365 Days of Kindness 12/26/2009
 One of my Christmas gifts was a planner. (Side note: I love any and all things to do with paper, writing, creativeness, planning, list-making and color.) I happen to be a bit picky about my planners and calendars, this one was gorgeous and I was excited to get it- but it doesn't have enough space for me to use on a daily basis. I pondered and pondered what I could use this planner for and then it HIT ME! I will make this planner my 365 days of kindness keeper! THIS is an invitation for you to join me! Materials: A planner or calender of sorts Your imagination A pen, pencil or marker How it works: Once you have found the planner or calendar you will be using you simply make a conscience effort everyday to write down one act of kindness you put forth that day. It doesn't have to be any thing HUGE, just something nice. You might find yourself plotting very kind and random things to do for others. Your act of kindness does not have to be for someone you know, it could very well be a stranger on the street who dropped something and you helped her pick it up. It could be you picking up a friends kids from school who couldn't get out of a meeting in time. Anything that provides a hand to another person- I can't wait to hear what you all create in your planners. CommentsKim Jenkins Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:42:59 Oh my gosh....somehow I missed this tweet today.. While going through my twitterberry messages tonight, I saw it. Holy moly I am SO in love with this idea!!! I too love paper! I'll walk into a book store just to smell it. ha ha. Megan Monique Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:32:45 So glad you like the idea Sweetie! Megan Monique Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:28:03 Hooray Tabitha! Please do come back to this blog and post what kinds of acts you do and what came of them. I can't wait to hear all of your stories. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:59:55 So..It's New Year's Day. Day 1 of 365 days of kindness. I was at the mall, looking for opportunities to do a RAK. A woman approaching Macy's had both of her hands full with packages. I went to the double-door entry, opened one door and stepped aside to let her through. I felt very kind. :) The funny thing about it is, she scoffed at me and opened the other door, then walked through it. Her response proved to me the necessity of this project...people are unfamiliar with simple acts of kindness and don't know how to respond. So...onward! Can't wait for tomorrow. Megan Monique Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:04:31 Kim- you rock! A friend of mine always gets pissy when he does something kind for someone else and gets a 'scoff' as a response. I find it funny BC there is no reason to do something kind for another person if you are doing it simple for the 'expected reaction' they give you. 9 times out of 10 you won't get the response you thought BC we have no influence over others unless they choose to let us. Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:57:09 Day 2. My afternoon unexpectedly opened up in terms of time. Thinking about one of my friends who was home with her son and feeling lonely (her hubby is out of town visiting his very sick mother), I gathered two of my friends and their kids and we spent the evening visiting her. She lives pretty darned far...1-1/2 hours from my house....but I know those feelings of loneliness. There is nothing like the laughter of friends to pull you out of it for awhile. We had pizza, we played Twilight Scene-It, we watched New Moon, all while the kids played together. It was a great night and it felt good to step outside of myself and consider someone else. :) Megan Monique Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:52:07 Kim- Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:47:47 Day 3 was simple. I mostly just stayed in a place of ease...letting cars go before me on the road and allowing the rushing people to rush why I remained calm and easy-going. I also was kind to myself by spending super quality connection time with my girls today, shopping and laughing and having fun. :) Megan Monique Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:13:00 I love it Kim! Everyday when I see your comment I get so excited that there is someone going on this journey with me! Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:22:20 I took my kindness mission a step deeper into contribution. Today I started a fundraising event for a local youth-driven organization who assists foster children. I feel so excited. Megan Monique Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:59:26 Big Hugs to you Kim. My friend is working on adopting right now. It is a very important topic to me. Thank you for your contribution. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:56:02 Megan, Kim Jenkins Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:33:42 Well...sadly, I don't have much to report for yesterday. I coordinated a luncheon between old friends, but the event is not going to happen after all. Do I still get credit for trying? :) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:36:12 What a sweetie you are. I love your idea and I'm signing up to do it. Megan Monique Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:40:43 Kim, Megan Monique Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:43:41 HOORAY Heather! I am so glad you are joining us for 365 Days of Kindness! Thank you for the compliments on the site. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:24:09 I'm loving the pictures of your acts, Megan. I haven't posted in awhile so I'll talk about today. Megan Monique Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:01:09 Kim, you are ROCKIN IT girl! Caren Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:47:48 Oh I was so excited to see that I was part of your 365 Days of Kindness. You did such a sweet thing for me. I even told a friend at work that day that it was so kind of you to offer to do it. You are such an awesome, and SEXY woman. Love you, Leave a Reply |  Loading clips for Megan Monique ArchivesMarch 2010 CategoriesAll |
RSS Feed