I made a commitment to do one act of kindness everyday in 2008. I was amazed, truly stunned, at how may people said that they would like to join me in this commitment.
I’m not sure how it will work. My hope was to use the blog format as a way of holding myself accountable. Over the next days and weeks, I hope to develop this idea a tiny bit.
Again, the point is not to aggrandize any one act. Rather the point is to remind myself to do one small thing to make the world a kinder place. In the meantime, I will share my journey here.
If you would like to join the Everyday Kindness endeavor, feel free to email me at everydaykindness at gmail dot com. Joining the blogroll only means that you’ve made a commitment to doing kind acts. You can talk about them here, on your blog or not at all.
Cheers!
Claudia (12/31/07)
For more about Claudia go to On a Limb with Claudia
13 responses so far ↓
1 Jeni Hill Ertmer // Jan 19, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I’d like to join your blogroll.
Is this all I have to do to get on it? Been trying for years to do random acts of kindness -sometimes it’s been successful, now and again, not. But that’s life, isn’t it? Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you. And some days, you both go hungry!
2 Admin // Jan 20, 2008 at 2:06 am
Jeni - I’ll send you an email and let you know what’s what!
3 Christy // Feb 6, 2008 at 1:56 am
I would love to be a part of this chain.
4 Admin // Feb 6, 2008 at 1:27 pm
And we’d love to have you!
I’ll shoot you and email! Welcome!
5 Cyndi // Mar 2, 2008 at 11:58 pm
I am smiling already as I try to scatter kindness when I can, I always stop for someone trying to cross the road when it is raining! I am in my dry car and they are probably sorry they had to leave one or in a hurry to get inside where it is dry too.
And when someone does not give me the same kindness, I want to kick their car as they zoom by, ( shame on me), I tell girls and women their hair is pretty, or a cute clothing outfit, guys? well I let them open the door for me. I am an old woman with a cane who struggles to barely walk, well not that bad…. but sometimes I feel like it.
I won;t give you more ideas, but I wish to join in to make it an official commitment. Smiles, Cyndi
6 Admin // Mar 3, 2008 at 12:29 am
yay Cyndi! I love your honesty! I will add you to our blogroll and send you an email!
Cheers!
7 NuttyGal // Mar 5, 2008 at 10:38 pm
I would love to join this - the world would be a much better place if everyone were just a little kinder to each other.
8 Sue // Mar 17, 2008 at 3:24 pm
We are already well into the year, but I’d love to join too!
9 Admin // Mar 17, 2008 at 8:55 pm
NuttyGal and Sue - I am behind but I’d love to add you! I’ll be in touch!
10 Michelle // Apr 16, 2008 at 1:11 am
I posted a comment in your regular comments but thought I would post here as well. I would love to join the blog roll. What a great idea!
11 Michelle // Jun 12, 2008 at 12:54 am
I have a new blog….can you update the blogroll? Michelle is now at http://www.smoochdog12.com
12 Sheri // Jul 20, 2008 at 2:28 am
I’d like to join your blogroll too, hope it’s not too late. Thank you.
13 Jane Chin // Aug 31, 2008 at 9:59 pm
What a wonderful idea! It also made me wonder who else out there have committed to a year-long project of a conscious act toward something or for something! I committed 2008 to doing only the things I love, because I wanted to know if I “followed my bliss”, will success REALLY follow.
Leave a Comment