LaraK · @Lara
192 followers · 1329 posts · Server metalhead.club

Giving your seat on the subway to a kid that wants to sit next to their mommy is a
Nothing to be applauded but it can change someone's mood for the day. Be considerate. :)

#randomactofkindness

Last updated 2 years ago

Binn · @binn
0 followers · 49 posts · Server bitbook.nimblebit.com
John · @johnwithbike
4 followers · 22 posts · Server toot.community

This morning a random cyclist said Good Morning and gave me a large smile as they overtook me. Don’t know who they are but I am grateful

#randomactofkindness #cycling #bikes

Last updated 2 years ago

DrBashir2022 · @drbashir2022
451 followers · 520 posts · Server universeodon.com
John Beresford · @garretguy
125 followers · 524 posts · Server cr8r.gg

Today I gave away my guitar.

Spotted across the hall at the now defunct Manchester Computer Fair, resting incongruously amidst the motherboards and hard drives, I recognised the unexpected chance to fulfil a lifelong dream. Learn to play.

My daughter, living with us at the time and for many years a Grade 8 player, offered to teach me. As usual I almost left it too late to take up her kind offer. Procrastination is, after all, my middle name. Within 2-3 months I'd progressed to the point where I could play a 2-minute "Spanish" piece, from memory, with fewer than a handful of bum notes. I was quite pleased with myself, if I'm honest. Until reality hit. I'm one of those people who doesn't want to do something unless I can be good at it. Could I be good at this? They say it takes 20,000 hours to become proficient with that kind of motor skill. I'd been giving it 15 minutes a day. The maths didn't stack up.

So for the last five years the guitar (a lovely Encore semi-acoustic -- a basic model, but with a wonderful rich tone) has sat in the top room, unloved and gathering dust, waiting for the touch of a more eager learner. And now we're downsizing, and won't even have room for it to gather another layer of dust.

I offered it to the neighbours. We have a WhatsApp group; it's a friendly neighbourhood. One of their daughters recently said she'd like to learn guitar. Serendipity strikes. And so, it's gone. A bottle of red wine stands in its place, the universal token of appreciation. Another item ticked off the long list of divestments, but this one tugged at my heart more than most.

#today #sadface #randomactofkindness #musician #wannabe

Last updated 2 years ago

Jennifer Wilck · @jenniferwilck
59 followers · 345 posts · Server romancelandia.club

Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day. What’s the kindest thing someone has done for you? Tell me, and I’ll randomly gift a reader with a copy of one of my books in honor of the holiday.

#randomactofkindness

Last updated 3 years ago

Di Nutt · @dixxyd
99 followers · 251 posts · Server ohai.social

Apparently, today in the UK is ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ Day (Feb17th). I have had at least two emails from companies telling me they are offering a of some ‘free’ product as long as I place an order over £50. This is surely not in the spirit of the day at all! It isn’t random (everyone will get the email) and it isn’t ‘kindness’ but yet another marketing ploy. We are seriously lost in the self-serving crap of

#randomactofkindness #latecapitalism

Last updated 3 years ago

Cait the Old Lady · @oldladyplays
411 followers · 1418 posts · Server wargamers.social

Listen y'all, my dear trans friends. When you see someone's selfie, tell them something nice. Don't make it up. Take a moment, and find something to compliment them on that you feel genuine about.

Why? Because who knows better than us how good it feels when someone says something nice about your picture? Why *wouldn't* you want to spread that joy?

Dysphoria is a big old liar. We need to fight it with one another's help as much as by ourselves.

#trans #transjoy #selfie #randomactofkindness

Last updated 3 years ago

William Smith · @talkingmoose
208 followers · 144 posts · Server mastodon.social

More than a few times I've pulled up at a Starbucks drive-through window to learn the car before me already paid for my order. A random act of kindness. I usually ask to pay for the car behind me — let's keep the kindness going.

Today, I was a passenger in a car with a few people and we learned the car in front had paid for our order. Someone suggested we pay for the car behind us. Our driver said, "No, I'm going to take the money and tip the Starbucks employee instead."

#randomactofkindness

Last updated 3 years ago

Randall · @AZ_Randall
32 followers · 89 posts · Server mastodon.social

Challenge: today do one act of kindness for someone you don’t know with no expectation of getting anything in return. Just do it to make the world a better place.

#randomactofkindness

Last updated 3 years ago

@SuneAuken But a to the visually impaired, however bad the picure. Keep it up Sir!

#randomactofkindness

Last updated 3 years ago

Flanakey · @flanakey
47 followers · 68 posts · Server mastodon.lol

Roses from the garden for a colleague whose working at my campus for a couple of days; something to brighten a boring hotdesk.

#randomactofkindness

Last updated 3 years ago

Roberto Audex ☑️ · @robau
118 followers · 237 posts · Server mastodon.nl