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RAOK
Random
Acts of Kindness
About
two and a half years ago, on a Saturday morning, several of us
regulars to the infamous "leather couch" were gathered
in the chat room! Katy was worried about the bad snowstorm they
were having in Michigan. Mary was worried about all the rain in
Virginia. In Texas, it was cold and chilly. We were
talking about the errands we all had to do; nobody wanted to get
going and most of us were in nightshirts and bathrobes.
Marsi and Carolyn said it was a beautiful day in their part of
the country and immediately everyone asked ***WHERE?*** They
both typed in Florida and then asked each other where in
Florida. When they both typed in NPR the room went
wild! They lived only a few blocks from each other and
agreed to meet that day and go for a walk.
Someone
brought up something about Starbucks and then another talked
about a bad experience at the mall. Carolyn said, "If
only people would practice doing a RAOK everyday the world would
be a better place. Everyone in the room that day made a
pact to go out a do an RAOK and report back later. It was
an almost magical time that morning, not ever to be
repeated. We logged off and within a few days we all
posted our ROAK's back to everyone. Carolyn Chen practiced
this almost every day of her life. It did not matter who you
were, what you looked like, or your position in life. She
did it just because we are all members of the human race in this
world and therefore no one was better than anyone else!
Below
is a link to the ***ROAK***site. Maybe you could go there
sometime and read about all the RAOK's that are done for
other's. You can nominate people for their award and link
any web pages you have to them. I have started the process
of having Carolyn Chen's name placed there. Carolyn
encountered a lot of discrimination in her life because of her
race and handicaps. Yet, she never lashed out at anyone
and instead tried to get them to see that she was no different
than they were. What a better place this world would be if
we all practiced doing a RAOK everyday. It doesn't have to
be something big. It can be as small as a smile :) to
someone that's feeling down. What better way to honor both
Carolyn and Marsi by trying to do an ROAK!
The Midi You
are listening to is
"I'll be There"
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