{"id":86102,"date":"2025-02-13T17:01:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T17:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/kindness-activist-its-happened\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T17:01:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T17:01:38","slug":"kindness-activist-its-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=86102","title":{"rendered":"Kindness Activist: It’s Happened!"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

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Oh.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>My.<\/span>\u00a0
\n<\/span>Goodness.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s happened.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Such a mix of feelings \u2013
\nelated, scared, relieved, excited\u2026\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The IRS responded \u2013 KINDNESS
\nACTIVIST IS AN OFFICIAL 501C3!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/div>\n

I have been doing Kindness
\nActivist work since December 2015, close to a decade.\u00a0 <\/span>It started small \u2013 writing stories of
\nkindness that I witnessed, did, or received.\u00a0
\n<\/span>As I often explain when I speak to groups about kindness \u2013 I was in a
\nsad place in my life.\u00a0 <\/span>I looked for
\nkindness as an experiment really. \u00a0<\/span>I wondered
\nif there was actually kindness out there, and if there was, did it make a
\ndifference in the world?<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

That social experiment has
\nmade a huge difference in my life.\u00a0 <\/span>It has
\ngiven me a new lens through which to view the world.\u00a0 <\/span>It has made my life more fulfilled, happier,
\nmore full of joy.\u00a0 <\/span>It has introduced me
\nto people I would never have met had I not gone on this mission.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

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And now it is \u201cofficial\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/div>\n

I\u2019ve been wanting to make
\nKindness Activist a 501C3 for years but have put it off.\u00a0 <\/span>It seemed so daunting and scary.\u00a0 <\/span>But many people have nudged me and pushed,
\nand I knew it was the right thing to do.\u00a0
\n<\/span>It just required taking a big leap to go for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

There are so many people
\nto thank.\u00a0 <\/span>The people who kept at me \u2013
\nreminding me it was not only necessary but it was possible.\u00a0 <\/span>The amazing lawyers who assisted me pro-bono
\nto get the corporation established (required before filing for non-profit).\u00a0 <\/span>The people who accepted offers to join the
\nboard.\u00a0 <\/span>The people who cheered and hugged
\nalong the way.\u00a0 The people who show up to volunteer to unload trucks and wrap gifts and decorate trees and tie ribbons to our fence…<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

And the most amazing,
\nsupportive partner on the planet, David Gaines.\u00a0
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/div>\n

When I started writing
\nstories of kindness, I had no idea how much our lives would change.\u00a0 <\/span>I didn\u2019t know our basement would turn into a
\nde facto grocery store to supply the Little Yellow Free Pantry.\u00a0 <\/span>I didn\u2019t know that traveling in November and December
\nwould become almost impossible due to the Santa Project.\u00a0 <\/span>I didn\u2019t fathom that our basement apartment
\nwould be filled with coats and sweaters to hand out all winter in Project Warmth.\u00a0 <\/span>I could never have imagined that strangers
\nwould knock on our front door or honk and wave as they drove by.\u00a0 <\/span>I never pictured a neon green Just Be Kind
\nsign on the Big Yellow House.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

But David, you have stood
\nby my side through all of it (and more).\u00a0
\n<\/span>You have held me when I cried, rubbed my back when I was exhausted, and
\nlaughed with me in the rain.\u00a0 <\/span>You put in
\nsoooo many hours on that dang IRS form 1023.\u00a0
\n<\/span>My dream of kindness has changed both of our lives, and I thank you for riding
\nthe wave with me and being the very best \u201chusband for scale\u201d this human could
\never have asked for.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The official letter came
\ntoday.\u00a0 <\/span>We only filed 13 days ago, and
\nthe instructions say it can take up to 180 days to get a response.\u00a0 <\/span>I was hoping to hear quickly but never imaged
\nit would be in under 2 weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Have not had time to
\nprocess it all yet, so I am unsure of how\/what changes now.\u00a0 <\/span>I promise to keep you updated and to keep the
\nkindness rolling.\u00a0 <\/span>I promise to keep
\nsharing the stories of kindness.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

But for now I need to take
\na breath.\u00a0 <\/span>Pause a moment.\u00a0 <\/span>Take it all in.\u00a0 <\/span>Drink a bit of bubbly.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

And shed a few more tears
\nof happiness.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Cuz it happened, it really
\nhappened!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jumping Blooper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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