April 13th: Acts of Kindness

 

I spent a lot of time this past two weeks listening to people. It is the best I can do for them. It is amazing to see how people can come up with answers for many questions they have about life when they give themselves a chance to look beyond themselves and to believe that they have a lot to offer to others.

Obviously, the majority of these conversations are about what we are going through with Covid-19: how we feel, what we can do to make things better in life isolation, and what is life going to be like after? Here are a few things I took the liberty to record. 

 
 
 Acts of kindness during a pandemic: How Canadians are helping each ...
 
19 acts of kindness to reclaim our humanity in dealing with Covid-19:
  1. Staying home, be with your loved ones and God
  2. Get in touch with your grandparents, parents and your immediate family
  3. Write down your thoughts, your feelings and your personal self-discovery 
  4. Donate to a food bank and a shelter
  5. Buy masks for your neighbors if they cannot find one themselves. Make them if you are able
  6. Order take out for someone who is a front line healthcare worker and his (her) family or someone who needs help
  7. Write notes to friends whom you have not seen for a long time
  8. Work on your backyard and be thankful that life is still happening
  9. As much as you won't keep the virus out of your life, make sure to clean your closet (s)
  10. Sit still and be thankful that you are not in control... say a prayer when you are at it
  11. Pick up a hobby that you never had time to pay attention to in the past. 
  12. Be creative (not crazy) with your cooking...try a new recipe and name it "My Coveted Pleasure"
  13. Make sure you travel within the confinement of your home...get to know space that you didn't know you have :)
  14. Read it you are a reader or listen to Audiobook selection of your choice...but nothing about Pandemic...nothing about Politics...
  15. Listen to the news when it is needed. Stop using the news as a form of coping with boredom because it might have the opposite effect
  16. Listen to the music of your preference. If you don't have one, just try something new then
  17. Create some personal records and aim for them...like how long you can go without snacking...
  18. If you need to go out and get some "fresh air"... remember others have the same need
  19. Finally, don't be too proud when you need help. Physical isolation does not imply indifference...

"not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."
(Philippians 2: 4)

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