Be Kind

They need our help!!!

2008-09-17T10:24:00.001-07:00

LOVES

2008-04-14T02:19:00.000-07:00

Here is in idea on helping kids forgive and understand that loving and being kind is so much better.

Whenever my kids argue and fight, I let them finish the fight and then we sit down and talk about why they are fighting. It is usually over something small and trite. I then make them give each other a hug and say "I Love You." They can't stay mad and angry over issues with each other if they know that they love the other person and have said it out loud. It works pretty well.

100 Kindness ideas

2008-04-04T12:22:00.000-07:00

1. Deliver fresh-baked cookies to city workers.
2. Collect goods for a food bank.
3. Bring flowers to work and share them with coworkers.
4. Garden clubs can make floral arrangements for senior centers, nursing homes, hospitals, police stations, or shut-ins.
5. Adopt a student who needs a friend, checking in periodically to see how things are going.
6. Volunteer to be a tutor in a school.
7. Extend a hand to someone in need. Give your full attention and simply listen.
8. Merchants can donate a percentage of receipts for the week to a special cause.
9. Bring coworkers a special treat.
10. Students can clean classrooms for the custodian.
11. Buy a stranger a free pizza.
12. Distribute lollipops to kids.
13. Sing at a nursing home.
14. Offer a couple of hours of baby-sitting to parents.
15. Slip paper hearts that say “It’s Random Acts of Kindness Week! Have a great day!” under the windshield wipers of parked cars.
16. Have a charity day at work, with employees bringing nonperishable food items to donate.
17. Serve refreshments to customers.
18. Draw names at school or work, and have people bring a small gift or food treat for their secret pal.
19. Remember the bereaved with phone calls, cards, plants, and food.
20. Treat someone to fresh fruit.
21. Pay a compliment at least once a day.
22. Call or visit a homebound person.
23. Hand out balloons to passersby.
24. Give free sodas to motorists.
25. Be a good neighbor. Take over a baked treat or stop by to say “Hello.”
26. Transport someone who can’t drive.
27. Mow a neighbor’s grass.
28. Say something nice to everyone you meet today.
29. Send a treat to a school or day-care center.
30. Volunteer at an agency that needs help.
31. Wipe rainwater off shopping carts or hold umbrellas for shoppers on the way to their cars.
32. Give the gift of your smile.
33. Send home a note telling parents something their child did well.
34. Adopt a homeless pet at the humane society.
35. Organize a scout troop or service club to help people with packages at the mall or grocery.
36. Host special programs or speakers at libraries or bookstores.
37. Offer to answer the phone for the school secretary for ten minutes.
38. Volunteer to read to students in the classroom.
39. Write notes of appreciation and bring flowers or goodies to teachers or other important people, such as the principal, nurse, custodian, and secretary.
40. Incorporate kindness into the curriculum at area schools, day care centers, or children’s classes in faith organizations.
41. Give a hug to a friend.
42. Tell your children why you love them.
43. Write a note to your mother/father and tell them why they are special.
44. Pat someone on the back.
45. Write a thank-you note to a mentor or someone who has influenced your life in a positive way.
46. Give coffee to people on their way to work in the morning
47.Dontate time to a local Senior citizen center
48. Give blood.
49. Visit hospitals with smiles, treats, and friendly conversation for patients.
50. Stop by a nursing home, and visit a resident with no family nearby.
51. Plant flowers in your neighbor’s flower box.
52. Give another driver your parking spot.
53. Leave a treat or handmade note of thanks for a delivery person or mail carrier.
54. Give free car washes.
55. Clean graffiti from neighborhood walls and buildings.
56. Tell your boss that you think he/she does a good job.
57. Tell your employees how much you appreciate their work.
58. Let your staff leave work an hour early.
59. Have a clean-up party in the park.
60. Tell a bus or taxi driver how much you appreciate their driving.
61. Have everyone in your office draw the name of a Random Acts of Kindness buddy out of a hat and do a kind act for their buddy that day or week.
62. Give a pair of tickets to a baseball game or concert to a stranger.
63. Leave an extra big tip for the waitperson.
64. Drop off a plant, cookies, or donuts to the police or fire department.
65. Open the door for another person.
66. Pay for the meal of the person behind you in the drive-through.
67. Write a note to the boss of someone who has helped you, praising the employee.
68. Leave a bouquet of flowers on the desk of a colleague at work with whom you don’t normally get along.
69. Call an estranged family member.
70. Volunteer to fix up an elderly couple’s home.
71. Pay for the person behind you in the movie line.
72. Give flowers to be delivered with meal delivery programs.
73. Give toys to the children at the shelter or safe house.
74. Give friends and family kindness coupons they can redeem for kind favors.
75. Be a friend to a new student or coworker.
76. Renew an old friendship by sending a letter or small gift to someone you haven’t talked with in a long time.
77. For one week, act on every single thought of generosity that arises spontaneously in your heart, and notice what happens as a consequence.
78. Offer to return a shopping cart to the store for someone loading a car.
79. Invite someone new over for dinner.
80. Buy a roll of brightly colored stickers and give them to children you meet during the day.
81. Write a card of thanks and leave it with your tip. Be sure to be specific in your thanks.
82. Let the person behind you in the grocery store go ahead of you in line.
83. When drivers try to merge into your lane, let them in with a wave and a smile.
84. Buy cold drinks for the people next to you at a ball game.
85. Distribute kindness bookmarks that you have made.
86. Create a craft project or build a bird house with a child.
87. Give a bag of groceries to a homeless person.
88. Laugh out loud often and share your smile generously.
89. Plant a tree in your neighborhood.
90. Make a list of things to do to bring more kindness into the world, and have a friend make a list. Exchange lists and do one item per day for a month.
91. Use an instant camera to take people’s photographs at a party or community event, and give the picture to them.
92. As you go about your day, pick up trash.
93. Send a letter to some former teachers, letting them know the difference they made in your life.
94. Send a gift anonymously to a friend.
95. Organize a clothing drive for a shelter.
96. Buy books for a day care or school.
97. Slip a $20 bill to a person who you know is having financial difficulty.
98. Take an acquaintance to dinner.
99. Offer to take a friend’s child to ball practice.
100. Waive late fees for the week.

