Now that October is over, I can successfully say that there is another year of #AdamsActs under my belt. If this is the first you are hearing about #AdamsActs, it isn’t too late to check out the reasons that I choose to participate each year here. If you’ve never heard of #AdamsActs, the story behind why this kindness challenge started is worth the read here. Here is how I wrapped up my random acts of kindness this October.
- Day 26
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I took time this evening to prepare a bible study lesson for the bible study I have been leading this fall with a campus organization called Cru. While this is something I’ve been doing all semester, this week I put extra time into preparing questions and an icebreaker that would allow for a personalized experience for the girls in my study.
- Day 27
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After a safely socially distanced bachelorette watch party, I gave a friend a ride home.
This doesn’t seem like much, but with the amount of work I had to do, taking the time to drive out of my way was a way I was able to show her kindness. She had been having a rough couple of weeks so taking her home gave us an opportunity to talk about it and supporting her felt really good.
- Day 28
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An old friend of mine and I had plans to meet up this evening, but she let me know that she was stressed about schoolwork and I offered to reschedule. With my busy schedule, that meant I would have to move a lot of things around, and taking the time and disruption to do that was a way I showed her kindness.
- Day 29
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I took my sister out to her favorite place, Sonic, for a snack after school.
This week was crazy busy for me so the last thing I had time to do was drive out of town for ice cream and french fries, but I took the time to go anyway to spend time with my sister and show her kindness. The “sissy-time” was well worth the time spent.
- Day 30
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I stayed up later than I intended to so I could keep a friend of mine virtual company when she was feeling alone.
- Day 31
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I went out to lunch with my sister and my dad and I let them pick the restaurant and then took care of driving there so they could relax.
Now that it is all said and done, #AdamsActs this year was a challenge. My life is busier than even I recognized it was, but I learned that no matter how busy I am, there is always time to be kind. Even when it feels like there isn’t, or something else has to be put off to fit in the kindness, it is worth it. Kindness is always worth it. I hope everyone who has been following my kindness journey or who has participated themselves was able to take something away from it. So, until next October, be kind, spread kindness, and simply love one another. You may never know that someone is having their worst day, perhaps they hide it well, or maybe, they’re just waiting for someone to ask them “how are you,” and actually want a real answer. Ask. Listen. Help. Work to be the bright spot in someone’s day. Search for opportunities to be kind and use them. After all, a little kindness never hurt anyone.