52 Random Acts of Kindness

November 13 is World Kindness Day! Let’s celebrate kindness through the end of the year with 52 random acts of kindness!

Kindness nurtures your relationship with the world around you and makes you feel great! Practicing kindness doesn’t have to be difficult- even the smallest act of kindness makes a huge difference. I challenge you to doing each and every one of these random acts of kindness between now and the end of the year!

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Photo via The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation

52 Random Acts of Kindness

01. Smile at a stranger

02. Say “hello”, “hi”, “good morning”

03. Combine the first two- look a stranger in the eye, smile, and say hello

04. Listen with your whole heart

05. Speak without judgment

06. Pay an honest compliment to someone you don’t like

07. Say thank you for the little things

08. Return a shopping cart to the corral or all the way back to the store (it doesn’t have to be your shopping cart!)

09. Pick up trash and put it in a trash bin (it doesn’t have to be your trash!)

10. Get a good night’s sleep

11. Smile at yourself in the mirror

12. Acknowledge something you did well today

13. Roll your shoulders back, inhale deeply, think a kind thought, and exhale kindness into the world

14.  Ask for help

15. Ask, “how can I help?”

16. Volunteer with a local non-profit organization

17. Clean up after yourself

18. Shop small business

19. Write a positive review for a small business

20. Properly use and credit images and other content online

21. Share & credit a blog post that motivates you (it could be this one!)

22. Avoid sharing political content on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

23. Declutter your space and donate unwanted items to charity

24. Don’t spend more than you can afford (of your money, your time, your energy!)

25. Send a thank you note

26. Leave a random note of encouragement on a stranger’s car

27. Forgive someone

28. Get to know someone better

29. Challenge your assumptions

30. Set aside your judgments in a difficult situation

31. Stand up for justice

32. Speak out against bullying

33. Volunteer with children instead of donating toys

34. Adopt, don’t shop (and please don’t give pets as gifts)

35. Share the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc.

36.  Keep a gratitude journal (on paper, online, whatever!)

37. Choose not to take offense

38. Reach out to someone you haven’t heard from in a while

39. Trust your instincts

40. Give a store coupon to someone standing in the checkout line

41. Leave parking spots close to the store open for families

42. Write someone a recommendation on LinkedIn

43. Go fragrance free

44. Share healthy snacks instead of baked goods

45. Start a food drive

46. Help a neighbor rake leaves or shovel snow

47. Offer to babysit for busy parents

48. Adjust your expectations

49. Be joyful

50. Admit when you’re wrong

51. Practice compassion

52. Be the change you want to see in the world

 

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