Kindness to your Family

2008-03-15T17:49:00.000-07:00

Surprise your family with an act of kindness.
Send flowers (or a plant) to your mom or dad.
Have each member of your family choose someone outside the family who has made a positive difference in their lives.
Write short thank-you notes, and mail the letters together.
If you have children, take them to volunteer at a soup-kitchen in your neighborhood. Anonymously tag your brother or sister with a gift that you know they've wanted for a while.

Anonymous acts of Kindness

2008-03-15T17:48:00.000-07:00

Leave a bouquet of flowers on a neighbor.s front step.
Slip a $20 (or whatever you can afford) bill to a person who you know is having financial difficulty.
Select some people in your life who you feel need a special lift and send them a gift: flowers, tickets to a special event, or a gift certificate.
Leave enough money in the vending machine for the next person to get a free treat.
Purchase a copy of a book about kindness, read it, and pass it on.
Pay the toll for the person behind you.
Write something nice about your waitperson on the back of the bill.
Send a gift anonymously to a friend.
Get to work before others and leave a piece of candy, brownie, fruit, flower, etc. at every desk attached with a Smile card.
Place a flower in your neighbor.s newspaper.
Do an art project and leave it around town.

Kindness to Environment

2008-03-15T17:47:00.002-07:00

Plant a tree in your neighborhood.
Donate soda tabs or cans to a local organization that can turn them in to raise funds.
Participate in beach cleanups to remove debris that can harm birds, sea turtles, and other beach creatures. Clean up trash and refrain from littering.
Keep your neighborhood looking great by promoting a regular neighborhood cleanup day for homeowners.
To reduce air pollution, consider these options instead of driving: carpooling, taking public transportation, biking, or walking.
Recycle all aluminum, plastic, newspapers, papers, etc.
Cut down on the energy you use by lowering the heat and turning off lights, TV, etc., when you are not using them.
As gifts, give houseplants to teachers, friends, or coworkers.

Kindness to Animals

2008-03-15T17:47:00.001-07:00

Adopt a homeless pet from the humane society.
Call an animal shelter and find out what donations they need. Collect treats, food, first aid supplies, toys, cat litter, towels, and soft blankets for the homeless animals.
Make a birdbath from a plastic dish and put it in your yard or on the windowsill. Keep it filled with water.
Maintain water bowls during cold months for both migrating and local birds. Make birdseed available as well.
Notify authorities immediately about pets left in hot cars. You may save a life.
Talk to younger children about why catching wild creatures like frogs and turtles is not a good idea. Remind them that wild animals need to stay wild and free.
Offer to wash your dog or a neighbor.s dog.
Make nutritional treats for dogs and cats, and give them to neighbors for their pets. Make extra for animal shelters.
Hold a fundraiser and donate the proceeds to an animal shelter or wildlife fund
.Adopt. a lion, tiger, whale, or other animal. Many zoos, aquariums, and animal sea habitats have adoption programs. In exchange for financial support, you get a photo and biography of your new adoptee.

Kindness at Home

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Have each member of your family choose someone outside the family who has made a positive difference in his or her life. Write short thank-you notes, and mail the letters together.
Bake cookies together, and take them to a neighbor who needs a lift.
Pitch in and clean up the yard of a neighbor who is ill, has had surgery recently, or has had a family emergency.
Volunteer with your children to help at a soup kitchen.
