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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

"Tis the Season



 The spirit of the holiday season is upon us. It is a time shared with family and friends, trading gifts, cookie baking and endless shopping.  It is also a time to think of others. Sometimes our schedules are so crazy that we forget about the world around us. We become too centered in our own cosmos of school, friends, texting....and the list goes on.  Lately, we have been searching the Internet for Acts of Kindness. Videos are shared through social media. We watch as tears well up in our eyes and then....we are back to the small universe of ourselves.  How can we follow through with true acts of kindness? The ones that we DON'T share-just do-from the heart-not for credit-to make someone experience a better day? We have a few ideas, and we all would like to hear yours. Let's make these real. Let's try one act of kindness this holiday season.

1. Help a student who may be struggling in class.
2.  Clean off someone's car after it snows. Better yet, shovel a neighbor's sidewalk with no expectation of money.
3. The Watertown Pantry is housed in Saint John's Church  on Mount Auburn Street.  DONATE!
4.  Put a quarter in a meter that is running out.
5.  Listen to your friends. Are they having a had time during the holidays?  Send them a card-NOT SIGNED!
6. Donate a new child's toy to the businesses holding Christmas Toy Drives. Look for the signs asking for the donations in their front windows.
7. Cookies for the mailman?  Trash Collectors? They'll love and appreciate them!
8. A solid day of holding the door open in school and outside of school.

Please share some ideas with us.  We'll post them!
Will you take part in this "Act of Kindness" mission?  It feels good all-the-way-around!  Please view these links for inspiration:)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu9UtVaWYaI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E92-WOMbvEM

21 comments:

  1. i feel if i know that somebody is sad then i can buy them a gift and become there friend!

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  2. A simple act of kindness that I can do is donate some food to the watertown food pantry because I know there be some people who cannot afford a turkey or a bag or rice, so it can make there day and have something yummy in there tummy! :D :)

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  3. That day after school I went to a bus and there was a women with 3 bags I kinda felt bad that I let her sit.

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  4. A simple small act of kindness that anybody can do is give a pencil to somebody who does not have one

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  5. A simple small act of kindness that anybody can do is give a pencil to somebody who does not have one

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  6. A simple act of kindness could be to help someone cross a street.

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  7. A simple act of kindness could be to help someone cross a street.

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  8. A simple way to be kind to someone in 5 minutes is to say "Hi how are you" and that could make someone's day!

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  9. A simple way of an act of kindness is to help the poor.

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  10. When someone asks for what do you want for a gift say no don't waste your money on me waste it on yourself for food

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  11. a way to act an act of kindness is holding a door for someone in a wheelchair.

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  12. make others happy, excited, great, and joyful I guarantee you will feel happy yourself for doing many acts of kindness and making many smiles on faces

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  13. watching these two videos makes me want to help someone in need. this video was sad but happy at the same time.

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  14. One time when I was at a camp I was sitting with other people, then I saw one of my friend sitting alone so I sat with her.

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  15. If someone looks sad i can cheer them up and be friendly

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  16. Just treat others as you would want to be treated....When given the choice, choose kindness ~ Ms. Kelly

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  17. An act of kindness that I could do is to walk my friends dog because she goes to the high school and doesnt have a lot of time to walk Chloe.:)

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  18. it's really nice of them of risking their lives to save other and doing the right thing they should be rewarded with something for their act of kindness

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  19. it's really nice of them of risking their lives to save other and doing the right thing they should be rewarded with something for their act of kindness

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  20. What we need to remember is to not just write about acts of kindness, but to DO THE ACTS OF KINDNESS. Can you commit?

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  21. An act of kindness I can do is baby sit my neighbors little kids for free.This video taught me that don't do nice things to people so they do nice things to you,do nice things to help them.

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