In Just a Few Seconds...

Hey Yo:

So, what can you do in 'Just a few seconds?'  Well...  hang in there with me and let me explain.  I hope this is a "Game Changer" for you.

The Set Up...

 

I have a Blogging friend, Karen, at Baking in a Tornado...  At various times over the last several weeks, she has posted 3 separate Blogs that seriously got my attention (actually, all her Blogs get my attention).  In order, they are:

 

1:  Acts of Kindness Series

2:  Acts of Kindness Too

3:  Acts of Kindness the Third

 

It would be so totally COOL if you happened to click on ANY or ALL of Karen's Links.  See for yourself where I am coming from with this Post.  And heck, you might just find something you like to snack on as well.  She's got it covered on every front!!!  A NEW BOOK for crying out loud!!!  Anyway, her 'Series' touched me in a way that, in some small way, led me to perform a:

 

Random Act(s) of Kindness... 
(and it only takes just a few seconds of your time)

 

Reading her Blog on the subject got me to thinking that I wanted to participate.  I wanted to do something, anything, in the form of a Random Act of Kindness.  As I commented on her Blog, and to give just one example, I recently drove through a Burger Joint for lunch.  While I was at the cashier's window, I informed the cashier to put the tab of the car behind me in line on my tab, that I wanted to pay for the person behind me, unbeknownst to them.  Now, what you have to understand is:  I share this Random Act of Kindness not to brag or boast.  Not at all.  Heck, in all honesty, the amount of money that it cost me was minimal.  A burger with fries & a soda.  It's the act itself, the feeling itself, of such an act, that I am trying to convey.  What a feeling it was, to do something for someone, a stranger, when they least expected it.  I absolutely drove away from the cashier window with a smile on my mug and thinking...  "OK, who is my next Target?" 

 

My Point...

 

What I am trying to say here is this...  Wouldn't it be so amazing if, each day, or each week, all of us performed a Random Act of Kindness toward someone.  There is so much negativity today.  Spend 5 minutes on Facebook and you'll surely come across a Post of several people arguing over a political or religious opinion with hate spewing from both directions.  Or, in those "debates," one side talks about how 'stupid & ignorant' the "other" side is.  It's just all so nauseating & exhausting.  Watch the news for 5 minutes and you will certainly see some form of hate or racism.  Where is the LOVE these days???  Not just among friends, but where is the LOVE of "Thy Neighbor?"  There are so many ways of performing Random Acts of Kindness and they do not have to include your wallet.  That's the great thing.  Most Acts of Kindness can be totally FREE!!!  They just take a tee-tiny bit of an effort on our part, 'just a few seconds' of our time, and we can more than likely make someone's day... 

 

1:  Show someone your smile & say hi.  They may be having a bad day.

2:  Help someone lift something that might be too heavy for them.

3:  Let someone go first, before yourself, even though you were first in line.

4:  If someone is a few cents short at the cashier, help them out, with a smile.

5:  Help an elderly person that might be having trouble with something.
6:  Instead of not letting that car in and ahead of you, let them in & wave.
7:  At the grocery store, tell that someone in the lot that you'll get their baskart.
8:  At the Mall, go ahead, let 'them' have that parking space that 'was yours.'
9:  If you see someone drop something, pick it up for them, with a smile.

This list could go on and on.  And then, there are certainly ways of helping people when they least expect it through Random Acts of Kindness with your wallet, if that is something that you can afford to do.  And, it doesn't have to be much at all to do something for the someone on the receiving end to absolutely make their day.  So, my hope, with this Post, is that you'll take 'just a few seconds' of your time this week and help put a smile on someone's face, a stranger's face.  I bet you'll feel good doing it.  And it all starts with a Smile.  The Power of a Simple Smile.  One Day at a Time!!!  Just sayin'.

In Other News...

 

House Update:  No Sale!!!  Well, we stood our ground (see Music below).  We said NO to raising our house ONE HALF INCH.  We said NO to paying $2,625 to raise our house ONE HALF INCH.  And, in turn, the Buyer said No Deal.  So, we move forward.  The house is back on the market.  In the week since, only 1 Showing (YIKES!!!)  Fingers crossed...

 

Houston Texans Football:  Remember last weeks succinct account of their loss???  Well, for this past week...  DITTO!!!

 

Market Watch:  Nothing like a little "Government Shutdown" to get the Markets reversing their gears.  For the first time in a good while, the Dow fell below 15,000, closing yesterday at 14,996...  Meanwhile, Facebook nudged slightly South, closing yesterday at 49.18.

 

Good Vibrations...

 

Music:  Well, standing our ground on the house and losing our Sale means there is only one song I could play this week:  From Tom Petty, give a listen to I Won't Back Down.  Enjoy...  (source) 
 

 

 



The End:  Another one in the Books.  Thanks for stopping by.  Always know it is much appreciated.  Have a great week.  Hope to see ya back on Mix Tape Tuesday.  Til then...

Be safe, be smart, and always show your Smile...  It's Happy Friday.

adios...  vaya con dios