Leave a bouquet of flowers on a neighbor's front step anonymously.
Start a Family Kindness Journal, about kind acts both given and received, and create a family scrapbook. If you have photos, include them with the stories. As years go by and as your children grow, all of you can review the many ways that kindness has touched your family.s life.
As a house-warming gift for a new neighbor, ask others to pick their favorite quote to write in a nice book.
Clean up litter on a stretch of road in your neighborhood.
Surprise your wife/husband with breakfast in bed.
Include a note or joke in your child or spouse.s lunchbox.
Call your mom just to say, .Hello..
When you.re out of town, have your friend drop off a home-cooked meal for your wife.
Collect inspiring quotes and write them in a nice journal to give them as gifts to your family members.
Place a flower in your neighbors. newspaper without them seeing it.
Arrange a conference call for the entire family.

Kindness in Schools

2008-03-15T17:44:00.000-07:00

Ask students to perform a Random Act of Kindness for a stranger and then write an essay describing the experience . how it made them feel and the reaction of the person who received their kindness. (Submit the stories at helpothers.org to be published on the web).
Send home a note telling parents something their child did well.
Create a special publication of RAK featuring local kindness stories. These can be broadcast over the school intercom.
Help serve dinner at local soup kitchen.
Have your class make and distribute kindness bookmarks.
Ask student to pick someone who has done something nice for them and write a thank you note.
Have a food or clothing drive for a shelter.
Hold a teddy bear drive and donate the bears to police or fire departments for traumatized children or a shelter.
Make and decorate Halloween/Christmas cookies and deliver them to a children.s home or family shelter.
With your class, organize an ice cream social, a tea, or a bingo event for residents at an assisted living center. Bake sweets or assemble root beer floats for the residents, and stay and visit.
Have each student write a positive comment about every student in their class on 3x5 cards or paper. Make a collage with the cards or let them keep it as a reminder.
Provide time for students to start a kindness journal in which they can keep their own kindness stories, pictures, ideas or feelings about Random Acts of Kindness.
Ask the students to pick two people who have done something nice for them. Have them write letters of appreciation, explaining how those people have made a difference in their life.
Meet with senior citizens and record their memories of the community when they were growing up. Compare their likes and dislikes with those of young people today. Compare prices from then to now. This is a good excuse to learn from the elders and also spend time with them.
Study kind people in history. Then have kids illustrate their kind works and discuss how their chosen path affected the world.
Adopt another student who needs a friend, checking in periodically to see how things are going.
Write notes of appreciation and take flowers or goodies for you teacher, custodian, principal, or secretary.)
Write a note to your mother/father and tell them why they are special.
Send a letter to some former teachers, letting them know the difference they made in your life.
Send a gift anonymously to a friend.
Surprise someone in your house with breakfast in bed.
Make a birdbath from a plastic dish and put it in your yard or on the windowsill. Keep it filled with water.
Talk to younger children about why catching wild creatures like frogs and turtles is not a good idea. Remind them that wild animals need to stay wild and free.
Place a flower in your neighbors. newspaper without them seeing it.

