Here's another super secret I like to keep. I'm really competitive. It might not seem like it and here's why: If I'm not certain that there's a good chance that I'll win, I won't play. Sometimes I "play" and I lose (this happens more than I like) and I pretend it's no big deal and I fret over it. I might let it go by the next time I'm successful or I might think about it for the rest of my life. Ugh....I'm working on it....
I bring this up because a funny thing happened when performing my random acts of kindness. Good things started to happen to me. ME! Other people started to do good too! What??!! Suddenly, I am in the middle of Level 2 Random Acts of Kindess. Was I being out done? Beat to the punch?
The day I began, my sister started posting lovely facts about me on Facebook. A new friend paid attention to my needs and helped me out without asking! I got a lovely thank you card from a person that I "RAKed". Brilliant! Finally, today when I was about to do my best RAK, I was outdone by a teenager on a BMX bike! Unbelievable! I was driving and saw an elderly woman fall off a bench so I tore in to a parking lot and was about to rescue her when the little punk got to her first!
In all seriousness, I am super pumped that this little experiment is taking off. I was shocked at first, wishing I could be the best, most super-awesome Random Act of Kindness-er. But in the end, I truly believe that seeing through new eyes this month has attracted all kinds of goodness to me and to others around me.
I love that people are being kind to each other. Today, all acts of kindness were completed for me. I didn't have to go out of my way to do anything. Smiling and being loving was all I needed to do. Thanks for giving me a day off, my friends! And way to go, punk on the bike! That was pretty swell.
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