Saturday was c-r-azy!! I had a full schedule of running, temple, work, etc. I had planned ahead and thought I made time for my random act of kindness but the afternoon was buzzing by and time was winding down. I found myself with a mere ten minutes left; not long enough for what I'd had planned. I scoured the area for another idea, a quicker one to do before I had to be at work. Just that morning my roommate and I had been talking about homeless people and she mentioned she always sees one guy on a corner across from the mall by a McDonalds. As I remembered that I pulled into the McDonalds drive in and was hopeful he'd be there and that I could maybe buy him a meal. He was there! But what do you choose as a meal for someone you don't know? Someone who's probably really hungry and tired? I don't really know but I found myself saying "How about a number one with a Coke" Then I rushed around and handed it to him. He had the softest bluest eyes I've ever seen and was holding a sign that had the words "Acts of Kindness" on it (I"m not sure what else it said, I didn't really pause to read it...) but those words were the biggest on the sign. What a sign! (--> pun intended ;}) He was very grateful and said "Thank you, thank you, God Bless Ma'am" It was awesome. :D ...and I got to work on time ;)
For Sunday my random act of kindness was to avoid gossip. It's just so fun sometimes, isn't it? And I hate to admit, but one of my favorite things to do on Sundays after church is to sit in our living room with my roommates and recap the day at church. Did you see who so and so was sitting with? Are they dating? Did you see this new couple...or that one that got engaged? In our defense, much of it is not negative, just catching up on the latest in our congregation of single people aged 18-31, but still, it's gossip. And I want to make it clear, I go to church for the spiritual aspect of it, but sometimes the social gossip just falls in. So yesterday my goal was to avoid gossip. It was hard. Like, hard. I think it was a good reminder though to get outside of myself and just simply hold my tongue once in a while. Perhaps that is one key to happiness, holding your tongue, especially in gossipping situations. It definitely made me more aware of how much gossipping I actually do! Every time I went to say something and stopped myself I thought wow, again, Amy, really, haha. I'm glad I did it, though. And if not for anyone else, it was an act of kindness towards myself. I think gossipping belittles us and doesn't always make me feel the best about myself. Lesson learned.
Today's act of kindness was by far much easier. Today's was to 'call a relative'. Well, it's my Mom's 50th Birthday today, so I called home and had a great chat with her. She's a delightful woman; strong, independent and intelligent. It was great to talk to her, and she has such a positive attitude about her birthday this year. She is so full of gratitude today that she's even made it to fifty that worrying about age is not on her agenda today. I love it. What an example. It was great to talk to her. Happy Birthday Mom!!
One last weekend up date...2 miles on Saturday + 2 more miles today = a total of 6 miles down! YAY! I'm quickly discovering that the running goal is proving to be the toughest. I'm kind of surprised by that, but hopefully it will become easier, and I'm starting to look forward to it so thats a step in the right direction...I hope... :) I was also able to go to the Temple on Saturday and I did 5 names so total is up to 6 finished. Instagram gratitude is fun. This weekend I was reminded to be grateful for happiness, leaves and the morning sky. Good stuff.
Tally to go
RAOK: 24
Miles to Run: 24
Temple: 24
Days: 24
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