Kindness at Workplace

2008-03-15T17:43:00.000-07:00

Take flowers to work and share them with coworkers.
Write a note to the boss of someone who has helped you, praising the employee.
Leave enough money in the vending machine for the next person to get a free treat. (Tape the change and a smile card tag to the machine)
Have a food drive, ask employees to bring nonperishable food items to donate to food bank.
Get to work before others and leave a piece of candy, brownie, fruit, flower, etc. at every desk attached with a Smile card.
Leave a cake or other food item in a central area anonymously with a Thank-You note.
Appreciate a co-worker by giving them a gift of service; For example, instead of a tie for birthday or Christmas, sponsor a cataract surgery in a developing country. Attach a note explaining how their gift affects someone else.s life.
Gather a group of your colleagues and take them to a fundraiser.
Email an article about an act of kindness to your group every week. (For examples, see www.helpothers.org)
Give your manager or co-worker a thought-provoking book.
Print an inspiring story and put it on your work bulletin board.
Buy a cup of coffee or snack for someone who's having a long day.

More ways to be Kind to the Community

2008-03-15T17:41:00.000-07:00

Appreciate a community worker.
Give a thank-you card to: a bus driver who is driving off-peak hours, personally thank the janitor who keeps your campus clean, tell a police officer that you appreciate his work for the community, send flowers to a local teacher who has dedicated her life to children.
Deliver fresh-baked cookies to city workers.
Collect goods for a food bank.
Offer a couple of hours of baby-sitting to parents.
Volunteer at an agency that needs help.
Donate time at a senior center.
Give blood.
Stop by a nursing home, and visit a resident with no family nearby.
Leave a treat or handmade note of thanks for a delivery person or mail carrier.
Clean graffiti from neighborhood walls and buildings.
Have a clean-up party in the park.
Give toys to the children at the shelter or safe house.
Write something nice about your waitperson on the back of the bill.
Send a gift anonymously to a friend.
Organize a clothing drive for a shelter.
Buy books for a day care or school.
Slip a $20 bill to a person who you know is having financial difficulty.
Collaborate with friends to bake cakes and pies, and arrange with a soup kitchen to deliver the desserts for Thanksgiving dinner.
Roll an elderly neighbor.s garbage cans back up the driveway at the end of trash pick-up day.
Purchase a copy of a book about kindness, put a smile card in the middle, and pass it on.
Pay the toll for the person behind you.
Shovel your neighbor.s driveway or mow their lawn.
Stop to help someone on the side of the road with car trouble.
If a friend or a neighbor is moving, offer to bring food.
After loading your groceries into the car, return your shopping cart.
Donate blood.
Collect personal care items, new underwear, and socks for homeless shelters and safe houses.

More ways to be Kind to the Environment

2008-03-15T17:40:00.000-07:00

Beautify public places in your community.
Clean graffiti on public walls.
Have a clean-up party at a park.
Volunteer with your local environmental group to plant a tree.
Adopt a beach.
Decorate your front porch with art.

