{"id":1626,"date":"2010-05-15T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-15T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2016-02-25T08:58:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T13:58:49","slug":"random-acts-of-kindness-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/random-acts-of-kindness-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Random acts of kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Random acts of kindness can change an otherwise dreary day<\/h3>\n

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\nRandom acts of kindness can change a person’s outlook and life. Doing nice things for others, in hopes that they might pay it forward, is a goal I’ve always had. At times, I questioned my “whys” to devoting so much time to gardens when something lovely happened.<\/p>\n

I put a lot of time into my gardens and enjoy the process, finding it meditative.\u00a0 One year, after investing hour after hour of back-breaking work, as neighbors enjoyed themselves on the bike path, I wondered why I continued on.\u00a0 I wanted to be biking, hiking, being out doors, or to just sit and read a book while listening to the birds.\u00a0 I was questioning why I committed myself to the arduous chore of maintaining all these plants, after all, I told myself, is wasn’t like anyone really noticed.<\/p>\n

It is odd how the world works because a few days later I find an envelope in my mailbox, like a message from the universe. Someone had committed a random act of kindness<\/strong> at just the time when I was contemplating giving up the gardens. I keep this taped to my dressing mirror as a constant reminder to keep working towards goals even when you think people don’t seem appreciate your efforts, they do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Random acts of kindness can change an otherwise dreary day Random acts of kindness can change a person’s outlook and life. 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