{"id":5375,"date":"2021-02-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativesolutionsonline.org\/?p=5375"},"modified":"2021-05-02T13:24:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T18:24:36","slug":"kindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativesolutionsonline.org\/rebuild-csbh-sit\/kindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Acts of Kindness Day: Let’s Celebrate Together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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After a year of strife and relationship disconnect, a renewed focus on kindness may be the best way forward. With the holidays well past and the blush of  Valentine\u2019s Day fading, the remaining weeks of winter may feel long and dreary until spring finally arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At times, you may need your spirits raised and your faith in humanity restored. Often, the best way to do this is to actively take part in that restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the easiest way to start? February 17, 2021, the day that kicks off Random Acts of Kindness Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

This effort was first designated as Random Acts Of Kindness Day in Denver, Colorado in 1995. Later, it becameRandom Acts of Kindness Week in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A whole week devoted to random acts of kindness? Yes! Not only is there a week devoted to being unexpectedly kind, but that period can act as a launch point for the daily, intentional kindness we may have lost along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Random Acts of Kindness Week is Worth the Time and Effort<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First, it\u2019s really not so much effort.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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It\u2019s completely understandable if the pandemic, politics, and personal pressures have been consuming most of your time and headspace. The beauty of this special day is that there is no lead-up, no shopping, no decorating involved. All you have to do is keep your eyes peeled and your heart open. Who needs you? Who expressed a need you could fill? What act of appreciation have you been meaning to get to, but haven\u2019t made the time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 17 is the day to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, the \u201cGolden Rule\u201d feels really good.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you haven\u2019t heard, applied, or invested in treating people as you\u2019d like to be treated in a while, don\u2019t forgo the experience any longer. Fold it into your goals for the day or make it an addendum to those New Year resolutions. Your mother was right after all, you will feel better about yourself when you treat your neighbor kindly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therapists agree; the benefits of kindness include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n