Random Acts of Kindness

What is free to give, where there is no end to the supply?

Random Acts of Kindness.

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What qualifies as a "Random Act of Kindness"?

There are many actions that can be 

Random Acts of Kindness!

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Here are a few ideas 

to help you get started on your own path 

to contributing to the world with 

Random Acts of Kindness:

Listening to someone who needs a person to talk to and not

paying attention to how much time you are spending, before they are finished talking.

Asking someone if they could use some help with something in their life that is difficult for them to accomplish, on their own.  This could be helping them unload their groceries, preparing a meal, folding their laundry, or checking on them regularly.

Paying attention to the people around you and noticing when they are not as happy as usual or having a difficult day, then offering your time to listen and/or support.

Surprising someone, unexpectedly, with something you know they would love (that does not have to cost money). Usually, all it takes is a little creativity and a few minutes of your time. This could be as simple as getting something for them while you are up, or going that way, to surprising them with something like a blanket, warm cup of coffee, or retrieving the mail for them.

Doing the unexpected simply by making an extra batch of cookies or doubling a meal recipe, then delivering it to them when it is convenient to you.  They will be shocked, surprised, and happy to have the relief of having something homemade that they did not have to dream up and prepare themselves.  The thought of that kind act, will resonate long into the future.

These are but a few examples of Random Acts of Kindness, but I am sure you can come up with your own unique ideas that easily fit into your normal everyday life.  

Notice that the examples that I gave all begin with an action word:  Listening, acting, paying attention, surprising, and doing the unexpected.  

What can you think of that would qualify as a 

Random Act of Kindness? 

Please comment below 

so that we can share our ideas and pass on the good 

to the people who need it the most.

Improve the quality of someones day 

simply by acknowledging them with eye contact 

and smiling.

Talk to you soon!

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Calm, Cool, and Collected...

F E A R...

"No passion 

so effectually robs the mind 

of all its powers

of acting and reasoning 

as fear."

~Edmund Burke

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Fear is just an emotion 

that is designed to protect us 

from a perceived threat, 

in order to help us 

make the best decisions 

to preserve our life and safety.

Overcoming fears 

that keep us from living our life are 

achievable goals.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Read more about overcoming fears that interfere with life, here:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/fear

BEWARE: ACTIONS controlled by FEAR!

When you "look the other way", that is fear controlling your actions.  

When you take action, 
there is authentic inner peace 
in knowing you became involved 
for the purpose 
of the best most possible outcome.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

You can take action right now by simply 
re-tweeting this to everyone you know 
and asking them to do the same.
Awareness is the KEY.

Clever vs. Wise

"Yesterday I was clever,

so I wanted to change the world.

Today I am wise,

 so I am changing myself."

~Rumi

When to "Get Even"...

“The only people 

with whom you should try to get even, 

are those who have helped you.”

~John E. Southard

Win - Win!

Give with an open heart and expect nothing in return.  

It's a win-win for everyone involved!

~Kim Franklin-Magana

 (written 5/7/12)

Helping Someone, Helps Everyone!

"Be not a hindrance, but a helper 

to your fellow man; 

just as you would wish them to be, 

in your time of need."

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Helping Someone:  Anything positive, that you can contribute, which benefits people beyond yourself, 

is helping someone. 

(...and it still counts, even when no one is looking!)

The Bystander Effect...

"The only thing necessary 
for the triumph of evil 
is for good men 
to do nothing."

~ Edmund Burke

(1729-1797)

Watch this 3 MINUTE Video - 
The Diffusion of Responsibility:  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSsPfbup0ac

The bystander effect or Genovese syndrome 
is a social psychological phenomenon 
that refers to cases where individuals 
do not offer any means of help in an emergency situation 
to the victim 
when other people are present.
Interesting read!  To read more, please visit:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect


***PLEASE ***PASS THE GOOD:  

Please 
take a moment

and send this out to
everyone you know 
in order to

help spread awareness.

(The action you take will change lives for the better!)

SuCCeSS vs. Value

"Try not to become a man of success, 
but rather 
try to become a man of value."

~ Albert Einstein

Time Line of Einstein's Life-

1879: Albert Einstein is born to Hermann Einstein (a featherbed

salesman) and his wife Pauline in Ulm, Germany.

1884: Around this time, Albert receives his first compass,

beginning his quest to investigate the natural world.

1889: At age 10, Albert sets into a program of self education and

reads as much about science as he can.

To continue reading the complete timeline, please visit:  http://www.sonic.net/~gralsto/einstein/timeline.html

More interesting reading found here:  http://www.westegg.com/einstein/#about

Your character is a gift to others!

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those 

who can do nothing for him. 

~ James D. Miles

It's as simple as... 1, 2, 3 !

DON’T THINK, JUST DO IT!

“To change one’s life: 

1. Start immediately. 

2. Do it flamboyantly. 

3. No exceptions.” 

~ William James

William James (1842-01-11 – 1910-08-26) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, the psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophy of pragmatism.  READ MORE:  http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_James

 Be not afraid of life. 

Believe that life is worth living,

 and your belief will help create the fact. 

~William James

LOVE...tough love!

You cannot help men permanently 

by doing for them 

what they could & should 

do for themselves.  

~Abraham Lincoln

To read more on the subject please visit:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tough_love

Choose to be...

Wherever you go, whatever you do:

Choose to be kind to those around you.

~Kim Franklin-Magana 

Understand...

It is in identifying yourself 
with the hopes, dreams, fears and longings of others 
that you may understand them 
and help them.

~Wilferd A. Peterson 
(August 21, 1900 - June 2, 1995)

Exerpt taken from his biography:  His greatest influences from other writers and philosophers include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Abraham Lincoln, among many others. His contemporaries include Norman Vincent Peale and Dale Carnegie, and current writers and philosophers such as Jack Canfield and Brian Tracy have referred to Wilferd Peterson's works.

Courtesy

The courtesies of a small and trivial character

are the ones which strike deepest

to the grateful and appreciating heart.

~Henry Clay

Our Dangerous World!

The world is a dangerous place, 

not because of those who do evil, 

but because of those who look on 
and do nothing.

~Albert Einstein

Teen girl gets plastic surgery 

to stop being bullied:

Fifteen-year-old Renata said she wanted to get plastic surgery so she can stop being teased about her nose. Her decision, supported by a nonprofit organization, is spurring discussion about beauty and bullying.

http://www.today.com/video/today/53971923?from=en-us_msnhp#53971923

HELP Stamp Out Bullying simply by informing others about what you have learned.

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