Today is Wednesday. Also known as Ash Wednesday. Also known as the beginning of Lent.Most people give something up for Lent. I do sometimes. For the life of me I can’t remember what I gave up last year, only what Meagan gave up (WANT SOME CHEESE AND CRACKERS, DEAR?).
A blogger I read (and have read for quite sometime) does something she calls CAOK: Calculated Acts of Kindness.
Throughout Lent she does kind acts for people specifically with the intent of just being kind and expecting nothing in return. A “pay it forward” kind of attitude.
She will bring a plate of cookies into work, knit a scarf and mail it to an old friend, compliment the stranger who serves her coffee.
“In a nutshell, I think the easiest way to make the world a friendlier, more peaceful place is to make your home, neighborhood, or workplace a friendlier, more peaceful place. You’ve got to walk the walk.”
And so during this Lenten season I will be applying the CAOK method instead of giving something up (which ultimately does nothing for me on a personal or faith based level anyway). I will offer up a report on how it went over when Lent ends.
Expect to be laden with scarves and cookies during the next forty days.
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