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Random Acts of Kindness

There is a guy in New York who decided to outfit his car with a sleeping space, and then hit the road to achieve 100 random acts of kindness for strangers.  We applaud his values, his goal setting, and his sense of fun!   And then we had another idea. What about 100 random acts of kindness for your spouse? 

If helping strangers makes the world a better place, what about helping those closest to you, whom we all admit, are sometimes the people we show our worst side?  And what if you incorporate some fun around the Twin Cities  in your random acts? Intrigued?

When Tyler Kellogg, a chronic do-gooder, drove 1600 miles, he found plenty of possibilites for random acts of kindness, according to Readers Digest.  What Tyler realized after achieving 115 acts of kindness in 55 days, is that you don’t have to be a philanthropist to do good. You just have to ask people “how can I help?”

Maybe we can start a trend right at home. Suprise your spouse with “How can I help?  You have to admit -it could be an interesting conversation!  And it doesn’t hurt to have some fun while you try this new effort.  How about a Twin Cities destination? For example, you could suggest a date night to the Twin Cities Improv Festival now through Sunday at the “Brave New Workshop.  For only $12 a ticket, the two of you could look at life completely differently!  It might give you some ideas for your own improv version of “How can I help you?”

Suprise him/her with a summertime fun Waterfall Windchime.  Sit outside at sunset, listening to the chimes, and ask “is there soemthing that I could do that would make you happy right now?”  Call it a zen couple-moment for relationship renewal!

 Walking alongside each other might also offer an opportunity to simply ask, ”lets go out tonight–where would you like to go? ” If you are both stumped for a fresh date idea, and enjoying the summertime outdoors when you can, then try Steven’s Square Park on June 30.

They are offering a free movie showing of  “Dr. Strangelove.” And as a bonus, while you are waiting for it to get dark, there will also be live music performances by Phantom Tails and Rogue Citizen, and free mini cupcakes from Whole Foods. Also, bring a dish to share for the community potluck. They are actually offering movies every Wednesday night…check out Cinema and Civics.

See? it’s easy to find random ways to be kind, and have fun doing it together!  Send us your stories of random acts of kindness for each other — and things to do in Minnesota!  We’d love to hear!