Don't leave kindness to chance today. When we sleepwalk through life, leaving thoughts, words and gestures to chance, then acts of kindness become an afterthought. While 'random acts of kindness' are wonderful, help others, and promote a warm sense of goodwill - they are just that: random, which leaves 
them totally to chance, easy to overlook, easy to forget. Consider increasing the number of good acts and goodwill by being more conscious of your behavior this week.
It's Thursday - Tip-Day for PreMeditated Acts of Kindness. My 2008 Resolution is to 'Show Gratitude' for my blessings by 'Giving Back'. The point behind PreMeditated Acts Of Kindess is to give more conscious thought to my actions and the way that I treat others - and the way that I treat 'myself'. In 2008 I'm urging folks to join me and do the same - to work at being kind because it's the right thing to do, without worrying about receiving anything in return, be it kind gesture or word, though my experience is that kindness shown is usually returned in kind.
In 2008 I have been examining my life, looking for ways in which I can improve my behavior toward others and ways in which I can lend a little happiness to the lives of others. I've scrutinized my weaknesses. I know I can be impatient and can become rude with cable and telephone vendors who make it impossible to report troubles, are slow to react and respond, and who have downright poor customer service. I am working hard to be polite and kind to the customer service representatives even when their companies are driving me crazy. I am also working to be a 'kind driver' allowing others to merge, and driving carefully, within the law. If you are acting crazy on the road near, or behind me, I assure you, I will move as far out of your way, as fast as I possibly can.
Those are just two areas of my life that I am trying to improve - for my benefit because it makes me happy to help others - and because my actions words and gestures can improve, or even 'make' someone's else's day(s), whether it be a loved one, colleague, stranger, pet, or friend that I am helping.
I challenge you on this Thursday to examine your own life. Are there areas that you can improve, and in so doing, will help someone else? Are there small things that you can do, or say, that would make someone else happy? If each one of us is a little more conscious of being 'kinder' consider the huge impact that could have at home, at work, and in our communities. I know I feel wonderful when I'm kind and I make someone's day. Alternatively, I'm ashamed when I'm rude or inconsiderate. Why not do as I am doing: weigh the two, kindness vs. rudeness. Which hat would you rather wear?
I'm choosing kindness today. I know could 'mess up' and behave badly. But I will be conscious of that bad behavior and will try to do better, today, tomorrow, the next day. There is always a new day in which we can try again to live up to our potential, our dreams, our beliefs. Join me - try on the kindness hat for the day. What do you have to lose? Consider what you, and others you touch, could gain . . .
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Kim M. Simpson - June 5, 2008
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