Showing Kindness to the Homeless

2008-03-15T17:14:00.000-07:00

Donate your professional clothes to an organization that helps people get back into the workforce.
Give gently worn home furnishings or household appliances to a person or family who might need them or donate them to an organization.
Take warm clothes, blankets or food to a homeless person that you often cross paths with. Donate toys and books to a homeless organization.
Toys and books are just as important to kids as food and shelter.
When shopping, buy a couple extra non-perishable food items and take them to a food drive or pantry.
Make an extra serving of dinner and bring it to a homeless person in your neighborhood.

Be Kind to the Earth

2008-03-15T17:11:00.001-07:00

Plant a tree.
Conserve water. Consider alternative landscaping, fix leaks and install water-saving devices.
Economize on car use. Do as many things as possible on one trip. Keep your car tuned up.
Walk, ride a bike, car pool, take the bus or L.R.T.
Compost food products.
Turn off lights, heaters and fans when not in use.
Have a "litterless lunch" today.

Being Kind to yourself

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Take a bubble bath by candlelight
Go for walk
Take yourself out on an artistic date to a place you have been putting off such as a museum or art gallery.
Buy yourself flowers
Work in nature and plant a small garden
Treat yourself to a massage or spa day
Buy a journal and starting writing
Take a painting, ceramics, or pottery course
Take a laughter workshop or stand up comedy course
Create a gentle surrounding with music
Celebrate who you are!
Read a book or magazine that appeals to you
Ask for what you want
Write a thank you note to someone special in your life
Refrain from magnifying your small problems
Read How Not to Sweat the Small Stuff at Work by...Leave the housework and play with your children
Treat yourself to a weekend away
Paint, draw or doodle a picture of how you are 'feeling'. Get involved in your company's 'wellness' program
Buy your pet a special treat and take them for a walk
Learn how to relax through meditation or creative visualization
Take a journal writing course
Cut down on your coffee intake and drink more water
Take a well-earned vacation
List all the things you would love to try and dare yourself to do one
Step outside of your comfort zone at work and do something that rekindles your passion
Start a CD or tape club with your friends and swap favorite music to try something new
Attend a social event and meet new people
Create three positive affirmations and post them on your desk and at home
Care about your body and nurture it with healthy foods for 2-4 weeks
Create a sacred space or alter with special objects for your home
Buy yourself a gift you've always wanted
Commit to playing your favorite sport each week
Visit a friend you haven't seen in a while
Make popcorn and watch a favorite movie again
Join a book club and explore your interest in reading more deeply

Kindness to Colleagues

2008-03-15T17:09:00.000-07:00

Praise the work or attitude of someone you work with
Bring a cup of coffee or tea to a colleague
Talk to a colleague about committing "random acts of kindness"
Put an anonymous supportive note on a colleague's desk
Buy a box of popsicles to share with the staff on a hot day
Hold a "honoring diversity" potluck lunch and have everyone bring ethnic foods
Offer to switch a shift with a colleague when they need time off
Say "good morning" to everyone you work with today
Extend a friendly invite to an introverted or shy colleague
Drive a colleague home from work
Be sensitive to a colleague's successes and challenges
Commit to not supporting gossip in the workplace
Share in the 'not so' pleasant tasks at work
Buy flowers and place one on the desk of all your colleagues
Give a compliment
Walk a colleague to their car or bus at night time for safety purposes
Bake a cake for a colleague's birthday and share it at work
Clean your staff room and put a table cloth on the lunch table with aromatic candles or fresh flowers so that your colleagues can enjoy their lunch in splendor
Create and celebrate annually a "colleagues day"
Tell your boss how much you appreciate how he/she supports you
Pay attention to positive news and pass it on
Put copies of inspirational poems or stories on your counter for everyone to enjoy
Put a copy of 'Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work' in the lunchroom or other inspirational easy reading books
Hug someone who really needs some affection
Actively listen to a colleague when they are seeking your input. Practice non-judgment.
Seek out a new employee and volunteer to be their 'buddy' for their first month on the job
Practice etiquette and good manners in the workplace
Leave a kind note on the water cooler or on your counter with suggestions like: "Take a deep breath and move gently through your day"
Give employees the option to take a half-paid day to go volunteer at a local charity of their choice. Help them research a charity that most interests them
Try to schedule a colleague's birthday off
Raise money for a colleague's favorite charity or volunteer to assist with your time
Treat a colleague to lunch

