Random Acts of Kindness Week!

It's random acts of kindness week this week (13th Feb - 19th Feb), I would have posted about it yesterday but it may surprise you to know that occasionally I do have other things to do! Quite why they chose the week of Valentine's Day I don't know but hey... Check out this months issue (March 2006) of Marie Claire for an amusing article by a journalist trying R.A.K.W. out in London. (Also several decent strong women bouncing back stories, I quite enjoyed reading it for a change on the long train journey back from my London interview. Usually I just turn page after page after page sighing with boredom. And it reminded me that I want to do some voluntary work over the summer... I need to look into that!)

Some ideas I 'borrowed' from Marie Claire for your random act of kindness:

1. Buy a coffee for someone behind you in the queue
2. Say 'hello' to a stranger
3. Take goodies to workmen
4. Donate to homeless shelter
5. Buy a friend flowers
6. Collect litter in the park
7. Pay everyone you meet a compliment
8. Help someone with their bags

There is actually a Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, no really hit the link. And the previously always in the media Join-Me 'collective' is still running its' one random act of kindness every friday (yes the Join-Me from the books).

It's true that one thing you say or do can make or break someone's day (so if you can't be kind at least don't be mean).