Today bloggers are United Together in Acts of Kindness. In a busy, fast paced world, it is necessary to slow down and try to act like a decent human being, not just because Christmas is coming, but because it is the right thing to do. I don’t generally like to broadcast my acts of charity or kindness, because my goal is not gain attention from doing them, but only to feel that deep thump in my chest and the boost of adrenaline that accompanies doing a nice thing for someone. So rather than spill about how great I am, I would rather talk about a guy who makes my day a bit better every time I see him.
I don’t know his name, but I recognize his Jamaican influenced singing voice as soon as I round the corner to take the Metro B in the Tiburtina train station. Every morning, he has his keyboard set up and his hat out for the occasional coin. He sings all kinds of songs, in English, and he has an amazing energy. He is not going to be the next big thing, but he can carry a tune. I don’t quite know what it is about him, but I look forward to walking past him and getting whatever he is signing stuck in my head as I race by and attempt to wedge myself into the overflowing train car. I try to fling change into his hat when there is a gap in the herd of people pushing their way towards the train. If I could, I would love to spend an hour listening to his soothing voice and maybe soak up some of his positive vibes.
It has been pretty cold in Rome the last week, and I have been on break from school. I have no doubt that he is there, playing a song just like any other day. Next time I pass by him I will be sure to throw this note in his hat (along with a Euro or two):
Mystery reggae man! You make my boring commute much more pleasant! Thank You!
Here are some of other blogs that participated! Feel free to read them and get in the spirit of kindness!
I almost didn’t have time to say hello
Starlight: Acts Of Kindness
You Can Feel Good About Good
Grander than the Bell and the Red Suit
Bloggers Unite
Jericho Fans Become Boo’s Angels
Singing At A Retirement Home
John Gebhardt Caring For A Little Girl in Iraq
Pay It Forward & Acts of Random Kindness
Examples and Quotes From Acts of Kindness
Recycling & The Boys Brigade Charity Gift Box Project
Helping A Pregnant Damsel In Childbirth
Collecting Litter
My Inspiration - What are you grateful for?
Living In A Box
Caro Gesù Bambino ti voglio avvisare…
Teaching My 5 Year Old The Gift Of Giving
Want to have an amazing Christmas?
Give A Smile
Acts of Kindness Should Be Part Of Our Daily Lives
Its Never Too Late To Do An Act Of Kindness
Bell Ringers & Paper Trees
A White Cat For Christmas
Xmas Charity Appeal
The Beaming Faces of The Tiny Tots
Helping A Colleague
Hugs For The Lonely
Tribute To Rescued Cats And Dogs
Crochet Some Recycled Wheelchair and Walker Totes
Promote Thrift Stores
The Greatness Of Human Kindness and Compassion
Acts of Kindness While Christmas Shopping
Donations To Carol For A Cause
Child’s Play
Scraping Snow To Make Friends
Caring For Family
Let People Know That Someone Loves Them
Random Acts of Kindness Should Last All Year Long
Kindness Like Love Is Unconditional
Follow your heart and do your best work…
Buying Gifts From The Hunger Site Store
Donors Choose
Cooking Pancakes
One Should Do The Right Thing For No Other Reason Than It’s Right
Free Rice - Provide and Learn
Magnificent Monday: My Mother
Sharing Books With Random People
Ideas For Acts of Kindness
A Simple Act of Kindness Affected Three Lives
Acts of Kindness: A Wardrobe Full of Compassion
Bloggers Unite: Small Thing Make Big Thing
Bloggers Unite: Save Some Cats
Ellie’s Act of Kindness - A Guided Meditation
It’s Not Only Human Beings That Are Capable Of Acts Of Kindness
Touching Other’s Lives
Secret Santa
The Ripple Effect Of Acts Of Kindness
9 Acts of Christmas Kindness
Caring - it all begins at home
Operation Christmas Child
Bloggers unite. Streetwise.
Save The Wild Side and Alley Cats
Each Minute Passes In Own Life We Must Spend It In Helping Others
Reading Marathon
I made someone today feel warm and human.
Make The World A Better Place
Altruistic Disease
Bloggers Unite: Highlighting Acts Of Kindness In Colon Panama
Bloggers Unite: Crafts for China
Take One Activity In Your Day
There Is So Much Good In People
Buzzards Bay Area Habitat For Humanity
Kind Classes
An Act Of Kindness Should Be Spontaneous And Not Forced
Helping Filipino children read their way out of poverty
My kindness towards poverty
Animal Rescue Charities
A day at the Senior Citizen Center
Cub Scouts At The Food Bank
A Day In A Camp
12 Gifts of Christmas: Kindness
Delivering Angel Tree Gifts in the Spirit of Christmas
Discovering Love and Kindness By Donating Blood
One Good Deed Every Day
The Kindness Of Strangers
Helping With Essential Winter Tasks
Counting on Kindness
Give and Give Back
Words by Bloggers & Acts of Kindness
Hurricane Sidr: acts of kindness
Ridiculously Easy Ways To Spread Some Kindness Around
Beautiful Minds: a day’s meal -Used in the best way
Small and Simple Acts Of Kindness
Are you the girl with sweet smile?
I Fostered a Baby Elephant, Tong Jan
Bloggers Unite & Kiva
Homeless and Lost Souls
An act of kindness that’s been going on for years
Stop sometime and talk with him. Ask him questions and tell him how much he means to your daily routine.
Blessings.
Sweet! It never ceases to amaze me how just a few pieces of a tune can carry a day into an upwards spiral.
ciao jessica
thanks for your comment
I’m happy to know another nice blog
:-)
Thanks for including me, I love your post!
Great work, here, Jessica. Thank you for supporting the Bloggers Unite project.
ciao jessica, thank you for including me. this was a great initiative and a lot of soulful contributions.
i have blogrolled you under “neworking”
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Thank you for your support of Bloggers Unite day at Blogcatalog. It was a wonderful day in which so many kind acts were done for others. Thanks for sharing the list of many of the posts at your site. Happy Holidays!
Hey, thanks for your note. Yes, we’re closer than before…hehehe…I hope my crippled leg will heal by tomorrow ’cause we’re supposed go to Sweden. Damn leg! It’s such an unlucky event…*sighs*
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