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Day 91 of 365 new ways to a new you. Congratulations, you have made it this far. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Are you ready for tomorrow? This is part of a series that is going to span 365 days. Some things will be subtle other activities will be more involved. At the end of the 365 days even if you do only 20 of these things you will be a new person, for better or for worse.

Before I begin with day ninety-one, I must defer you to our Terms and Conditions .

Our actions help define who we are, and if we practice nothing but selfish acts then we become selfish people. If we take a moment to step outside our normal behavior and do something outrageous it can change who we are forever.

Day 91: Perform a random act of kindness
Random acts of kindness include, giving, helping, and sharing with others. I am reminded of a story my friend used to tell me that happened to her.

Everyday at the place she worked she would admire these two sets of beautiful marionettes. Finally she decided she would buy one. So she set it aside on layaway. The interesting thing about these marionettes, is that they were made as a couple. They had always been together for their whole of creation which was over 150 years.

The next day a man came in inquiring about the other doll and asked where it’s pair was. My friend told him how she was buying it as a gift for her husband but she could only afford one.

“Ah, such a shame. They are beautiful together.” with that he picked up the other Marionette and bought it. My friend was heart broken. The pair to her marionette was gone forever. There was nothing she could do so she went on with her work day. It was not until she got back from lunch that she saw a bag on the counter with a note. The note said

“These two were meant to be together and should never be apart, just like you and your husband.” Confused by the note she opened the bag and there was the marionette! The man had dropped it off for her. Words can not describe the elation that she felt. She never saw that man again. However the events that transpired she will never forget and have subsequently changed her forever.