{"id":17697,"date":"2013-10-04T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northstarmoving.com\/blog\/?p=17697"},"modified":"2014-07-31T15:25:27","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T22:25:27","slug":"random-acts-of-kindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/random-acts-of-kindness\/","title":{"rendered":"World Smile Day: Practice Random Acts of Kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is World Smile Day! World Smile Day was founded by a very smart man named Harvey Ball. He believed that random acts of kindness <\/a>changed lives and that the best random acts of kindness came in the form of smiles. You can read more about Harvey Ball at the World Smile Day site<\/a>, where random acts of kindness are encouraged on a daily basis. Here are some ideas to help you practice random acts of kindness!<\/p>\n

Random Acts of Kindness: Smile<\/h2>\n
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Random Acts of Kindness: Remember to Smile (Photo by ganesha_isis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Use your face! Its power to bestow random acts of kindness on anyone \u2013 even strangers \u2013 is amazing. Try smiling at someone you don\u2019t know! Whether you\u2019re moving to a new neighborhood<\/a> or spending a day at the beach<\/a>, a smile is the best accessory to spread acts of kindness no matter what you\u2019re doing. We forget that something as simple as smiles can be considered random acts of kindness. But your random acts of kindness don’t stop with just one smile.<\/p>\n

One person smiling at another person causes a ripple effect \u2013 a ripple of random acts of kindness!<\/p>\n

\"Random<\/a>
Random Acts of Kindness: Snow Tree (Photo by christinehawks)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to offering great smiles, World Smile Day should include the sort of random acts of kindness that inspire people to smile!<\/p>\n

Random acts of kindness can be as simple as donating old books to your local library or paying the tab for the person behind you in line. Send an unexpected note to someone you haven\u2019t spoken to in a while or tell your mom that you love her. You\u2019d be surprised how much random acts of kindness can mean to a parent or loved one.<\/p>\n\n

Random Acts of Kindness: More Than Smiles<\/h2>\n

Random acts of kindness come in all forms. Try donating canned goods to a food bank<\/a> on a non-holiday (people are hungry 365 days a year!) or bake some cookies<\/a> for your mailman. These random acts of kindness are guaranteed to reward you with a big smile.<\/p>\n

\"Random<\/a>
Random Acts of Kindness: Free Hugs (Photo by parthisix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Random<\/a>
Random Acts of Kindness: Love (Photo by: pudstah)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For more ideas on spreading random acts of kindness around, try this list<\/a> \u00a0of ways you can carry out random acts of kindness on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

Random acts of kindness are contagious. The more you show\u00a0 kindness, the faster it spreads!<\/p>\n\n

What random acts of kindness have touched your life? What random acts of kindness do you plan to perform today? Tell me all about them in the Comments section!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is World Smile Day! World Smile Day was founded by a very smart man named Harvey Ball. He believed that random acts of kindness changed lives and that the best random acts of kindness came in the form of smiles. 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