#9 Random Acts of Kindness at School

I’ve always believed that we should do what we can to help out our fellow man.  I teach my kids that there are three kinds of people in the world.  The first person will do a good deed and ask for something in return.  The second person will do a good deed and think that something is owed to them.  The third person does a good deed without even thinking about it but just does it because it is the right thing to do.  I tell my kids from always to be person #3. 

I wanted to make sure when I made this list that I practiced what I preached and paid it forward to some of the most deserving people I know…my work family.  I went to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and bought five $5 gift cards and wrote fun little sayings on them.  I then, throughout the month of March, left them around the staff room for whoever came across them.  I also got bags of quarters and left them on the soda machine for those who needed a little pick-me-up!  It was somewhat nerve-racking.  I was trying not to get caught because the whole point was to remain anonymous.  What I didn’t think about that some of my Stelle family might read this blog.  So I’m asking if you are one of them please keep it a secret!

What was cool about this post was that after starting it at school, I found myself doing random acts of kindness elsewhere in my life.  I took grocery carts left in the parking lot and brought them back to the store.  I walked by a meter that was about to run out of time so I put in a quarter.  I made sure to frequently hold the door open for people and say something nice about someone. This is an item that I will keep doing long into the future. I am now and will always be a person #3!