k i n d n e s s

Noun:

The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate

so an old friend of mine from high school just turned 25, her name is Ashley and this year she put a lil twist on her birthday... and its become contagious*! instead of making it all about her she made it about others and i love that.. i love that on her special day she wanted to make others feel loved, appreciated, thought about, and special..  

kind·ness/ˈkīn(d)nis/

ashley did 25 random acts of kindness on the day she turned 25

im obsessed with this idea..

it got me thinking..
it got me inspired..
and it made me want to share in hopes that it touches you and encourages you as well : )


here is a list of the 25 RAOK ashley did on her birthday
1. Write someone a note, just because
2. Send someone happy mail
3. Leave a happy note and small gift for the mailman
4. Pay for the person behind you in the drive through at Starbucks
5. Make and donate dresses to Little Dresses for Africa
6. Make and donate cards to Operation Write Home
7. Make and donate hats to Caps for Cap Haitian
8. Buy canned goods and deliver to food bank
9. Buy materials to make blessing bags for the homeless and deliver or keep in car.
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10. Leave happy notes on bathroom mirror and stalls.
11. Tape quarters to a vending machine
12. Leave happy notes on car windows
13. Donate clothes
14. Buy encouraging cards to send to Joey Caretti--an 11 year old child who is battling cancer for the 3rd time and has a wish to receive 1000 cards.
15. Give a Target gift card to someone random
16. Leave a Chilis gift card on somone's table.
17. Buy a Barnes and Noble gift card and leave inside a book.
18. Leave compliment posters on bathroom mirrors.
19. Hide dollar bills in the dollar store
20. Buy coloring books and crayons and deliver to a local hospital
21. Buy vases and flowers and deliver to a local nursing home
22. Tape quarters on toy machines
23. Make and donate blankets to Project Linus
24. Deliver a meal to someone.
25. Call an old friend just because 

                                                 

oh the difference we can make in someone's day.. hmmmm*