Feb 07, 2025
Change Yourself And The World With Acts Of Kindness!
I grew up in a small community, surrounded by a big extended family. I realized early on that when you grow up in a small community, you realize that helping others isn’t something you do, but it’s just the way you are - especially with lots of family around!
Running errands for your parents, going to the store for items your aunt missed on her shopping list, helping with the community garden, or helping to clean your friend’s car gives you a sense of belonging and purpose.
In this modern, high speed digital world, where it seems hardly anybody knows their neighbors, acts of kindness are wonderful ways to re-connect you with what’s really important in life - the feeling of connection with other beings; people/dogs/cats/etc. Everyone and everything needs kindness in their world.
Random acts of kindness can be defined as, “Something selfless that you do to help another being, without any expectation of reward. Just because you can.”
Those acts of kindness have the most wonderful ripple effect! It all starts with a smile and a hello, which can be very contagious. And let’s face it, kindness is contagious! But in our culture today, kindness isn’t always frequently seen in our day to day lives. The roots of our MillionAOK Movement began with this fact. The MillionAOK Movement brings kindness back to the forefront, and help us share in those connections once again.
What’s In It For You?
The true reward in carrying out acts of kindness comes from the feelings of fulfillment and satisfaction you get from helping someone or something. These feelings are both priceless and lasting, creating a ripple of impact within yourself and those you have helped.
Once you get into it on a conscious level and start looking at how to help, you begin to realize that this is really what life is all about: What we can make of ourselves through service to others, when there is absolutely nothing to be gained by it, other than what it can make of you as a person.
As soon as your awareness is activated, you start seeing opportunities for random acts of kindness everywhere. It will make you think differently, and once you start taking advantage of those opportunities to help, it will change you as a person, for the better.
You can add some fun and meaning to your acts of kindness by carrying them out without the recipient knowing. You will find that oftentimes you are the one who gains by giving in these circumstances.
Consider this story…
The Teenagers And The Elderly Lady
A group of teenagers had an elderly lady living on their street who had not painted her house for 30 years.
They noticed that every Thursday morning she went somewhere on the bus and didn’t come home until 6 pm in the evening. So, with military precision, they planned to power-wash her entire house, clean the brickwork and paint the house starting as soon as she got on the bus the next Thursday morning, and be finished by the time she got home in the evening.
Sure enough, the quiet lady stuck to her routine. She got off the bus and at about 6PM, she came walking down the road. The team were hiding in the yard opposite of her’s to see what happened.
She didn’t notice that her house had been painted until she walked through the front gate. She immediately turned and walked out again because she thought she was in the wrong house. She stared at the house in disbelief and looked up and down the empty street trying to make some sense of it.
Eventually she put her key in the door and went inside. A short time later, the neighborhood turned out for an impromptu gathering on the street in front of her house. She and the entire neighborhood admired the act of kindness that had been performed that day with many heart-felt thank you’s!
The teenagers got such a kick out of their act of kindness that they returned the following week to dig and plant her garden, but this time the lady was determined to help right along side them all - memories that will last a lifetime!
There’s definitely a buzz to helping people!
How Can You Start?
One way to start spreading kindness is to join the MillionAOK Movement by registering at rewiredandreal.com. Once registered, it’s time to get started performing acts of kindness to be logged and tracked in your MillionAOK Dashboard. Then don’t forget to share your AOK pictures and videos to social media!! Let’s show everyone that being kind can be fun and create impact within yourself and others!
Try These Techniques:
- Start small. Smile at people and say hello at every opportunity. You might be the only person who has acknowledged them that week.
- Then, just pick up a piece of trash when you see it, rather than leave it blowing in the wind.
- Stop and talk with elderly people.
- Open a door for someone.
- Carry or help load some groceries.
- Help someone down the steps or across the road.
- There are many ways to be kind. Our hope is to share your kindness with us on your social media pages and ours. Please feel free to tag us at #rewiredandreal and #MillionAOK!
Start Your Ripple Of Impact Today With Acts Of Kindness
If you are feeling like kindness is your outlet, I encourage you to register for the MillionAOK Movement at rewiredandreal.com. The more acts of kindness you perform the better you will feel, there is no doubt. And the more you do it, the more others will follow your lead - and that’s the kindness ripple of impact!
Take full responsibility for how and where you show up in life. Do the right thing for no other reason than the fact that you CAN. Especially when nobody is watching. It’s called Integrity, and that can only come from conducting yourself with a high moral code by working from the heart, not the head. Every being on this planet needs connection, let’s start with kindness!
Try it…you will be SO glad you did!
We look forward to unlocking kindness and creating impact with you through one million(or more) acts of kindness, so don’t forget to register for the MillionAOK Movement TODAY!
Your Partner In Kindness,
The MillionAOK Movement Team
