Acts of Kindness. We don’t hear nearly enough about acts of kindness in todays world, which is one reason I’m very thankful for Bloggers Unite. Today we took action, by blogging about acts of kindness that we’ve participated in. Even something as simple as a smile can brighten a persons day – when was the last time you smiled at a stranger… just because?

Sunday we experienced a major winter storm that shut down highways, caused numerous accidents and generally shut down a good portion of our Province (Ontario, Canada). The storm that started with freezing rain in the early morning hours then proceeded to dump 30-40cm of snow in my immediate area. Getting anywhere yesterday was nearly impossible, however I decided to spend almost an hour digging out and thawing out my van to make the trek into town to pick up some staple items.

Before I left home though, I picked up the phone and started calling my neighbours and friends to see if they were in need of anything from town. We live at the end of the street, with a farmers field as our next door neighbour. Most of the others on our street are elderly, or with major medical conditions. Three out of the 8 families I called took me up on my offer to pick up basics for them, milk, bread, eggs.. nothing major, but simple things that we don’t often consider until we run out and there’s no getting out to the store to pick up more.

This morning after the storm had passed, my husband headed outside to dig out our neighbours tractor, which he used to plow out the snow from everyone on our street. The snow was very deep, and with it sitting overnight it was heavy. Considering the age and health of many people in our community, coupled with the fact that we are rural, being able to get vehicles in and out of our area can make the difference between life and death.

87% of what we hear in the world is negative. Are you doing something to change the world for the better each and every day? Smiles are contagious you know ;)

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