I completed my 50-4-50 in the nick of time just before my birthday. The project was about doing 50 Acts of Kindness for other people between my 50th birthday last April and before my 51st this April. It was a follow up, and more altruistic project, than my 49-4-49 which was 49 fun activities or adventures for me. The acts of kindness had to be new, something I don’t already do (donate blood, mail birthday cards, sponsor University scholarship, celebrating friends’ birthdays):
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Donations to many runners raising funds for various charities
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Giving directions to people on the tube and in the streets, proactively before they asked
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Donating to street musician
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Cooking a dinner for families at the Ronald McDonald House
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Volunteering at a soup kitchen for the homeless
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Submitting cheek swab to delete blood cancer (to be in database for donors)
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Made cookies and squares for baking charity fund raiser
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Helping elderly man down the stairs at the tube with his zimmer frame and bags
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Gave a recommendation to a friend, and connect them, and friend insisted I count it
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Donate to charity run for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young)
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Filling a large garbage bag with rubbish/garbage on the street
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Acknowledging great service of Boots assistant manager
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Helping Belgian tourist who was separated from family on tube journey get back to them
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Card acknowledging someone for who they are and their accomplishments
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Card acknowledging someone’s strength and determination
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Kudos to grocery delivery company for good delivery service
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10 messages to friends on Facebook for why I think they are special, their gift to the world
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Hand out free umbrellas/brollies to strangers in the rain
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Donate to Big Issue seller, buskers, homeless man throughout the day
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Hand out candy canes to people on the tube at Christmas time
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Help a lady with a baby pram/carriage up the stairs at tube station
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Signed up for SHINE marathon
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Donate food to food bank
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Look after a friend in need for days and nights
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Over tip considerably for service
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Give thermal socks to homeless men
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Thank you card to my Doctor’s office for helpful service
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Giving shoulder and neck massages to 20+ colleagues during long meeting
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Noticing a dropped glove and reuniting it with its owner, who returned played it forward later that day
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Bought groceries for single mother of 4 begging in the street
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Dinner for an acquaintance’s daughter living abroad, trying to cook her favourite foods
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Thank you card and gift certificate to pilates teacher
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Clothes to charity
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Donating books to library
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Homemade cookies to colleagues and various offices with whom I visit
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Booking restaurant for colleagues and acknowledging staff
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Self-kindness – reading for myself during a busy time
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Robustly greeting every service provider I encountered in a day
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Let people in queue in front of me
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Directions to people proactively
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Complimenting strangers
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Administrative letter composed and mailed for a friend
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Buying meal for homeless lady
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Having an elderly friend over for dinner, cooking his favourites
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Inviting and paying for tea for elderly neighbour
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Give out free bunches of daffodils to elderly ladies/couples
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Talk to a stranger
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Writing positive slogans on sidewalk/pavement in chalk
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Money to an acquaintance’s kids in place of birthday gifts to my close friends
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Acknowledging strangers for their positive qualities
Now onto my 51-4-51 project!!
