very nice Tid-Bits..

“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”

“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.”

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”

There you have Random Acts of Kindness.

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Tomorrow, Patti and I are still planning to head North to Phoenix to visit a friend in a hospital. Then we plan to head North to Lake Havasu City IF we are “feeling up to three more hours driving.” If not we will overnight in Phoenix Tuesday night.

Cap and Patti

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