Random Acts of Kindness Week

The week of February 9 - 13 has been declared Random Acts of Kindness Week by the United Way. We, at Boomer Diva Nation, are proud participants---not just this week--- but EVERYDAY. We are promoting our D.A.R.K. Campaign in conjunction with the United Way.

(D.A.R.K. stands for Diva Acts of Random Kindness)

We hope you will join us in our efforts to make the world a nicer place and that you'll do it for longer than a week.

Here's today's D.A.R.K. story from Diva Betty Lynch:

Today it is raining in East Texas. It is that kind of rain that makes getting the umbrella out, just a nuisance, but raining enough you want to get out of it because before to long you will be soaked. On my lunch hour, I had to run to Barnes and Noble to pick up a book I had ordered. Going through the parking lot I stopped and let about 10 people (at different times) go in front of me so they could get out of the rain. One man had a small child in his arms that he was trying to cover to keep from getting wet. I didn't even think twice about doing this for these people.

I got back to my office and our parking lot is across the street. I had my umbrella, but when I approached the street, this car stopped in the middle of the street and motioned for me to cross. Just what I had done to those people at the Barnes and Noble parking lot who didn't have an umbrella. I was paid back for my kindness. People can be so thoughtful.

Betty Lynch
Author, My Country Kitchen Cookbook
Member, Boomer Diva Nation

I've Got Time on my Hands

One day last week, I was at CVS on my lunch hour. I had plenty of time and I had several items in my cart. I walked up to the checkout counter and was waiting on the person in front of me. This lady came up behind me with a toddler and he was restless. She had two things and I told her to go ahead in front of me. She said, "Are you sure?" I said, "sure" I have more items than you, please go ahead. While she was paying, I noticed a fireman with two items in his hand. So I again said, "sir, go ahead in front of me." He said, "Are you sure? I said, yes, I have more time than you do." He said, "thank you. I'm diabetic and I really need to eat something quickly." I told him I was diabetic too and I understood. So he paid and thanked me as he walked out.

Then I checked out and went back to work. It really made me feel good to be able to let two people who needed to get out of the store quicker than I did go ahead of me. How many times do we let others who have less in their cart ahead of us? This is going to be my new motto.

Betty Lynch
Member, Boomer Diva Nation