news day: good acts in the midst of crisis

Global Crisis, originally uploaded by Ben Heine.

There is something magical about receiving help from a stranger, when the magic of two souls come together and time stands still. In those moments, one feels an uncommon sense of connection. People only truly prosper by coming together, and it is in this process that the invisible bonds that keep us tethered to each other blossom. The sweetness of these moments is what really fuels us.
[via GOOD]

I love hearing about the good that people are doing in the world, so here are a couple of articles that I find noteworthy:

Logothetis brought his own RAK social experiment across the pond and took to the streets of downtown L.A., armed with five random acts of kindness in red envelopes and in search of five strangers.
[read about it HERE]

As well as:

With a new service called SwipeGood, however, the average Joe can help change the world each and every day, and with all the effort it takes to buy a cup of coffee.
[read about it HERE]

p.s. The observation went well today. Not at all the way I expected things to go, but it all worked out in the end!