Random Acts of Kindness You Can Start Doing Today
We can get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life that we often forget to think of others. But a small gesture of kindness can not only make someone else’s entire day, but it can also make you feel good. So why not spread the love and try a random act of kindness today? Here are 109 ideas to get you started:
1. Help an elderly person cross the street.
2. Help a younger sibling with homework or college and scholarship applications.
3. Let a car merge in front of you and do it with a smile.
4. Participate in a beach cleanup.
5. Adopt an animal from the shelter.
6. Help rebuild destroyed homes and communities.
7. Pay the toll for the car behind you.
8. Introduce yourself to neighbors and bring baked goods or sweets.
9. Buy an extra cup of coffee in the morning and give to a co-worker.
10. Wash your roommate’s dishes for them.
11. Smile at people.
12. Open the door for someone.
13. Help someone with their bags or luggage.
14. Offer to take a picture for tourists.
15. Leave a nice note for your partner.
16. Pay for the coffee for the person behind you.
17. Share your class notes with a classmate.
18. Help a friend move.
19. Talk to someone new and make a new friend.
20. Make your roommate’s bed for them.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/109-random-acts-of-kindness-you-can-start-doing-today/ar-AA7Szq5
Stretch! (post by Ripples #816)
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. ~ Zig Ziglar
Boulder
You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. ~ Cheryl Strayed
Ponder
This time of year often has us pondering resolutions, goals, or at least intentions for improvements and accomplishments we would like to gain in the new year. I think these hopes are important because they encourage us to stretch out in new directions.
I dare you to transform at least one of your dreams into some concrete to-dos that will move you closer to new possibilities.
Peace,










