Selfless Acts of Kindness

Well aside from holding doors from people and leaving extra change in penny dishes and the recent MD donations, I'd have to say a recent major act of kindness was cleaning up my folks entire basement and garage... (it was bad...really really really bad). And was apart from the time to time visits and occasional cleanup/help with chores. Ah before I forget, there are plenty of times I've set aside significant time and effort to help out mylot members and I recently did a few of those since coming back. Worth a mention I think.

That was a very thoughtful act on your part. I know your sister will appreciate it. I'm glad you started a discussion on this. I think talking about it does encourage others to think about what they do, and what they COULD be doing. Most of my acts of kindness happen at my son's school. I volunteer there in a variety of ways. The most frequent place that I find myself doing small acts of kindness is when I'm working in the school store. There are times when a student needs to buy something and they are a little short on the money they need. Sometimes it's as little as 10 cents and sometimes a dollar. In the past, I've seen people let these students go without what they need. General I let them have what they need and ask them to bring the money the next day if they can. Most of the time, they do. If they don't, I figure it's worth the loss to allow the student to have what they need for that particular day. My latest effort is going to be to try to get some recognition for a student who did "the right thing" in returning something that he found. This particular student apparently is know as a bit of a "trouble maker" so I figure that if he gets recognition for doing something good, it might encourage him to continue making the right choices. I am a very strong beliver in the the "pay it forward" concept. If you make soemones day a little brighter, they just might pass that feeling forward to someone else!

Hmm, I consider myself something of an altruistic person, but it dawns on me I've not been involved as a giver or recipient of anything more than general cordialness for quite some time. It makes me think.... I do have a couple of pamphlets for volunteering and I do give a lot to charity--but I need to do more. good posting, thanks, DR...

The most selfless act anyone ever did for me and I will remember it always was: Give me a ride home for free when my Mom was diagnosed with cancer. Also a hotel in VT gave us free room for Christmas when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer after they couldn't take it all out and it had spread everywhere. I gave a ride to an elderly woman that I didn't know home from a wedding her daughter was in. Her daughter was going on her honeymoon and had driven her Mom to the wedding, but forgot about how she was going to get a ride home. My husband and I compete to see who can go pick berries and surprise the other one first. So we watch the raspberries and blackberries. This year I surprised him with the raspberries first and he got me the blackberries. No grapes this year, so no surprises there.

Hello lilyoftheThorns What a beautiful thing you did you would think most people would think like you and appreciate things like this in my case I always do things for people but they think I should do these things so they don't appreciate me when I do it, right now I have my niece with me not that she is here because I did my sister a favor she is with me because I miss her, anyway my sister her mom did not call me to wish me happy birthday as I said I did this for myself and my niece but to think here I am taking care of your child and you couldn't call to say happy birthday or thank you. Don't mean to put a damper on such a wonderful post just that I am a living act of kindness but get no appreciation for it.

That was a very nice gesture you have done. I am sure she will be very thankful of your kind deed. Helping out with everyday chores is a blessing. The last kind deed I performed was also for my little sister. I was 20 and in college as well has holding a full-time job. y sister was only 12 and had been saving her allowance up to buy a new stereo. She saved and saved for months and when she finally saved up $300 she was planning on going to the mall to buy it. I was making really good money at the time, about $300 a week so I thought it would be great to buy the stereo she wanted and let her keep the money she had worked so hard for. Well the next day I take her to the mall and she shows me the stereo. I go over to the sales clerk and explain it to him and pay for it while she is not looking. They go ahead and box the stereo up for her and hand the package to her. She looks confused and the clerk told her it was hers. I told her to keep her money that she earn a good gift. It really made her day. So much so that she took me out for lunch in return and we had a blast all day together.

I can recall those days when we had toys all over the house. It was so helpful when someone helped me pick them up. My in-laws were good about helping. So kind of you to help your sister. I'm always doing something for someone. Primarily one of our kids. The list is so long I wouldn't know where to begin. If they need anything they know they can call and depend on me. I am at my happiest when I can do something for a family member or friend. Makes my heart feel good.

I remember i have done it before with my mother. My mother was the one taking care of us when we are going to school. She does it too with my younger brother. She told me that she will be late going home because she will be going to some place. She told me to look after my younger brother and she will be back but late. So what I did was to helped my brother with his uniforma and some snacks, to shortened I prepare my brother to go to school. Actually I was the one brought my brother to school because it was already time and she was still not arriving. When she arrived she was looking for my brother and i said I already brought him to school because she was late with a smile. She hugged me and thanked me and said, thanks for being responsible.

hi lilyofthe thorns you were a realsweetie to help your sisters'and I know she must appreciate that so much.Iknow I would.As for my'acts of kindeness Itry to pull out the chairs for people who are using a'walker or a wheelchair so they can sit down easily. I also act'as a sort of interpreter of foods for my new tablemate who is from the Phillipines.she doesnt seem to know a lot of our common foods so I tell her what they Are made out of. she seems to apreciate this. I also move a stuffed chair for my friend alice who uses a walker and has two badly twisted hands from rheumtoid arthritis.she cannot really use her hands all that much so if I position the chair for her she really does appreciate it.

That's nice and I it's a good way to repay others kindness too. When I become a guest and a friend or relative's house, I'll try to find a way to repay their kindness they've shown me. Washing the dishes and help with cleaning the house a bit is what I can do. I will make sure that I am not being sarcastic by cleaning up for them but it just a way for me expressing my gratitude.

That is very nice of you! I wish I also have a sister like you. keep it up. You will be blessed by your selfless acts. I, I do not how often I do such act. More often not, my loved ones are the ones who do selfless act for me than the other way around. But I know that, sooner or later, things will change. I will change. :)