Random Acts of Kindness Week Feb. 12 - 18

This week is Random Acts of Kindness Week.

What is a Random Act of Kindness? When we go beyond duties that are expected of us and reach out to help another person or group of people, we are performing a Random Act of Kindness. Kindness and empathy are very closely related: kindness is the observable expression of empathy. We sense another person’s need, we understand how it feels to be in need (due to our own past experience), and we decide to offer our help. This profound process can happen almost instantaneously, even if the person in need is a complete stranger. When we are kind, we express the best of our humanity.

An Explanation of “Random” The word “random” can be interpreted in various ways. It originally was adopted simply as a response to the often-heard phrase “random acts of violence.” In this sense, a Random Acts of Kindness does not mean an unplanned act any more than a random acts of violence is unplanned. Almost all acts of kindness are planned to some extent. Sometimes the planning takes a couple of seconds. Other times, the planning can take weeks. All acts of kindness — planned and unplanned — are valuable and beneficial. When people are kind, they are improving their world by selflessly giving to another.


These definitions were taken from the Acts of Kindness Website.

http://www.actsofkindness.org/

For your blog this week, think of a time you have been kind or when someone was kind to you. How did it make you feel? Did you "pass it on"? Finish your entry by planning a way you can commit an act of kindness and then DO IT!!