Hi everyone, hope your week is off to an excellent start! I’m a little late posting this because I spent all day at my aunt’s school, speaking to her class of eighth graders about writing. I also taught a writing workshop for them about the difference between scene and summary, since they are all working on their own short stories. They were such an enthusiastic and inquisitive bunch. I had so much fun! Nothing energizes me more than a roomful of writers, particularly young writers. You can practically hear their imaginations sparking with wonderfully creative ideas! The day flew by.

Speaking of teaching … last week’s kindness challenge {which came from my wonderful blogger friend Danica at It’s Progression} was to write a letter or an email or make a phone call to a former teacher of yours, thanking them for the influence they had on you. I wrote notes to three of my high school teachers and one of my college professors who had an enormous positive influence on me, and undoubtedly countless other students as well!

The Week 40 Kindness Challenge is simple: return someone else’s cart to the front of the grocery store the next time you go shopping. It was inspired by a man I spotted last week in the Safeway parking lot, returning shopping carts scattered around the parking lot to the designated cart areas. Such a nice gesture that only takes a few extra minutes of your time!

As always, blog about your experiences and include your links in the comments section below, or feel free to send me an email at dallaswoodburn <AT> gmail <DOT> com.

Have a wonderful week!
– Dallas

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year of kindness archives:
– week 1 challenge: donate items to those in need
– week 2 challenge: leave quarters & note at laundry machine
– week 3 challenge: write & send a kind handwritten note
– week 4 challenge: give hot chocolate to someone outside in the cold
– week 5 challenge: do something kind for a neighbor
– week 6 challenge: deliver valentines to a nursing home
– week 7 challenge: donate to a food pantry
– week 8 challenge: donate toiletries to a shelter
– week 9 challenge: post a kind note in a public place
– week 10 challenge: do something kind for a child
– week 11 challenge: thank someone in a genuine & meaningful way
– week 12 challenge: deliver baked goods to a fire station
– week 13 challenge: give someone flowers
– week 14 challenge: donate books
– week 15 challenge: reach out and spend time with people
– week 16 challenge: smile at everyone you meet
– week 17 challenge: pick up litter/trash
– week 18 challenge: write a kind note to a mom figure in your life
– week 19 challenge: leave an extra-generous tip
– week 20 challenge: donate blood/join bone marrow registry
– week 21 challenge: visit a cemetery and pay respect
– week 22 challenge: practice a little patience
– week 23 challenge: call 3 loved ones on the phone
– week 24 challenge: do something kind for a senior citizen
– week 25 challenge: pay for someone’s public transportation
– week 26 challenge: volunteer at a food pantry or soup kitchen
– week 27 challenge: send a care package to someone in the military
– week 28 challenge: give at least one compliment every day
– week 29 challenge: do a favor for someone else
– week 30 challenge: scatter lucky pennies around a playground
– week 31 challenge: mail an empowering postcard
– week 32 challenge: plant something
– week 33 challenge: donate school supplies
– week 34 challenge: give a sandwich to a homeless person
– week 35 challenge: compliment a salesperson to their manager
– week 36 challenge: leave positive feedback
– week 37 challenge: do a household kindness
– week 38 challenge: let someone go ahead of you in line
– week 39 challenge: write a kind note to a former teacher