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Random
Acts of Kindness
Do
you think that the the smallest gesture can sometimes make the biggest
difference? No two snow flakes are the same and the concept of love is the
same way. Finding our own way of showing love to people around us can
sometimes be a difficult thing to do. To give love is to receive love in
return. I hope here you might be some way to express the human oneness.
Plant a tree in your
neighborhood* Laugh out loud & often and share your smile generously* Visit
a neighbor with a bouquet of flowers for no reason at all * Send a letter to a
former teacher letting them know about the difference they made in your
life*Give another driver your parking space*If there is a garden you enjoy, let
the gardener know how much pleasure it gives you* Put your shopping cart back in
the appointed place in the parking lot*Write a note to the boss of someone who
has helped you, thanking them for having such a great employee.
Make
a spontaneous visit to a senior citizen home and take flowers for everyone*Open
the phone book, select a name at random and send that person a greeting
card*When someone tries to merge into your lane in traffic, smile and wave while
you let them in*Offer to help people who could use assistance to cross the
street*Why not pick up the trash you find on the sidewalk*Write a note thanking
your waiter or waitress for their care and leaving it with your tip.
While
driving your car, smile at the person next to you or wave to the person in the
crosswalk*Let the person behind you in line at the grocery store go ahead of you*
Buy a big box of donuts for the office next to yours* Make an anonymous
donation to some local charity that is actively helping people.
Volunteer
your time at a hospice or hospital* The next time you go over a toll
bridge, pay the toll for the car behind you and don't forget to smile at the
toll taker* If someone in your neighborhood leaves on a trip and forgets
to stop their newspaper delivery, pick them up and put them in a safe spot.
Praise
the work or attitude of a person you work with* Bring coffee or pastries
for everyone in your office for no reason at all* Help an infirmed person
with his or her grocery shopping* Bake a cherry pie and leave it on a
friend's doorstep* Spend quality time with a senior citizen who would love
the company* Ask your children to put aside some toys for less fortunate
children* Put flowers on the desk of a grumpy co-worker* Thank the
information operator for his or her help* Help a stray dog or cat find
it's owner. Animals need kindness too* Put the item you accidental took at
the supermarket back in to its correct place* Start a fundraising drive in
your office for a charitable organization*
Appreciate
yourself as a Random Act of Kindness
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