Being cordial has to count as well. Keeping scowls off one’s face and smiles on is a gift to the world at large.

But then, if I tell all my secrets, no one will feel special ! Rest assured, I get back more than I give.

Thanks for making it easy to give you a gift !

You have given so many people in the programme more than they can ever repay.

1) Help 3 people or peoples
2) Use time, talent and make someone smile
3) Remain anonymous.

1) On Monday I made 2 fresh peach pies from scratch, one large one was for my neighbors, 2 elderly sisters who are both in their nineties; (they unfortunately do not leave their apt. anymore.)

When I brought them the pie and ice cream, they were asleep and may not become aware of the deed. So I chatted with one of the home nurses. Its one of those sad stories to see 2 human beings living in an unconscious state. I will not elaborate further…….

The 2nd pie was for my husband.

2)- Then I bought some socks and men’s underwear and brought them to a church who collects them for the homeless.

This is the only deed I was able to do anonymously.

3)- I sent 2 small checks to 2 charities, for which I might otherwise have waited another month or two to contribute.

4)- The 4th thing was to put a smile on someone’s face: I sent an e-mail wish to GRB with an attachment, a home made e-card, hopefully, it evoked a smile. As a last mission “shipped”, I had covered an ordinary $ 2.- composition/note book with an artsy (experimental artwork) cover as a small token of appreciation for getting “us” to read “The Linchpin”. I got a lot out of that book, it speaks to me personally being that I am an artist. I also fully understand his meaning of being an artist, that in whatever we do, we can be creative, bringing one’s own happiness to work and therefore “ship” a better product. Like in one of your videos’ — “do everything lovingly”. There is so much to learn still.

My favorite chapter is “the resistance” and the “shipping.” — I’m reading the new book now….

I hope you had a happy birthday and I wish you a great 4th of July weekend!! Enjoy your family.!

Recently our neighbors went on vacation – while they were gone I mowed their lawn, they weren’t sure who mowed it, but finally figured it out and were so grateful. I loved doing that – I get so much back from it.

My BFF is in the process of moving back to Nebraska from Colorado. The day she was coming in – I stocked her frig with bottles of water and put down some throw rugs. The house was empty for about a month or so, I had put a lamp with a timer on it so it looked lived in.

It just takes so little to make someones day better. You just reminded me to try harder and do this every day. Thanks and I hope you had a very Happy Birthday!

These people actually were not intending to have a children’s home. Even the police would now drop children at their house. The couple is retired; and then social workers came and started telling them all the conditions they had to meet (and they do not receive any government subsidies!!!). And well-meaning people bury them in clothes and all kinds of other stuff.

However, they need to feed the children every day, so all the nice stuff sent from Holland is ok, but they cannot eat it. So I went with my co-worker to the store, we purchased food items for them and I asked her to drop it off for me and not tell them where it came from. They were surprised and happy, and felt bad they did not know who to thank.
In addition, a homeless person who often wanders in my street was just standing at the shop when we left, so I went back in and bought cheese and bread for him.

And in the evening I gave a good friend a kiss. And yes, you are so right, it does make one feel good. Then I wrote a friend, who helped me last year do some other random acts of benevolence and she promised to do some as well.

Bravo!

Just recently, as I passed through the ‘toll’ bridge I decided to pay for the car coming up behind me… as I glanced in the mirror there was little traffic on the road and the next car was a long way behind …so I thought… great!… I will get out of the way before it pulls up behind … however, when I went to explain to the lady at the toll desk I had to explain a few times before she eventually took the 1.90 euros from me for the other car … by which time the car was nearly up behind me…. anyway … off I sped as fast as I could and caught a glance in the mirror observing that the car had stopped… and when almost out of sight I caught a flash of lights to acknowledge ‘thanks’ ……it felt good…. but boy did I have a job keeping ahead on the motorway that day (nearly broke the speed limit in the process)… as I could clearly see the other car trying to catch up with me …. nice idea… but hard enough to keep anonymous, particularly when it appear the other car was trying to catch up…

What is a Random, Anonymous, Act of Kindness?

It?s simply a nice deed that you do for someone, anonymously, that will positively impact their life.

All I?m asking is one life touched. If you want to do more, I would welcome those gifts.

It may be giving a flower to a homeless person and watching her smile?.

It may be paying for the coffee of someone behind you at Starbucks?.

It may be sending flowers to your wife at home, but without mentioning that you sent them?..

Whatever you do, ask them to ?Pay it forward? in someway. Basically, they will do the a nice act of kindness, for someone else.

This would be the best gift you could give me.

Please, post what you did below and what happened.

Just as profound as your trainings and teachings. You make me think, you make me question and you make me act. May this be the best year yet!

Happy Birthday!
Everything Counts
Mark

Thanks for continuing to inspire us. I will be thinking about this during my long flight to Asia.

Enjoy your special day with your family!