Social: Acts of Kindness
When we perform acts of kindness, it uplifts both others and ourselves. Uplift is one of the building blocks of positive shift. Light up someone’s life with these ideas for random acts of kindness.
• Be kind and give a compliment.
• Express concern for someone who looks lonely.
• Hold the door for someone.
• Offer directions to someone who looks lost.
• Let someone in front of you in line if there are no others waiting.
• Decorate a car with a balloon.
• Leave some quarters taped to a vending machine or washing machine in a laundromat.
• Arrange a surprise for someone to find. Put some cash in a box of diapers for a parent to find.
• Mow a neighbor’s yard, or rake leaves.
• Pay anonymously for someone’s coffee or meal.
Many of these ideas cost little or nothing, but result in positive feelings for everyone involved that are priceless. Find more ideas for simple gifts at Sharing is Caring and Gifts of Appreciation. Plan for donating to a cause you believe in at 12 Ways to Give.
I will do something nice for a friend every day this week. I will spend my time & attention, or give small gifts like a card, candy, or a flower. I will also perform an act of kindness for a stranger.
Download a Random Acts of Kindness Bookmark (pdf)
Need more ideas?
Go to Random.org and get a number between 1 and 20. Then go to this list and perform the Random Act of Kindness for that number.
- 30 Small Acts of Kindness from prolificliving.com
- 88 ways to make a stranger smile from marcandangel.com
- 109 Random Acts of Kindness from wisebread.com
- There are lots of ideas at Kindspring.org, Passiton, and Random Acts of Kindness.
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