Day 26: 2017 A Not So Random Year of Kindness

"spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." -Mother Theresa I love this so much! One of my favorite sayings ever. And one of my favorite people ever. We've all heard the old saying "Find a penny. Pick it up, and all day long you have good luck." right? Several years ago, I was walking with an elderly friend and spied a penny. As I bent down to pick it up, he told me that he never picked up pennies because he felt he had so much good luck already, it was his habit to leave them behind for other people who really need the luck. From that day forward, I stopped picking up pennies and I started leaving pennies behind.
This week's act of kindness is to find ways to "leave pennies."  You don't physically have to leave money behind, that's not the point. The point is to share some of your good fortune. No matter how little you have, there is always always always someone who has less. Find a way to give. Not until it hurts. Not until you have no more. Give until your heart feels warm and YOU feel better. Lighter. Happier. Take a moment to take stock of all you have. Count those blessings. Be grateful for what you have. Share with those who have less. Sometimes all you need to share is a smile to make someone else's day exponentially richer.Share the love and spread the happy, darlings. Be lucky with me.Tell us how it went. How did people react/respond?  Use the hashtags

#reikibabieskindnesstribe #todaysplannedactofkindness and #2017anotsorandomyearofkindness so we can keep our stories together.

Day 25: 2017 A Not So Random Year of Kindness

Did you know that when the Japanese mend broken objects they fill them in with gold to repair them? They believe that when something has suffered damage it then has a history and becomes more beautiful. What a fantastic concept. I love the idea and more importantly, the philosophy behind it. There's an intrinsic value in things that are older when they are repaired and made more beautiful over time. What happens when we apply this same concept to people? What an incredible way to look at adversity and aging!! Imagine if we became more physically beautiful and more valuable with each situation that "breaks" us through our lives.  George Bernard Shaw said that"A life making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing at all."  So true! Now add the Japanese philosophy to that and you get this: "A life making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing at all and when you fail and break and suffer damage then you have a more interesting history and become more beautiful!" #YES. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES and, oh yeah, YES!!!!!

"So, I love your new philosophy, Marie, but what do I do with this information that will translate to an act of kindness?" you say? Share it. Tell someone. Find a person who would look like they were touched by King Midas. Everyone has suffered. Everyone has felt broken. Talk to someone you know is going through a hard time and share this beautiful thought with them. Remind them that they are VALUED! That their experiences make them wiser and fill them with spiritual gold. Tell them to share the story with someone going through difficult times. Watch the philosophy spread like wildfire. Spread the love. Spread the word. We are made up of our stories and our stories make us beautiful and valuable. We are golden. Have a beautiful week, my golden warriors.  Tell us how it went. How did people react/respond?  Use the hashtags

#reikibabieskindnesstribe #todaysplannedactofkindness and #2017anotsorandomyearofkindness so we can keep our stories together.