Random Acts of (Crochet) Kindness

I had to learn the hard way that you can achieve burn-out very easily in any job you have - even the one you love the most.

By trying to be everything to everyone, and all of the time, I came dangerously close to giving up on my passion and, consequently, the livelihood I wanted to build for myself.

Once I realized that I didn’t have to run things that way, I started feeling a little bit better. That’s when I decided to join this great Facebook group called “Random Acts of Crochet Kindness.”

The basic idea is that crocheters make little odds and ends, and then anonymously drop them in public areas for others to find. They’re usually accompanied with a little tag referencing the group, and in some cases encouraging the finders to post pics to the group page.

My first drop for RACK

It’s an idea I really fell in love with, because it makes so much sense for so many reasons:

Practically speaking, it gives you the opportunity to use up the smaller remnants of your yarn stash; I personally like to use them to make these cute little flowers and ornaments when I start making my drops.

Psychologically speaking, it gives you something meaningful to do with your skills, and for no other reason except for the mere pleasure of crocheting something pretty for someone else… even if you never know the identity of the recepient.

Now is it a project that is going to create any large and significant change? (especially considering the scope of the problems we’re facing right now)

No, probably not.

But, is it something that could make someone else feel a little bit happier after a hard day of problems?

Yes, I think so.

There’s something precious in the little, every-day things that we all occasionally experience. And to me, that’s more than enough to be meaningful.