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A Random Act of Skywriting Kindness
This past Valentine's Day, an anonymous person created a series of skywriting images above New Orleans.
The messages said things like, "Love U," U + God," and even a smiley face. It was a nice random act of kindness that brightened many people's day.
It's a small thing but actually the kind of nice act that makes a difference. For those who saw the messages, the benefits of receiving a positive little affirmation can have real effects on our daily happiness.
Feelings are highly contagious. Amazingly, for every person who actually saw this message as it happened and was positively affected by it--even just a little bit--there were dozens of people indirectly uplifted. When we feel good, we pass that along to all those we come into contact with and then those people pass it along to the people they come into contact with.
Just as importantly is all the research that shows the benefits that we receive when we act kindly towards others and/or offer acts of service--even small ones--to our fellow humans. Our acts of kindness not only help the recipients but research proves that they boost our own happiness and sense of purpose, too.
So to whoever this anonymous skywriter was, let's use this inspiration and reminder to do our own act of kindness today, in whatever manner or scale, and see if we can notice the results, in ourselves and those around us.
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Comment by Ericka on March 5, 2012 at 1:18pm -
This is great indeed! It should pull anyone out of their depression.
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Comment by Greg on March 5, 2012 at 11:56am -
I see how this could brighten just about anyone's day. This really is a special moment to have captured on camera. This shot is priceless.
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Comment by Juliebean2012 on March 5, 2012 at 1:17am -
Seeing this just now really did make my day. I appreciate the encouragement of whomever did this. This is a priceless camera moment.
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Comment by JessicaH on March 5, 2012 at 12:30am -
That sky message really is inspiring. We all need to be uplifted from time to time.
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Comment by tomsbabyjenna on March 2, 2012 at 4:31pm -
That is a really cool thing. How long did that message last in the sky? I love doing small random acts of kindness it brightens up my day and I get giddy thinking I may have done the same to the recipient. I have been on the recieving end a few times of peoples paying it forward acts and it has always come at a time when I could really use some encouragement. I found that when I am either doing or receiving a happy act I am more cheery throughout the day and have better interactions with others. I think it starts a chain with me starting and everyone I interact with that day will brighten someones elses day around them and so on and so forth.
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Comment by Jennifer Dunn on March 1, 2012 at 6:20am -
Great message! Smiles, hellos, and just random acts of thoughtfulness really ARE appreciated. Thanks for the great encouragement :)
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Comment by lena gogol on February 27, 2012 at 3:42am -
I would love to see something like that on the sky. I am going to show this to my husband. I hope he will make me a surprise.
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Comment by Reeds on February 26, 2012 at 9:36am -
I wonder how much it costs to do that for someone? To whoever the anonymous person who taught of that kudos to you. You have made a difference in our world.
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Comment by Liezl Andrews on February 26, 2012 at 6:25am -
I believe when you show kindness to others they will in turn somehow, deep in the back of their head inclined to do the same to others. It's truly inspiring seeing acts like this.
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Comment by BrendaBee on February 25, 2012 at 4:10am -
That is so sweet. What do people use for this type of art? It's unique and it's a good thing it's on camera.
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