I never finished my random acts of kindness, but I completed quite a few. I kept track of them for the first two weeks before I started missing days and forgetting. Some of my favorites are as follows:
1. In the downtown part of my city, the Meter Maids go home at 5 p.m. That means that people no longer need to put money into the parking meters at that time. Around 4:45, I saw a Meter Maid making her last rounds and noticed the car parked next to me would have received a ticket. I jumped out of my car and put a nickel into the meter. This took less than a minute of my time and prevented someone else from getting an $8 ticket!
2. I’m not really a dishwashing kind of gal. Give me laundry; have me dust the whole house, vacuum, whatever. I hate washing dishes. But my mother can’t stand waking up to a messy kitchen. When she fell asleep early one night and didn’t get around to doing the dishes, I sucked it up and did them.
3. I’m a bartender. I was training a new guy at work. He just worked all day at his current job and was closing up with me, so altogether he had a pretty long day. I was pretty hands-off and let him do most of the work. At the end of the night, trainees aren’t supposed to get any tips. I let him have all of them instead.
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The simplest thing can make someone’s day and it’s so easy to do. Looking back on what I kept track of, I can’t help but feel good. It makes me want to start all over again and spread some kindness to new people!
Did you attempt the Acts of Kindness Challenge? If so, what were your favorite(s) or most memorable experiences?
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