In August we are #RAKkinThe901!

What is a RAKtivist?
From the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation's website: ‘RAKtivist’ is short for ‘Random Acts of Kindness activist’. Think of RAKtivists like kindness ambassadors—and, like all ambassadors, they’re a part of an active, global community who are helping to make kindness the norm™. 

What is a Random Act of Kindness?
A random act of kindness is a nonpremeditated, inconsistent action designed to offer kindness towards the outside world. The phrase "practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty" was written by Anne Herbert on a placemat in Sausalito, California in 1982. It was based on the phrase "random acts of violence and senseless acts of cruelty". Herbert's book Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty was published in February 1993 speaking about true stories of acts of kindness. The phrase is commonly expressed as the suggestion to "Practice random acts of kindness." There are groups around the world who are sharing acts of spontaneous kindness.

What does #RAKkinThe901 mean?
During the month of August, as we focus on our spiritual power of will, it is our intention to use that power to engage in Random Acts of Kindness throughout our MidSouth community. Throughout the month we'll be sharing resources and ideas from the RAK Foundation's website. AND we encourage you to share your ideas or actual RAKs you perform to fill out or Kindness Tree in the lobby!