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January

In a mad way I volunteered to write this post even though I wasn’t really sure what to write about. Somehow I hoped inspiration would hit me. I thought about changes that I’ve been through over the last few years, having left university and got a full time job. Then again I decided that was kinda boring (if you think differently you can comment and I’ll get in touch!)

So “change”. A few years ago a British comedian called Danny Wallace started a project – following his previous project “Join Me” – he instructs his legions of followers (dubbed the Karma Army), without warning made people happier by performing random acts of kindness every Friday.

Now, the building I work in has lots of little businesses in it. So we have our office and next door is a completely different one. Our office is on the ground floor near the canteen. This is a prefect place for me as I can hold doors open for people and things like that.

(Another story) Back in November my Grandma passed away – on the blog that me and my best friend co-author, my best friend Kewey wrote this post (AOK is short for act of kindness):

The AOK bit comes into this because, for example, my friend is obviously grieving the loss of her Grandma at the moment and a simple action of kindness could put just a speck of colour back into her day. Give her a smile when you see her, open a door, say thank you if she does something for you. Just think, this girl is like me. She has a heart and she needs warmth today!

I have tried it… it’s good. I work part time in a village pub. I have done the job for 5 years after starting for a bit of extra money while at school. I never had the guts to quit after i graduated from uni so still doing that as well as the profession. I dont like the job at all and will be leaving soon (hopefully) but it’s not hard to give a little time to the old man that tells the same story every week, stamped in my head because i’ve heard it so much. He’s gone home happy because he’s shared his story.

Taking my sister to work bugs me (especially if she is stressing about being late) but I know that she has got to work in the warmth and comfort of the car, we have had out “to work” chat and she has got there safe for a days work. The same goes for taking my Grandma to the hairdressers. I dont get a thank you for doing it and sometimes she is rude yet I would never leave her to go by herself and the odd time I might suprise her and take her for a cuppa tea – She is so grateful for that and that makes me feel so happy inside.

I dont do any of these for brownie points… I am too old to be a brownie! No, seriously, I do it because people need to have some happiness in their day. I need happiness in my day and by making someone smile I can smile too!

*I know that on here it is quite obvious who my friend is but she could be anyone near you, all over the world, Girl, Boy, young or old.

Kewey wrote this from the heart and I didn’t want to change it.

So how can you change someone’s day?

How can you put a little sunshine in someone else’s day?

I’m not sure and I don’t have an instruction sheet but head out today or tomorrow and do you AOK task and change someones day.

Does this fit with change? I think it does!

If you do this and make a difference please comment here or visit me at my blog and leave me a comment

. I will also post if I get any ones too.