Kindness is Adding Beauty

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Kindness is shown in many ways. It is an act that brightens up someone’s life, brings some beauty into a neglected corner of the world, gives someone hope, or brings some peace to a troubled situation.

Today. let’s talk about adding beauty to your world.

Let’s participate in a Rancho Corvova park, river, creek or ocean cleanup. There is a cleanup scheduled on Saturday, April 18, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., with cleanup sites located throughout the Delta region (Sacramento) and in Rancho Cordova. … I am going to do this; I hope you join me!

There are many other ways to add beauty . . . 

• Buy yourself flowers.
• Chat with the cashier at the checkout or another person in line.
• Dance to your favorite song.
• Declutter.
• Discover a beautiful classical music piece or play a favorite. Here’s one: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3qrKjywjo7Q
• Gather some cuttings from your walk or yard and put in a vase.
• Get some luxurious hand soap for your bathroom.
• Go for a walk
• Keep your personal space and shared spaces (kitchen, living room, lunchroom, bathroom) tidy.
• Laugh. Cause laughter by telling a joke. Read this series on laughter.
• Let edifying words come out of your mouth the next time you feel sarcastic or like complaining
• Make your garden attractive to bees.
• Mail someone a note that you’re thinking of them. Or send them a Valentine.
• Paint your walls festive colours.
• Pick up dog poop.
• Plant colourful flowers along your front yard fence.
• Pray that God will fill you with wisdom and a gentle, quiet spirit.
• Put fresh fruit from the farmer’s market in a bowl.
• Read some poetry.
• Recycle.
• Release ladybugs in your yard.
• Say kind words to someone.
• See the dignity and image of God in a person who is overlooked (the homeless, the foreigner)
• Shine up your kitchen counters, appliances, sink, and faucet.
• Stop a bully.
• Watch a sunset at the river.
• Wear a beautiful scarf or handmade piece of jewelry.

Thanks to Shula Gossard for adding many items to this “beauty” list. She is great at adding beauty to her world.

I paint  walls at home and in my office festive colours. I recycle. And I do something not on the list. At work, there are two unused planters. I like to keep them full of perennials, annuals, and vegetables.  I just cleaned out the planters to get ready for Spring planting.

Your Turn . . . What ideas would you add to beautifying your world? . . . What is one thing you’ll do this week?

Related Posts . . . 

• 6 Actions to Take This Spring that Will Put a Spring in Your Step
• Being Grateful for the Beauty of the Moment
• Finding Laughter: Suggestions From Readers (Day 20)
• MORE vs less: 31 Days of Decluttering – Introduction

You can practice being kind by leaving me a comment. 

Please leave me an idea or two that I can add to my acts of kindness list. The idea can be intentional or random.

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Want to know what other acts of Kindness are on the list? Go to my Landing Page . . . Scattering Kindness: A 31 Day Adventure of Intentional & Random Acts of Service.