Today is an extra special day: We are half way through the alphabet! "M" is letter #13 and today, April 15, is also my MOM's birthday! My Mom is my best friend, my cheerleader, my mirror, my sounding board, my support group! She is, by far, the most important person in my life! She is the reason I am the woman that I am. She is the one who taught me that kindness is always the answer. I dedicate this post to her!
Throughout the A-Z Challenge I'll be blogging through the alphabet using each letter to create a list of Random Acts of Kindness. I've been collecting RAK ideas for some time now as I gear up to the 2016 launch of a project dear to my heart: B(e) Kind 366. I'll be performing an act of kindness every day of the leap year starting January 1st, 2016 while raising funds for World University Service of Canada (WUSC), an organisation that changed my life.
I'm starting each post with a synonym (of sorts) for kindness. I added this part to my posts because of an amazing movement I am a part of 1000 Voices Speak for Compassion. We link up monthly and blog about changing the world for the better. It's magical really. We're even on Twitter! @1000Speak
M is for Mindfulness
Practice Mindfulness |
Magic - learn some, perform it for others, believe in it (if only for a day)!
Memory Jar - make one for yourself or to give to someone special.
Mirror - leave small ones with inspiration post-its stuck to them for people to find.
Money - give
some, lend some, leave some in the children’s section of a dollar store!
Mud Run - take part in one!
Music - listen to something new, learn to play an
instrument, support a budding musician, attend a musical event (I’ll be making
a customised playlist for everyone who donates to B(e) Kind 366 in August 2016).
That's it for my "M" List! I'm always looking for more RAK ideas so if any come to mind please do post them in the comments!
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Kindness requires a good deal of mindfulness, that's for sure. :)
ReplyDeleteTo be kind to ourselves we definitely need to practice mindfulness way more often! I know I sure do.
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