Community Kindness

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Learn to re-cycle
Become a volunteer in some capacity
Make pledges in a local walk or run to support a cause
Give a pint of blood to the local Red Cross blood bank
Pass out cookies or candies to customers waiting in line
Let someone merge into the traffic line up you are in
Put money into an expired car
Research the internet for environmental issues and learn how to support the planet in a constructive way
Baby-sit for a friend or a single mom on your community block
Donate your time at a local soup kitchen
Send a box of chocolates or donuts to another branch of your company
Participate in a company charity
Create or donate a floral arrangement to the local seniors center, nursing home, police/fire station or hospital
Set up a coffee/tea/hot chocolate display for customers in the morning
Give to a child who needs a friend by joining Jr. Achievement or Big Brothers or Sisters
Become a mentor in your community with your talents and skills
Take a dog for a walk at the local animal shelter
Pay for the coffee and dessert of someone in a restaurant
Shovel snow or rake the leaves for a senior citizen...free of charge
Visit an elderly neighbor and bring them cookies
Get involved in Meals-on-Wheels for local shut ins
Become a foster parent for a Third World child
Support recycled products and animal friendly products
Pick up litter as you walk home
Undertake a full community project
Have your workplace sponsor a youth sports team and go and cheer them on!
Adopt a 'family in need' at Christmas and have your department or work team create a magical Christmas for them
Find a need in your community and champion the cause
Write an article for a paper or magazine on an issue that touches you
Attend a meeting, workshop or conference that makes you think of global or local issues
Contribute to your workplace initiative for the community
Plant a tree for the planet with friends or family
Make a commitment to be the change you want to see in the world
Gather professional clothes at work and donate them to a 'dress for success' program which supports low income candidates in preparing for job interviews
Gather eye glasses and donate them to optical stores for 3rd world countries
Read to children and adults in literacy programs

