Random acts of kindness - What have you done lately?

Yesterday I got one of those drive around carts at the grocery store for a lil ol lady who could barely stand much less walk, this a.m. waited with a neighbor Mom with the kids at the bus stop and held their lil hands keeping them from sliding down the hill on the ice...They acted like it never ices over here!!! lol......

Stopped at a bus stop to help a lady who was waiting for her bus, it was late and 40 below, I told her no one should have to wait in minus 40 temperatures for a bus, tell me where you need to go and I ll drive you there .

Karma is a wonderful thing, found out she was from South Africa, and the day I picked her up was the day Nelson Mandela passed away . . .

I carried and gave birth to a baby for another woman.

This is on my to do list.

For the time being, it's just been giving homeless people money, buying gas for a stranded motorist, stuff like that.

This week I stopped in to check on a co-workers wife who was not feeling well (co-worker was traveling for work). They just moved here from Canada, have no family or friends local and they have a 2 year old. She had the flu so I checked in on her and brought her stuff to keep her hydrated. (I'd never met her before, they literally have only been here for three weeks)

Today I said "I'm going to Chevron, want anything?" to my co-worker...

I am a modern day Mother Theresa.

Today I said "I'm going to Chevron, want anything?" to my co-worker...

I am a modern day Mother Theresa.

**slow clap**

I held a fart in ALL NIGHT LONG on Tuesday.

Well, I THOUGHT I did. Sheesh.

I let EVERYone out in traffic. I wish I would rub off on everyone else in this city.

I adopt a family for Christmas each year, providing groceries and gifts for the kids. This year's family is a 25 year old single mom with five kids. Their wish list includes diapers, socks, underwear, etc. It always makes me sad, but I'm a sucker for poor kids. I was one for so long.

I do this annually also and at Thanksgiving too, This Sunday I'll go out and deliver presents for The Angel Tree Network. They never have enough volunteers for the Sunday deliveries so I always take off on Monday and do the last of the deliveries.. ( shhhhh don't tell anyone that's why I'm taking off though!! )

A woman alone, carrying a baby and groceries, could not find her debit card in the grocery store. She said she lived far away and couldn't come right back. The bagger was about to take her milk and eggs back to the dairy department when I told him I would pay for them. She could not go home without milk!

Wow, this thread makes me feel like Scrooge. But it also reminds me why I love MFP.

Nice things I've done lately are open doors for people at work, answer my peer advisee's questions on career advice and help organize a colleague's going away lunch. I went out of my way to travel for an hour to meet up with a friend and buy him birthday dinner.

Reminds me of the quote: If we can't be clever, we can always be kind.

This isn't much...but it made a huge impact.

I was in Michael's shopping for Christmas gifts for my crafty daughter. I had a cart that was over-flowing with junk.i was waiting in what seemed like the longest line in the world. I am embarrassed to admit that i was eaves dropping on people around me. I tuned in to this girl behind me. From the looks of things, this girl was a typical teenage girl. Then i heard her speak. She asked her mother for a pack of candy. As she spoke, i instantly knew she had severe disabilities. I picked up a few packs of candy and quietly stood there.I was called to the register and asked the lady to ring the candy first. I walked to the girl and handed her the candy. She was overcome with joy. She had a huge smile on her face and gave me a big hug and without pause said "thank you, thank you, you're the nicest stranger I've ever met." I can't help but admit that this made me feel so good! Being able to see the happiness on her face and hearing her gratitude made me feel like she was the one giving me something!

Bump. I didn't want to lose this thread on My topics top 25.

At the drugstore I have payed for my medicine and got the wrong change, I have almost got payed for the medicine, I turn to the shopkeeper and give her the "excess" of the money.

My company will match funds if I donate on " Donorschoose" so I went on and I found a local elementary school, where a teacher was looking for funds for programs for her kindergarten, the county won't provide the funding and the area in which the school is in is a high poverty area, So I did my good deed and I funded the entire program and my company matched my funds so they received double the funding, They have no idea who I am, they just know some guy in their county, That was my Christmas gift to them.

Paying it forward for the kids.