Act of Kindness – Week #27!!

“Remember there is no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.”

   When I was growing up in the 90's, I remember having handwriting and cursive classes in school! We also learned how to write, address and send letters through the mail. I did not have my first typing class until 6^th grade. I hear now that grade schools do not have handwriting classes any longer and even have each student take a laptop home each night to do their homework. It is a good thing for schools to be trying to get away from using so much paper…but how times have surely changed just in the short 27 years of my life!

   The United States Post Office seems to be getting less and less business as my generation gets older and younger generations emerge. It is most likely because people are starting to prefer to communicate through social media, email or by sending e-cards. It might just be rumors, but I have heard that the post office could start being closed on Saturdays or even eventually close altogether. That is sad! I am a fan of the post office and snail mail! I like to send cards in the mail for birthdays and special occasions, and I send a majority of my annual Christmas cards out through the post office each December. With all that being said, there are always stamps at our home ready to be used!

*The act of kindness this week…show kindness by intentionally leaving stamps at the post office for other people to find and use!!

*My experience with the act of kindness…I used my “Acts of Kindness” stamp, wrote out a little note and took some stamps to work with me one day. After work, I intentionally went to the post office to partake in this act of kindness! The post office was already closed for the day, but people are still able to go inside to use the postage machine or drop their mail in a slot to be mailed out the next morning. I left the three items on the table in the post office that is designated for addressing envelopes!

   It is enjoyable and rewarding when we see someone’s reaction when we show love and kindness to them! It is also exciting, though, to show kindness to strangers whom we will never meet and will not see their reaction to an act of kindness! I hope that this act of kindness brightened someone’s day at the post office and that they passed on kindness as well!!

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