{"id":24888,"date":"2016-02-18T10:47:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T18:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northstarmoving.com\/blog\/?p=24888"},"modified":"2016-02-18T10:47:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T18:47:32","slug":"celebrate-random-acts-of-kindness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2016\/celebrate-random-acts-of-kindness-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week is\u00a0random acts of kindness week! I love this week\u00a0because there are so many ways to spread kindness. Whether you&#8217;re doing it large scale or simply holding the door for someone else, any way you celebrate is great.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Small Random Acts of Kindness<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to be kind. Take a look at all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.randomactsofkindness.org\/stories\/113\" target=\"_blank\">little things<\/a> you can do.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24901\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24901 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/french-postcard-2-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"kindness\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"oembed-caption\"><a title=\"Postcard 1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/-smallfish-\/3874037885\/in\/photolist-6UksuD-aDLGYh-kJQq3d-e8j7Z-3aLsop-kt7kHK-7xFr1d-KNvUc-awS5a-6UoRZq-6F7Z4y-68Z3WY-3a28UB-8axrLj-6mddAF-4UN28z-6mD7AV-4NYwLt-9ukoV4-6zPdRE-7xBsNK-9HLenu-7xBrHF-6UQrno-5Q1CcE-ZY6x-7xBDeZ-6rxSSe-8aubDX-cKjxgW-5VzQZC-6UWN2E-5CxHKm-7Hy2rA-7vkaR3-8axrq7-5L8nJ7-6fLSa5-b4fYrF-kt6CWM-kt7hTg-aMYLwk-7AVc57-9HzBDd-4p4YxV-dCToXV-axZDHh-6s1UpM-bvYh-5L8nN9\/\">Postcard 1<\/a> by <a title=\"Flickr user SophieG*\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/-smallfish-\/\">SophieG*<\/a> (<a title=\"Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/2.0\/\" rel=\"license\">CC BY-NC 2.0<\/a>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>This week spread kindness by cooking someone a delicious meal like these <a href=\"http:\/\/mypurplespoon.com\/baked-zucchini-fritters\/\" target=\"_blank\">baked zucchini fritters <\/a>or these yummy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/christinebyrne\/clean-eating-challenge-day-3#.jbjP7JqDx0\" target=\"_blank\">cauliflower &#8220;steaks&#8221; with lentils<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pay for the person\u2019s meal behind you at the drive-in.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Brighten up the work day by bringing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecreativebite.com\/11-healthy-snack-ideas-sweet\/\" target=\"_blank\">snacks <\/a>to work<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0for your co-workers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Show someone you care by writing a &#8220;this is just to say&#8221; letter.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let someone go ahead of you in the grocery store line.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Bring joy to someone by paying a stranger&#8217;s parking meter.<\/li>\n<li>Smiles can go a long way. Turn someone&#8217;s frown upside down and share a smile!<\/li>\n<li>Put together a bag of toiletries and give them out to homeless in your community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Big Random Acts of Kindness<\/h2>\n<p>Make an even bigger impact by spreading kindness on a large scale.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24903\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24903 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Garden-Oak-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Oak by princedd (CC BY 2.0)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"oembed-caption\"><a title=\"Lone Oak\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/edp-pics\/4530181800\/in\/photolist-aXjpgF-r7NYH2-dTrzNe-7UjndL-amGgr8-jxF2Sp-9J7gym-eghZEK-9AKhNh-adGXJd-6CoMCf-3oHKN4-6CjDFr-esXav-fajBgU-dxPzJX-dcC9Bp-et1hY-3wYow-2sAxC-f1pmTC-PXBV-6UDVYQ-7vEKYB-9oyBEH-7PHNt1-9oyL5P-7QTHU8-2FeJV-cd1bXL-9tBAEU-gdqF1v-b4St5t-4v28d-fN2dm1-9mw4tS-9tyJ3K-o3J34G-5mcUTN-6weFkB-9tyEk4-jxa3JU-amEZ79-kvfJgp-5R9gX5-3JQ4x-8W52q2-7Zeyzj-4SZVrs-kvfKWi\">Lone Oak<\/a> by <a title=\"Flickr user princedd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/edp-pics\/\">princedd<\/a> (<a title=\"Creative Commons Attribution License\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" rel=\"license\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Give someone the gift of happiness while also giving back to the earth. <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.arborday.org\/content.aspx?page=commemorative-sample-tic\" target=\"_blank\">Plant<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treepeople.org\/tree-dedications\" target=\"_blank\">dedicate<\/a> a tree in their honor.<\/li>\n<li>Give of yourself in the greatest way possible by registering as an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.organdonor.gov\/becomingdonor\/\" target=\"_blank\">organ donor<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You can even\u00a0donate blood or plasma!<\/li>\n<li>Help a furry friend by donating to one of my favorite charities, <a href=\"http:\/\/karmarescue.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Karma Rescue<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Sponsor a child through the <a href=\"http:\/\/wish.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Make-A-Wish foundation<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Spread kindness through education through <a href=\"http:\/\/clairesplacefoundation.org\/about-claire\/\" target=\"_blank\">Claire&#8217;s Place Foundation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Being kind can be fun too. Get some friends together and try out this random acts of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedatingdivas.com\/four-or-more\/service-scavenger-hunt-group-date\/\" target=\"_blank\">kindness scavenger hunt<\/a>. Print out <a href=\"http:\/\/cf.thedatingdivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ServiceScavengerHunt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">kindness cards <\/a>and earn one each time you complete a random act of kindness!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tagline\">How are you spreading kindness? Tell me about it in the comments section below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week is\u00a0random acts of kindness week! I love this week\u00a0because there are so many ways to spread kindness. 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