Games That Keep on Giving - "Random Acts of Kindness" and "Thank You For Being"

So I'm initiating a couple of giving games here on Steemit.
I've already begun the "Thank You For Being" game,
which I'll mention more of later in this post.

I invite you now to join me in sharing

"Random Acts of Kindness"

This is how we'll play:

- Do something awesome for someone else (someone on or off of Steemit),
and make a post about it.
- Or, if someone does something awesome for you, you can write about that too.
- Or, if you see someone do something nice for someone else, share that.
- You can do anything for anyone, but ideally, that someone would not know about it, as part of the fun is in the unexpected surprise.
-Use the tag #RandomActsOfKindness.

The idea of making a post isn't to draw attention to yourself
for having done something for someone else,  
but to tune into the way it makes you feel,

if you saw the reaction of the receiver,

what a difference you made in their life, 

and to encourage other Steemians to do a random act of kindness of their own.

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Before the creation of the @gardenofeden,
I used to make this a practice in my everyday life.
I found it helped me as much as it helped others.
Here are few things I've put into practice on my own:

- Buying an ice cream cone for the person in line behind me.
- Secretly paying for dinner for a couple in a restaurant
who reminded me of my elderly neighbors.
- Giving my coat to a homeless woman on the corner in a snow storm.
- Gifting a scarf, earrings and other articles of clothing
to someone who complimented me on them.
- Gifting my thermos of hot coffee to a man standing
next to his broken down car in a blizzard.
- Giving a wrapped present to an unsuspecting cranky child (with a cranky parent)
in the grocery store.
- Giving away free hand, foot and head massages on a whim.

Since the existence of the @gardenofeden,
I have been blessed in the amplified gift of giving.

The founder of the @gardenofeden, @quinneaker, has dedicated his life to the betterment of humanity, and holds space for helping others as a daily practice.

We get to feed the homeless,

families, single parents, children, elderly, the firemen and other locals in our community.

We also give clothing, shelter, education and more, all for free!!
We get to help meet their needs and make their day--which actually makes our day too.

Here are a couple of videos to get your giving juices flowing: