Such a fun way to spend my birthday! Please know that as you give, it becomes contagious. You can't help it and others around you can't help but give too!
I'm posting this simply to inspire you on your next birthday or even today, to give...just like our Savior gave us the greatest gift.
1. We left our mailman a box of girl scout cookies in our odd, rusted round mailbox :)
2. Left a bag of candy on our neighbors porch with a note saying Happy Easter!
3. Left quarters in kids' machines at the store..imagine the happy little faces :)
4. Taped popcorn to the 4 Redboxes in town with a note "Can you say "Movie Night"? Enjoy this random act of kindness!"
5. Bought a gift card at Walmart, then gave it back to the checker...this was harder than I thought it would be. Turns out it's against their policy to accept "tips" or "gifts" from customers. After talking with a few managers, I ended up coming back an hour later on her break & met her in the bakery & gave it to her! She had the quote of the day: "I've never heard of someone giving away money on their Birthday!" That's the point :) (Side note if you decide to do this: might buy it, then give it to the customer behind you!)
6. Left post-its in public bathrooms saying things like: "You're beautiful!" "Jesus Loves You", "Happy Easter", etc.
7. Left change on the vending machines outside with a note "Enjoy a pop on us! Enjoy this random act of kindness!"
8. Left diapers on the changing table in the bathroom with a note: "You're a great Mom!! God bless you! Enjoy these items and this random act of kindness!"
9. Left notes on a lot of aisles around the store saying "Don't give up", "Jesus Loves you" and "Happy Easter".
10. Took carts from random places in the parking lot to their right place!
11. Hid $1 bills in the toy aisle at the Dollar Store for kids to find!
12. Took 2 dozen roses to the nursing home by my house and passed them out to everyone we saw! One man instantly wanted to know who I was and what I was doing. The woman next to him was staring at her yellow rose saying, "Yellow is my FAVORITE color!!" He said, "Well here, have mine. Men don't do well with flowers." One of my favorites stops! :)
13. Took a basket of sweets to a local fire station with a note: Thanks for your service to our community! Happy Easter!"
14. Took another basket to the Post Office with a note saying: "We appreciate you! Happy Easter!"
15. Went to Chili's for lunch. While there I scouted the place & ended up paying for the table next to us with a bunch of ladies having lunch. I wanted to do it anonymously, but they started to catch on, so we ran out! :)
16. As we were rushing out, I scattered these on a few tables we passed:
17. Oh, we all piled our money together to leave a HUGE tip for our server too! It was probably what she makes in about a week...loved doing that!
18. Scouted out a gas station too looking for someone buying gas. It took longer than you'd think! Finally a lady stepped out of her car and I just knew she was the one. I walked over, asked if she was there to get gas. She obviously thought I was strange, but I said I wanted to pay for her gas and handed her plenty to cover it. She held it out with a confused look on her face. I said it was no problem and to have a Happy Easter. She stood there for a while saying how grateful she was!
19. We went to a local park & hid 2 dozen Easter eggs all over. They were filled with candy & little notes saying "Jesus is Alive!", etc, and left a bucket that said: "Have an Egg Hunt on us - please enjoy this random act of kindness!" I saw a kid with his Mom on the way back to the car and said, "We just hid some Easter eggs over there, if you want to go find them, you can!" They looked at each other excitedly and raced off to find them!
20. Stopped by a laundromat with an envelope full of quarters. Spotted a woman by herself in the corner. I asked her if she was doing laundry, she seemed confused, but I handed her the envelope and told her to have a happy Easter!
21. Drive-thru difference, kind of :) went to Starbucks & paid for my Mom & bro just because!
22. Brought dinner to a sweet friend just to bless her.
23. Wrote a note to one of my best friends who's suffering for Jesus in Hawaii just because :)
Everywhere we went we help open doors, smiled and gave out compliments like free candy! It was such a great day serving those around me and focusing on others and how to make them happy. It was almost like people watching sometimes...I would just watch people and get excited to do something nice for them in the next few moments. We should do this all the time...once you try it, your attachment to money will pretty much disappear.
Everywhere we went we help open doors, smiled and gave out compliments like free candy! It was such a great day serving those around me and focusing on others and how to make them happy. It was almost like people watching sometimes...I would just watch people and get excited to do something nice for them in the next few moments. We should do this all the time...once you try it, your attachment to money will pretty much disappear.
It really is more blessed to give than to receive, I know from experience!
Want to say a special thanks to those who went with me to share in this giving day. Thanks to Janelle for lunch, her sweet gifts & kind words. To my parents for getting me the only thing I needed, a new set of hot rollers! And thanks to my bro who got me this gold box. Oh, and the truffle that was inside before I inhaled it!
I hope you were inspired by this day and choose to give when you see the chance! Hope you had a great Easter like I did as well! He is risen!!
3 comments:
Your freindship is a gift that I will always treasure!
That is an incredible idea; more people need to remember there are kind and loving people like you in the world. Thank you for the inspriation! Jesus lives and Jesus loves all his children we need to remember that as a society.
I did this last year for my birthday(28) and had a blast! You are such a wonderful person for doing this!!
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