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National Care Bears #ShareYourCare Day – Small Acts of Kindness Create Big Change

National Care Bears #ShareYourCare Day - Small Acts of Kindness Create Big Change

Care Bears aren’t just cute and cuddly stuffed animals, they also share a valuable message – be kind and show you care! Life can get hectic and overwhelming at times, and a lot of us forget to do something kind every once in a while … just because. On September 9th we will be celebrating National Care Bears #ShareYourCare Day, and in honor of the big day, we wanted to share with you our story of an act of kindness to inspire you to do something caring on September 9th.

Acts of Kindness

A random act of kindness doesn’t always have to be a grand gesture, you don’t have to donate thousands of dollars or take in an entire family. Sometimes a small, random act of kindness can go a long way. Imagine how much better of a place to live the world would be if everyone did one small, random act of kindness every day. Even something as simple as holding the door for a stranger, helping a mother and her kids get on the bus, or even paying for the person’s coffee in line behind you at the café.

I am an animal lover, and a sucker for strays, if I could bring home every stray cat in the neighborhood – I would. But, sadly there wouldn’t be any room left in my house for my family, because that’s how many stray cats there really are roaming our street. It breaks my heart to think that those cats will never have the cushy, and comfortable life that my housecat has – and they have to wake up every day and rummage and hunt for food. Some of them look so skinny! So, every day I put out food for the neighborhood’s stray cats. At least while they are our roaming the streets in the cold, they will have full bellies.

One small act of kindness, such as placing food outside for the stray cats every day really does make a difference, especially in those animals’ lives! I have regulars who show up at my house every day, they wait patiently on the stoop, eat their food – and then carry on with their days. My husband jokes that I am running a soup kitchen for cats, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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#ShareYourCareCrew

Sure, I’m not changing the world overnight, stopping world hunger, or organizing world peace – but I am helping dozens of homeless animals survive. If everyone did something small like feeding stray cats on a daily basis, the world would be a much better place to live, and raise our families. And, that is what National Care Bear’s #ShareYourCare Day is all about.

In honor of the big day and making our world a kinder place, we would like to invite you to sign up as part of Care Bear’s #ShareYourCareCrew on their official website. Our friends at Care Bear are putting together a great collection of testimonials that will help you get inspired for September 9th – and hey your story of kindness might even be featured!