Hello all my lovely friends here on Facebook. As you know, helping people and kindness feature a lot in my everyday life. I am an energy light worker, healer and spiritual adviser, and everything I do in my life's work involve care, love and healing on many levels.
Way back in February I joined a Facebook group called "Random Acts of Love". It was specifically for Valentines day and the idea was this. (from their timeline)
"Lets share some love this valentines day.... please make a token gesture of love and leave it somewhere for a stranger to find with a note asking to pay the love forward. Lets share the love and spread a few smiles this valentines day! Please invite all your friends to take part and feel the warm fuzzy feeling of making someone happy :) We'd be really pleased if you can post a picture to share the love even further ♥"
The group started with about 6 people, which (much to their surprise and delight) escalated over a weekend, and at the last count there were 134 likes.
Many people were out and about all over the country (and some overseas) leaving lovely acts of love gifts for a random person to find.
This concept excited me, the act of unconditionally giving and making someone smile was such a great thing to do, I was soon on board. I decided to go to Norwich Riverside and leave a few of my gifts randomly in places for people to find. They ranged from a seat at the station, a table on the train, In coffee shops and even in a basket of a bicycle parked outside a supermarket.
These were my little random gifts of sweets, hearts and crystals left all over Riverside in Norwich on February 14th (Valentines day) After that, the group seemed to fade, and i felt a little disappointed that the energy was diminishing after the initial excitement and love that was felt.
On Mothers day, I left one of my poems as an act of love for all mums in The Bridge in Acle, on their tables, which the lovely Vanessa (landlady) helped me to distribute. We stayed for lunch so got a sneaky look at the delight and smiles on the faces of the mums who received them
For those who have not heard of suspended coffee's, may I enlighten you. You go to a coffee shop who is participating (some Costa Coffee's are now involved), you buy one coffee for yourself (or a food item) and you buy another to be "suspended" for someone who is in need of a coffee. They may be homeless, broke, a student, or just cant afford to get a coffee, and they can ask if there are any suspended coffees available, and have a drink on us.
The coffee houses never lose out because the coffee is already paid for, so another way of spreading the love.
These are a couple of links
https://www.facebook.com/SuspendedCoffeess/info
http://thesuspendedcoffees.wordpress.com/
Around the same time I joined a crystal swap event on Facebook, which is now a group called "Crystal Gifting - Lighting Up The World" You find someone in the group who you connect with, privately swap addresses, buy a crystal especially for them (under £5 incl postage), and they swap back. I find the concept of this amazing, and the love that is spread within and beyond the group, and the abundant positive energy, have brought back the immense feeling of satisfaction to me once again. One lady in the group wanted to send people a swap but instead of us swapping back, she wanted us to leave a crystal for a stranger, somewhere randomly they would find it. Well I was back in the realms of what I believed in once again, and so a friend and I went to a lovely place called Fairhaven Water Gardens in South Walsham, and we left a few little crystals in bags tied to trees and left on benches. A few weeks later, I felt the need to do this again to give back to others for all the lovely crystals I had been sent, so with a couple more friends, we went back the Fairhaven once again and left a few more crystals.
Splinter Groups have now been formed for Crystal Skull enthusiasts, where a group of crystal skulls are travelling around the world "Travelling crystal skulls" and even a few of us are going to Glastonbury for a retreat in September. A great way to connect with like minded people, and share our interests and therapies.
The feedback from lots of people in the groups was immense, and really positive, and so many wanted to embrace this idea, I had to act upon this. This is where my little plan that I start my own community page for just this!!.
The concept is easy. You make or buy a small gift (ie little patchwork hearts, tumble stones or crystals, poems, inspiring words, dried flowers, little cards) anything that will make someone smile who finds it. *I did leave sweets and chocolates, but found that people were reluctant to eat them in case they had been "tampered with". That is another story covered by one of my earlier blogs "Random Acts of Love" and will explain all.
You attach a small card to it saying something like " This little gift has been left for you as a random act of love, please enjoy it and pass the love forward", or say anything you want, but the main thing is, that it is left in a prominent place for someone to find. I found in the past that parks, coffee houses, places of interest that people visit, woodland walks, or even along the road that you live in, is a great place to leave gifts. Some have left them in libraries, cinema lobbies and community centres, where the love is spread and the energy continues to bring life back to the people who find them. The only place I would not suggest to leave them in is shops. I think if you found one and put it into your bag, it could be misunderstood for shop lifting and could cause embarrassment and trauma.
Anyhow, this is my proposal. I am hoping that all the crystal swappers and travelling skull lovers, globally will embrace this concept and enjoy the pleasure of giving, and passing the loving energies forward around the world. Not for any gain, not for recognition, just for an act of kindness and love.
Yes it will be a global community and I want as many people to come and join us, and post their pictures and stories of their experiences, and spread this loving energy.
Would any of you be interested in joining a loving community like this?
Your comments would be appreciated <3