Kindness Starts With One^®

February 14 - 20, 2016 is designated Random Acts of Kindness week. No, it's not another Hallmark creation to move RAK greeting cards, nor has Laura Secord launched a new line of choccies just in time for RAK. It's a creation brought to my attention by my cousin-in-law, Steffi Black.

Kate, Gabriel, Samuel, and I have been the recipients of...

Early one morning in June 2015, I awoke with a fabulous idea: to buy a ninja costume, dress up in it, and conduct random acts of kindness on the streets. I did and continue to still do!

My first RAK was in Townsille, North Queensland, Australia. I handed out free bottles of water to people on top of Castle Hill,...

Valentine’s Day is Sunday. Isn’t that a great holiday? A holiday dedicated to showing our loved ones how much they mean to us. We have St. Valentine, an early Christian martyr, to thank for it. His letter to a young girl, before he was executed, is one of the alleged origins of this day. Valentine’s Day, now, for the most...

We woke up early when mommy and daddy were asleep. We were starving, so I would make a waffle for Nolan and a waffle for me.

I was out shopping for my dad. She let me go by myself, so that meant I could listen to my music on my phone. Depressing, ~sad~ music. I was very depressed, thinking that the world was completely messed up and generally feeling really sad and worried. I arrived at the shopping centre and went to buy what my dad...

I had purchased an article from a catalog that turned out to be the wrong size. I went to the post office to return the package and I overheard the clerk say she would like some pizza. The clerk was very friendly and helpful by telling me I would save a lot of money if I use a return label....

Hello! My name is Sharon Kim and after my mom passed away from cancer, I quit my job to dedicate my life to creating a tool that would help those that are still in this fight. God has blessed me with this tremendous opportunity to bring a one of a kind cancer planner called CanPlan to life, and I have...

I purchased my coffee for the day, and found that I had a free coffee on my reward card, so gave it to the next person in line. She was surprised and excited and thanked me. Very random but worth the smile from the other customer

I started an initiative within our organization on affordable quality education in our local area dubbed 100 charity club derived from a Ksh. 100.00 is equivalent to 1 US$. People contribute a dollar to educate poor children in secondary school after 8 years of primary education. With such acts of kindness from people around the world we have been able...