Who's Your One?

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My boyfriend. He inspires me everyday to be the best person i can be. He believes in me no matter how much i dont believe in myself. Thanks to him, i have accomplished so much. I’m so thankful to have someone so supportive by my side

RAKtivist: Cara

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When I graduated from college I dreamed of being a television news reporter. Having no experience I had to start small: at a dinky little cable station in Naples, Florida, a town I had never heard of before. I put my time in covering sea turtle rescues and unknown celebrities until I finally got my big break in the form...

bullying madness it never stops

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I had a friend and by the same bully she got name called and bothered by everyone in class to make her go faster and now also they keep doing it and she feels hurt and doesn't do a thing about it how odd

Who's Your One?

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My one is my wife, Lisa. She is the most compassionate person I know. She has helped me to center my existence and realize the role we all play in things like Random Acts of Kindness. I was always too wrapped up in my own issues, my own life, my own troubles. Lisa helped me to realize that letting go...

Who's Your One?

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My incredible partner, the love of my life, inspires me every day. She's always striving and pushing for us to do our very best. Never settles. She supports me no matter what kind of mood I'm in. She loves us unconditionally. Donna is my dream come true. I don't want to think about what my life might be like without...

Who's Your One?

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My life partner always acts as fuel when my fire seems to be dimming. He always keeps me motivated and encourage. I never knew how impactful words of encouragement could be until I meet him. My job role is one of which I am look upon to encourage others. His guidance and kind words has help me tremendously with my...

RAKtivist: Marie

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I’m Marie. I’m a wife, mother, visual artist and cancer survivor. I grew up in Appalachia with very humble roots. My parents used to have my older sister pay for my school lunch because I would give my money away every day to others and come home hungry. Even at an early age, I loved the feeling of giving.

Three...

Who's Your One?

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My one is my best friend Brooke. She’s always been here for me when i was down, or needed a friend, or just wanted a friend to be with me. Sometimes she made me feel better and helped me even when she wasn’t aware that I was hurting and resend help. She makes me laugh until my stomach hurts, and...

To Celebrate Kindness Week, I Gave Myself a Wake-Up Call

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A couple of years ago, I was introduced to a wonderfully great initiative called “Random Act of Kindness Week.” Random Act of KindnessThe name speaks for itself – it’s a call to action to show kindness, in some capacity, for 7 days. There is a foundation in Denver that spearheads this directive. Its charge: Take this week to step out...

Who's Your One?

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My best friend, Abby, from my swim team. Comforted me when I was really upset about missing a cut time by four tenths of a second.

Who's Your One?

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my "one" is my mom. everybody loves her and everytime she walks into a room seh just lights it up with her attitude and even if she's mad at you or upset she will do anything in the world to make you smile.

My friends and I help at a soup kitchen

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For about a year now I've been helping out a Philadelphia soup kitchen called Grace Cafe. http://archstreetumc.org/what-we-do/ministry/grace-cafe/ It's run by the Arch Street United Methodist Church in central Philly. I found out about it through a Philadelphia volunteering website. I was hooked on it from the first time I went. They give out around 200 meals every Sunday to those...

Story #1

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Today while I was shopping at Sam's (it's like Walmart) a random employee came up to me, gave me a rose and said," I think you should have this and walked away. " This made me feel so happy and good. The earth is a wonderful and full of kind people!!!!

Taking for granted

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Yesterday was Valentine's Day and I woke up to -9 degrees. A friend posted about some things what a homeless shelter needed. As I sat in my warm house I became upset with myself for taking heat for granted. I got dressed and went right to the store and took all the extra money I had and purchased bags of...

RAKtivist: Houston

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Kindness is a practice.

About 6 years ago, I was on a plane next to a woman who was relentlessly energetic and fidgety. I was tired and wanted to take a nap. But before I could go into “ignore mode,” she tapped me on the shoulder to introduce herself.

“Hi, my name is Helga!”

We got...

Volunteer With Your Church

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my church has a program called road crew. we go out one Saturday of the month and give meals to the homeless. this is a great idea because the homeless can rely on at least one meal a week. it is so gratifying to see their faces light up when you give them their meal.