| I am just an average teenage girl, living the average | | | | know and smile at them. Smiles are truly contagious. |
| life of a very busy high school student trying to | | | | You could also just give out compliments to people. |
| survive junior year. However, I do not view the | | | | The thing that first started me thinking about all of |
| world and my relationships as an average anything. | | | | this was these kindness coins I got from someone at |
| As a small child, I was always truly happy and made | | | | Heritage Square. They are little plastic coins that say |
| the absolute best out of every situation naturally. I | | | | cute kindness sayings on them. I got mine for giving |
| found every excuse to smile which formed the | | | | a tip to the lady at the photo shop, and then I was |
| personality and reputation I have today. Today, this | | | | supposed to pass it on to someone that I saw doing |
| great happiness and joy of life just isn't naturally | | | | something kind. I really thought this was neat and I |
| there anymore. I still try to make the best out of | | | | ended up ordering more of those coins from Oriental |
| every situation, but that's just it, I have to try at it. | | | | Trading and passed them out to the student council, |
| From my experience, as you get older, the world | | | | which I'm a part of at my school. After this, I have |
| around you truly isn't as kind to you and, naturally, | | | | been noticing acts of kindness and I'm always trying |
| the worst is expected of people. Since rude remarks | | | | to think of random acts of kindness I can pass along |
| and things such as this are expected, when someone | | | | to others. The other day, I was with my friends at |
| does a small random act of kindness for you, it can | | | | Starbucks and I mentioned that the cupcakes looked |
| mean a lot. I try to do little things each day that | | | | good and they agreed, but we didn't buy any. We |
| could help someone have a better day. I think that if | | | | just bought our drinks. Then when we were waiting |
| everyone could try to do at least one small random | | | | for our drinks, the cashier asked us if we would like a |
| act of kindness each day it would make their | | | | cupcake and told us they were free. We said sure, |
| surroundings happier, which will make them happier | | | | but were kind of confused about it. Then the cashier |
| and kinder people. There are many random acts of | | | | told us that they actually weren't free, the man in |
| kindness that can be done. One thing you could do is | | | | front of us heard us say something about them and |
| buy food for the people behind you if you are in a | | | | bought them for us. We told him thank you and that |
| drive-through. However, random acts of kindness | | | | was the best cupcake I have ever eaten because it |
| don't mean just giving people material things or | | | | was a random act of kindness that was given to me. |
| money. I think a great thing to do is to leave pennies | | | | Now, I continue to notice more and more random |
| heads up in random places and maybe someone will | | | | acts of kindness given and received and I'd |
| find one and have a lucky day. Another thing I do to | | | | encourage others to do the same. I hope you will |
| just be kind is say "Hi" to people in the hall I don't | | | | too. These small acts can make someone's day. |