August 25 (Day 178) Mission: Accomplished. Day Brightened!

We can all take a page from the "Secret Agent" playbook of Laura Miller. Laura has been making a difference in the lives of her fellow Pittsburgh, PA residents for the past year! She has been called "The Secret Agent of Kindness" and she certainly lives up to the nickname.

Laura began Secret Agent L or SAL in response to a request made by a close friend.  Instead of a birthday gift, her friend requested that Laura honor her birthday with an act of kindness. And so it began, a single lavender hydrangea bloom tucked under the windshield wipers of a random vehicle, and Secret Agent L was born.


Laura used her friend's birthday idea to launch a new blog, where she documents each secret mission and posts photos of the inexpensive gifts that have included $5 Starbucks gift cards, a roll of quarters at a laundromat and uplifting decorative cards. The project has blossomed into an international phenomenon of anonymous acts of kindness, with Affiliated Agents sharing in the fun and selflessness all over the world, including Germany and Denmark.


Laura goes all over Pittsburgh and leaves little acts of kindness and day-brightening for an unsuspecting person to find. She hopes her anonymous gifts will help at least bring smiles to those going through a tough time -- though she never sticks around to see who finds them, but that's the point: it doesn't matter who finds it, because everyone, no matter who they are, could use a little kindness. "I think that's part of the fun -- it's just sort of putting the gift there and leaving, and just knowing that somebody's going to get it and it doesn't matter who," she says.


Laura tries to do at least one mission a week, but notes " I would do it every single day if I had the money," calling the project "one of the greatest honors of my life." 


Whenever a new person registers as an Affiliated Agent, they are assigned a random act of kindness and given a copy of Miller's calling card that explains to the recipient of the gift what it is they're holding. When the assignment is complete, she'll post about it on her blog. The gifts can be anything from a roll of quarters at the laundromat to an inspirational knick-knack that is guaranteed to spark a smile.



How it works....

If you're interested in getting in on the kindness, let me know! It's easy! And it doesn't matter where you live: North America, Africa, anywhere!  Click here to learn how to become an affiliated agent and take part in your own kindness mission.




Source:  www.secretagentl.com