Kindness and Love DO matter.
It’s something we all can do and practice.
Here are some possibilities.
Smile at people
Give someone a hug
Pay it forward at a coffee shop or restaurant
Give the person talking your full attention
Do something kind for yourself
Hide a happy note for someone to find
Get in touch with an old friend or relative
Let a car in front of you in traffic
Smile and thank someone who serves you
Take a treat to local firefighters
Tell someone you love them
Feed the birds
Keep the leaves in your yard to protect pollinators
Do something unexpected for someone
Reflect on the good things in your life
Take a board game to play at a senior center
Read a book to a child
Make a thank you card for you librarians
Entertain someone with a happy dance
Great a family gratitude jar
Go a full day without complaining
Bake cookies and share with your neighbors
Pick up and recycle trash in your neighborhood
Say Hi to someone who looks sad
Write a happy message with sidewalk chalk
Paint a kindness rock and randomly place it
Share food with someone who is hungry
Sincerely compliment 5 people
Post a positive message on social media
Reflect on kindness you witnesses during the day
Stop the negative chatter in your head
Create your own kind deed
(some of these ideas came from The Great Kindness Challenge Family Edition www.greatkindnesschallenge.org)