Acts of Random Kindness

How often do you give yourself acts of random kindness?

I watched a hilarious comedy the other day ‘Evan Almighty’. Made me laugh out loud.

The story tells of a junior congressman played by funny man Steve Carell who is chosen by God (Morgan Freeman) to build an ARK to help save the animals and people in his town. He gets there in the end but with lots of comedy moments along the way.

Ark also stands for ‘Acts of Random Kindness’ this being the main message behind the story, how lovely is that. So got me thinking afterwards how important it is to have as much of this in our day to day life as possible.

Monday last I had an appointment at the doctors. It was crazy busy. I watched in awe at the receptionist who was juggling three things at once. I could tell she was close to breaking point.

After my appointment I needed her help with something else but saw the timing wasn’t right. I instead praised her on what a great job she was doing and how I was impressed with her ability to multi task under pressure. She seemed to relax. I told her not to hurry as I had some time on my hands and I could hold on a few minutes.

The customer service I received afterwards was outstanding, she seemed to be back in control again. I asked her name and made a note to remember it for the future.

I felt great all day by putting ARK into practice and expecting nothing in return. In fact I received super service in return so that was a bonus.

Above all it reminded me the importance of applying ARK to ourselves (that means you and I) as often as possible.

So, how often do you give yourself ‘acts of random kindness’? How do you talk about yourself to others and also to yourself? Do you say nice things? Do you compliment yourself and your achievements?

The more we give to ourselves the more we can give to others. So go on be good to yourself ......starting today!

Alternatively if you haven’t seen the film and need a good laugh, I would highly recommended it.