1. Give up your seat to someone on a bus, subway or train.
2. Ask how someone is doing and really listen when they answer.
3. Say thank you to someone who is doing a hard job, and mean it. Do you know how many people grab their coffee and run? A lot. Wouldn’t you like to be thanked for working hard?
4. Pay for the person’s meal behind you in line at the drive through.
5. Pay for the coffee of the person in line behind you.
6. Tip well.
7. Put a grocery cart away where it belongs.
8. Volunteer for an hour.
9. Deliver baked goods to your local fire department or animal shelter.
10. Drive someone to an appointment.
11. Call someone who needs cheering up.
12. Help someone carry their grocery bags.
13. Run an errand for someone.
14. Cook a meal for someone.
15. Buy movie tickets for someone who needs a break.
16. Help your child’s teacher by buying them a gift card for supplies for volunteering in the classroom.
17. Leave a nice note on someone’s windshield.
18. Pick up garbage you see on the side of the road.
19. Give someone a compliment.
20. Fill an expired meter.
21. Visit a senior center.
22. Hold the door open for someone.
23. Say hello to everyone you see.
24. Make someone’s bed.
25. Wash someone’s car.
26. Send a postcard.
27. Let someone go ahead of you in line.
28. Send dessert to another table at a restaurant.
29. Set the table.
30. Write happy messages in chalk on the sidewalk.
31. Shovel or weed for a neighbor.
32. Tell a joke.
33. Wave at people.
34. Send a letter to a military member overseas.
35. Ask others to spread kindness with you.
What are your favorite acts of kindness? Please share with us on the comments below!
