Can one act of kindness make other people feel good about themselves?
Kindness is an expression of love and is something we all have. Using it makes us feel better. It creates a sense of community and gives us a sense of value and self worth. Kindness is also extremely contagious and the more we experience it in our lives, the more we want to pass it on so creating a wonderful domino effect of love and kindness. Here are 20 ways to spread a little happiness around you.
1. Leave a chocolate bar at the bottom of the vending machine
2. Send someone a handwritten note or letter of love or thanks
3. Buy a stranger a lottery ticket
4. Pay the toll for the next person in the queue
5. Put coins in someone elses parking meter
6. Treat a friend for no reason
7. Send a postcard to a friend and tell them how much you love them
8. Make someone’s morning by giving up your seat on the train or holding the door open
9. Take flowers to a hospital ward and give it to somebody who has had no visitors
10. Pick up rubbish
11. Leave a pound in a shopping trolley
12. Help an elderly neighbour
13. Leave a copy of an inspirational book on the bus
14. Send a kind, inspirational word or email to your friends
15. Give your newspaper away to a stranger
16. Help someone carry a pram or suitcase up the stairs
17. Give someone a gift secretly
18. Give a compliment
19. Tell a member of your family how much you appreciate them
20. Drop off some chocolates at an old people’s home