RAK Ideas

Here is a collection of thoughts for acts of kindness that my promote some great ideas for you.

  1. Put your phone away while in the company of others, it shows you care about them.
  2. Pay it Backward: buy coffee for the person behind you in line.
  3. Compliment at least three people you talk to today.
  4. Names are important. Learn the name of your security guards, custodians, etc.. and greet them by name.
  5. Chalk the walks: write inspirational messages on the sidewalks in your neighborhood.
  6. Thank the person cleaning the dining room at your fast food restaurant.
  7. Send a positive text message to five different people right now.
  8. Ask to see the manager at a fast food restaurant and tell them how kind and efficient thier employee is in front of the employee.
  9. Call your parents or grandparents, just because... They are a gift you won't have forever.
  10. Post inspirational sticky notes around your neighborhood, office, school, etc.
  11. Tell someone they dropped a dollar (even though they didn't). Then give them a dollar.
  12. Donate old towels or blankets to an animal shelter.
  13. Smile and say hello to five strangers.
  14. When you are at the grocery store call your neighbor and ask if they need anything.
  15. Say hi to the person next to you on the elevator or next to you in line.
  16. Let someone go in front of you in line who only has a few items.
  17. Surprise a neighbor with a meal or freshly baked cookies or treats!
  18. Leave a gas gift card at a gas pump.
  19. Leave quarters at the laundromat or on a vending machine.
  20. Leave an encouraging note on someone's car.
  21. Try to make sure every person in a group feels included.
  22. Write a kind message on your mirror with a dry erase marker for yourself, your significant other or a family member.
  23. Set an alarm on your phone to go off at three different times during the day. In those moments, do something kind for someone else.
  24. Send a gratitude email to a coworker who deserves more recognition.
  25. Give away stuff for free on Craig's List.
  26. Write a gratitude list in the morning and again in the evening.
  27. Know parents who could use a night out? Offer to babysit for free.
  28. Hold up positive signs for traffic or in a park for people exercising outside!
  29. Return shopping carts for people at the grocery store.
  30. Buy a plant. Put it in a terracotta pot. Write positive words that describe a friend on the pot. Give it to that friend!
  31. Have a clean up party at a beach or park.
  32. While you're out, compliment a parent on how well-behaved their child is.
  33. Leave a kind server the biggest tip you can afford.
  34. When you're throwing something away on the street, pick up any litter around you and put that in the trash too.
  35. Pay the toll for the person behind you.
  36. Write your partner, and/or your children a list of things you love about them.
  37. Purchase extra dog or cat food and bring it to an animal shelter.
  38. Find opportunities to give compliments. It costs nothing, takes no time, and could make someone's entire day. Don't just think it. Say it.
  39. Take flowers or treats to the nurses' station at your nearest hospital.
  40. Take muffins or cookies to your local fire or police station.
  41. Keep an extra umbrella at work, so you can lend it out when it rains.
  42. Run an errand for a family member who is busy.
  43. Leave a box of goodies in your mailbox for your mail carrier.
  44. Tape coins around a playground for kids to find.
  45. Practice self-kindness: spend 30 minutes doing something you love today. When you hear that discouraging voice in your head, tell yourself something positive - you deserve kindness too!

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