Act of Kindness – Week #4!!

“I want to live and capture the moments that turn into memories, not just live moments and lose them!”

     It has been two weeks since my last blog post because last Monday my Husband and I were driving 10.5 hours back home from Louisiana (long drives are still enjoyable when you are with someone you love!). We had just returned from celebrating our third wedding anniversary on a 4 night cruise get away! I am so thankful that even though the tan lines (more like burn lines in our case) will fade away, the memories we created of the precious time spent together will not go away! I took around 200 photos of our vacation and if you have not guessed yet…photography and scrapbooking are my favorite hobbies! I always want to look back and remember as many memories as I can with a family member, with a friend, on a vacation etc! I want to capture life on camera so that I can look back and remember the moments that became sweet memories instead of possibly forgetting them.  

*The act of kindness this week…show kindness by helping someone make memories that can last a lifetime (and possibly even longer through photos)!!

Some Ideas of how to show kindness in helping someone make memories to last a lifetime:

1) When you see people trying to hold out a camera to take a picture, offer to take the picture for them! You taking 30 seconds of your time will leave them with a much better photo to remember that moment/memory!!

2) Leave feedback on a website such as Trip Advisor after taking a trip or eating somewhere new in your own town! This could help countless people who are considering visiting the same place you have been!! 

3) If someone you know contacts you to ask questions about the city you live in since they might be visiting, take the time to give them your best advice on hotels, restaurants and activities etc! If you were traveling to somewhere new, it would be very helpful to ask someone you know who lives there some questions!! 

4) Let your family and friends know they are welcomed to stay at your house if they want to take a break from their normal every day schedule! They could visit the city you live in even If you have to work! Saving money on a hotel would greatly encourage some people to take a trip away!! 

5) If you are blessed with a vacation home/condo, offer it to someone to use for free for a get away! I think we all know a person or family we would like to give a free vacation too if we could!! :) 

 

*My experience with the act of kindness…This week I wrote some reviews on trip advisor about our recent time away! My Husband and I have used trip advisor before all the trips we have taken together since being married! It is so helpful to read reviews, see ratings and see pictures of places we have never been to before but will be going to visit! Since I saw how helpful it has been to us, I try to write reviews on several things after getting home from a trip! You also don’t have to travel to do this! You can write a review of your favorite places around where you live for the people coming to visit that you do not know! You could be helping countless people plan a great get away and then hopefully they will make memories that will last a lifetime (and even longer with photos)!!

A big special "thank you" to those who have done #1 - #4 of the above for me!! :)

p.s. Please comment below with your own experience with this act of kindness! I would really enjoy hearing about it!!