Weekend Kindness
Reaching Others Through Kindness

Here’s an idea I like to carry out every so often:

Listen to your spouse talk about his/her childhood or growing up days. Note an unfulfilled wish or dream, and surprise your spouse by making that wish come true. Everybody has different dreams, and this concept can be adapted in numerous ways: toys, trips, special events, and the like. The key is to listen carefully for references to unfulfilled dreams and to find a way to make those dreams come true.

I most recently accomplished this when I purchased Optimus Prime (from Transformers) for Mr. Incredible. He had mentioned that he had always wanted Optimus Prime but only got the generic version of the Transformers toys. The release of the new Transformer movie meant that this toy was once again available, and he was thrilled when I surprised him with the toy of which he had dreamed since childhood.

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