Start with one...

"You wanna know how to change the world, son? One random act of kindness at a time." ("God" played by Morgan Freeman in Evan Almighty).

Simple Things like Small Kindnesses

Small kindnesses are often hard to come by or maybe they aren't. Maybe we just overlook them. Either way, they rarely get appreciated to the extent they deserve. I started thinking about this the other day after a small kindness was shown toward me.

I was walking into a building and I was planning to use the elevator. I was alone and I wasn't carry anything, but my purse (just noting that my hands were completely free). A gentleman was walking just a few brisk paces ahead of me. The gentleman (who I do not know and who never looked back) heard the sound of my boots and simply walked right by the elevator and pushed the button for me. Why was this so kind? Well, because the gentleman knew it would take the elevator a moment to arrive and he was taking the stairs. As I approached the elevator, it arrived. I smiled to myself...and truly felt appreciative of this simple, but sincere gesture.

When I arrived at my destination, the gentleman was also coming from the stairs. I looked in his direction and simply said "Thank you"...his reply "No problem." Though he may never know that I thought enough of his gesture to blog about it (perhaps I'm just running out of material, right?). But I did. The whole evening I thought about random acts of kindness and the way a simple sweet gesture from a friend or stranger can make us feel. The feeling...amazing. Don't believe me, try it. My goal: commit more random acts of kindness, because I have been on the receiving end of them many times in life and I know how rewarding they are and how much they can be appreciated.

"It's the little things that make a difference, it's the little things that show love. It's that little things. A simple cup of water, that can change the world..." -song by jj heller