“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.”
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948);
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http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/raktivists
MONDAY
GIVE
A SINCERE COMPLIMENT
"If someone were to pay you 10 cents for every
kind word you ever spoke and collect 5 cents for every unkind word, would you
be rich or poor?" Nonpareil
(Velvet vs. Sandpaper Words)
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TUESDAY
BE
KIND TO A STRANGER
"A
kind and compassionate act is often its own reward" William John Bennett
A
friend is a stranger you have yet to meet" Walt Disney
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WEDNESDAY
DO
A GOOD DEED FOR A FRIEND OR CO-WORKER
"The
only way to have a friend is to be one." Ralph Waldo Emerson
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THURSDAY
BE KIND TO YOURSELF
Write 5
things for which you are grateful.
Reflect on something positive you’ve done. Silence any negative internal chatter about yourself in your head. |
FRIDAY
REACH
OUT TO SOMEONE HAVING A BAD DAY
"No
act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." Aesop
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SATURDAY
HELP
A CAUSE
"A
person’s true wealth is the good he or she does in the world" Mohammed
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SUNDAY
RELEASE A GRUDGE- HAVE FUN
TOGETHER
"Families are like
fudge…mostly sweet with a few nuts." Author Unknown
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FROM:
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation: http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/; Random-Intentional
Acts of Kindness www.5thbridge.org/pledge
& Secret Agents of Compassion https://spacemangismoso.wordpress.com/missions/
Ideas: http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-ideas
YOU'RE A WORLD CHANGER. JOIN THE #RAKTIVIST™ MOVEMENT http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/raktivists.
INTERNATIONAL KINDNESS TEAM
Be part of the IKT (International Kindness Team- BE a Secret Agent of Compassion from February 11-February 21: PLAY THE COMPASSION GAMES. https://spacemangismoso.wordpress.com/missions/). Compassion games were first played during the 11 Days of Global Unity: September 11-September 21 (International Day of Peace).--------------------
Missions
Mission 1: February 10: Practice self-compassion. Be kind with yourself!
Mission 2: February 11: Do an act of kindness for a family member, in whatever way you define family.
Mission 3: February 12: Be fully present in an interaction with a friend.
Mission 4: February 13: Do an act of kindness for an acquaintance, someone you do not know well.
Mission 5: February 14: Lessen the "stranger mentality", do an act of kindness for someone you do not know.
Mission 6: February 15: Identify and release one grudge
Mission 7: February 16: Increase your understanding of your interrelatedness with nature
Mission 8: February 17: Tour your neighborhood. Look for kindness opportunities in your "barrio."
Mission 9: February 18: Get involved with a local non-profit or NGO. Help their mission
Mission 10; February 19: Find activities that bring a genuine smile and share it with others
Mission 11: February 20: Reflect on your week. Send your reflection to clayc@casady.org.
Keep kindness going all year long!
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5th Bridge invites everyone to participate in Random Acts of Kindness week and experience the "utter joy" that comes from doing good things for others. To help get things started, here is a template for the week complete with a daily theme, thought for the day, and a few ideas or tips to make it easy to participate. You will find additional resources on the 5th Bridge website www.5thbridge.org including links to other teaching and motivation resources.
Day 1 (Mon. Feb 10th)
Theme: Say Something Nice, give sincere compliments to everyone you greetQuotes for the Day:
Velvet over Sandpaper Words and Actions:
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless." Mother Teresa
"If someone were to pay you 10 cents for every kind word you ever spoke and collect 5 cents for every unkind word, would you be rich or poor?" Nonpareil
Ideas/tips: Complement the person, not their possessions (you have a great sense of style vs nice outfit) Praise the cook; Praise a classmate’s project; Praise a co-workers job performance; send a thank you card to someone who made a difference to you; etc…
Day 2 (Tues. Feb. 11th)
Theme: Be kind to a stranger, do something nice for someone you don’t know
Quote for the Day: "A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward" William John Bennet
Ideas/tips: Scrape the snow off a stranger’s car, take flowers or treats to someone in a nursing home who doesn’t get many visitors, buy an extra soda or coffee and hand it to someone you don’t know, give another driver your parking spot; give a pair of tickets for an event to a stranger, pay for a stranger’s gas, groceries, coffee, fast food order, etc…
Day 3 (Wed. Feb 12th)
Theme: Value friendship, do a good deed for a friend or co-worker.
Quote for the Day: "The only way to have a friend is to be one." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ideas/tip: Mend a relationship or reconnect with an old friend; tell your friends why you appreciate them; give your friend a small thoughtful gift; treat your friend to lunch or coffee; give your friends a hug; etc…
Day 4 (Thurs. Feb. 13th)
Theme: Give generously, donate to a good cause.
Quote for the Day: "A Person’s true wealth is the good he or she does in the world" Mohammed
Ideas/tips: Donate to your favorite charity; donate books to the school or library; sort through your clothes and donate nice unwanted in season clothes to the Clothes Closet; donate your change to a good cause; etc…
Day 5 (Fri. Feb 14th)
Theme: Make a new friend today, it will bring both of you good luck.
Quote for the day: "A friend is a stranger you have yet to meet" Walt Disney
Ideas/tips: Sit with someone new at lunch; take a treat to a new neighbor; invite someone you would like to get to know better for lunch or coffee; be a friend to a new student or co-worker;
Give out valentines; etc …
Day 6 (Sat. Feb 15th)
Theme: Reach out to someone, who is going through a hard time or just having a bad day.
Quotes for the day: "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." Aesop
"It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little." Sydney Smith
Ideas/tips: Send a card or flowers to a sick friend; take a meal to someone recovering from surgery; run an errand or shovel snow for a neighbor with an illness in the family; volunteer to baby-sit for a few hours to give a single parent a break; etc…
Day 7 (Sun. Feb. 16th)
Theme: Be kind to your family
Quote for the day: "Families are like fudge…mostly sweet with a few nuts." Author Unknown
Ideas/tips: Help with chores; give your family members hugs; tell your family you love them, etc…
The Future…
Theme: Pass it on and keep it going
Quotes for the future: "Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; twas not given for thee alone, pass it on; let it travel down the years, let it wipe another’s tears, till in heaven the deed appears, pass it on." Henry Burton
"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can." John Wesley
Ideas/tips: Take the 5th Bridge volunteer pledge, (a personal pledge volunteer at least 5 hours per month in some type of volunteer activity) we will encourage you to continue your good work and we will help make it easier by giving you service and kindness ideas. www.5thbridge.org/pledge
The week might be over, but we hope you will develop the habit of doing intentional acts of kindness and keep passing it on. If you have any questions or ideas to make this celebration of Random Acts of Kindness more meaningful then email candy@5thbridge.org or call Candy Taylor at 507-581-3017. Also check out the 5th Bridge website for daily signs and a list of 100 kindness ideas www.5thbridge.org
EMBARK in Random (Intentional) Acts of Kindness
Happy New Year of the Horse: Friday January 31. Resolution: Play compassion games year round
Acts of Kindness Week of February 1-7Volunteered at Science Olympiad.
Attended World Hijab Day.
Spent time with an elderly mentor.
Gave a homeless person a card for meals at a restaurant especially bought for him before volunteering at Food Bank.
February 1-9
Created flyers for RAK Week
Shared RAK Week with all Divisions
Raised Awareness of International Kindness Teams (IKT)
February 10-16
Helped make placemats for Children's Hospital
Helped make care packages for Positive Tomorrows
Had V-day lunch with an elderly person
Placed in my heart to let go grudges and start anew
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