Random ideas

2008-03-15T17:07:00.000-07:00

Every now and then, buy some pet food or supplies for your local food pantry. Our's sometimes serves those who have just had a house fire, or flood damage, or other such natural disaster. At times like that, their pets are just as cold, hungry, frightened and needful as the people who have lost their homes.
Pick up small florist vases at thrift stores or yard sales for about 10 cents and buy wrapped flowers, for a few more dollars,then arrange them in the vases yourself. Open up the local phone book, pick a few names and deliver them to their doorstep, early in the morning before everyone is awake.
Bake goodies and take them to the police station, fire station, emergency room, etc... anyone that spends their life helping others, really deserves all you can do for them.
Pay a local teenager to mow someones yard, who is elderly, sick or their spouse is away.
Knit or crochet a babys blanket and take it to the Nurses station, in the hospital, for the next baby that is born.
Buy a bouquet of flowers or balloons at the florist and have it delivered to the hospital. The nurses will know who needs it the most.
Print up some inspiring signs and post them around town.
Take a box of doughnuts to an elementary school's office to be given to a classroom.
Send a nice card to 2 people you picked from the phone book.
Send your children to offer to wash cars for your neighbors for free, when they come home you pay them.
Go to your local Post Office in mid December and pick one of the letters to Santa that they get every year, Buy and send or deliver the gift on christmas.
Every Christmas my daughter and I go through her toys everything she no longer plays with, she donates to charity or a needy family near by. She is only 3 years old but she understands that Christmas is a time for giving.
Have a "Just Because Party" for the local children, give everyone their own cupcake with a candle in it. Have their parents bring one $5.00 gift wrapped for their own child. Play games & have fun. You are a child for such a short time, but the memories of your childhood stay with you forever.
If you know of someone that it pregnant but has no one to give her a shower. Get your friends together and throw her a shower. You have done something wonderful for a stranger, and possibly made a new friend.
This one may help: My grand daugher Jenna an I often go for a walk and have a race to see who can pick up the most litter. It was just a fun game, until I realized that Jenna and her friends are now doing the same thing.
Leave your change in the soda machine for the next person. It's a nice suprise.
Drop coins in someones garden, so when they are weeding they get a suprise.
Many people go to the coffee stores that are springing up all over. They have those little cards that you get punched with each purchase. After a number of punches (10 where I go), you get a free cup of coffee. So give it away. I usually ask the cashier to give it to someone of his/her choice. Usually I'm not even there when it's given away. Seems to make it more random.
Another random act is to write to places where you get especially good service and commend them (specific names if you know them) for their exceptional service. Or, if you find a place that either has consistently friendly folks or consistently above-the-norm service--do something special for them as a group. Buy them a pizza. Send flowers.
How about stopping to ask if people need directions, when they look like they do? I often see people staring without comprehension at small maps of London, near where I work. I sometimes stop and ask (not always), and have always received a smile and sincere thanks, whether they've needed directions or not.
A smile at a stranger often takes courage, especially when (s)he seems 'closed', but if you receive a smile back, it is usually one of genuine warmth that comes from surprised delight. It's priceless!
Every time someone in our dorm building has a birthday, my suite mates get together and during the night, they decorate that persons door. It's a small gesture but one which sometimes makes this first year away from home a little easier. The best part is, they never want more out of it than the huge grin and warm hug, maybe it's not random, because it's not anonymous, but I appreciate them and what they do.
I myself like to amuse myself by seeing the pleased surprise on the faces of folks that I let through in traffic, or who are trying to cross the street. I will compliment total strangers on their attire, tie, or fancy hairdo. I smile and say "great" to how are you's, which gets a smile back, or initiate with a cheery "Hi, how are you" to various strangers just standing about. It's funny how a smile or a cheerful attitude can surprise some folks. But they seem to respond real positively, and smile back, so I'll keep doing it.
My thanks go out to the nameless gentleman who took the time to take my checkbook back to the bank one day after I dropped it in the parking lot at the Green in the center of town
...then, they [her school children] work on drawing pictures and writing notes which they think will help spread kindness. We then secretly deliver these to a variety of places. Some are put on the windshields of cars, others hidden in library books, and others in the message boxes of staff members. The kids love it the idea of making other people feel good, without expecting anything in return.
Tape a quarter to a pay phone with a note welcoming anyone who needs it to use it. I know that there are times when something as simple as that would have made a big difference to me.
The Edmonton Journal has published a number of Stories about random acts such as changing tires, shovelling snow (lots of snow) and cooking meals for parents of sick children. Our favorite Act (not really random) was making a complete meal for the parents of a new baby on the day they came home from the hospital. Making supper was definitely the last thing on the new mom's mind.
An idea for the idea page is something that I saw this winter. Someone brushed off a lot of snow & ice from windshields in the parking lot where I park. Since then I have tried to do the same when I have an extra few minutes, (and warm hands!) I have also taken flattened, open cardboard boxes and put them on windshields, just under the wipers, so that they don't have to scrape ice.
Another idea is to do the dishes in the sink at the office kitchen. Some elf always seems to do that at my office.
When I was in college and had to use the Laundromat or dorm laundry facilities, I would sometimes need a dryer and find none empty. Some were filled with dry clothes, but the owner wasn't there. When busy or in a hurry, I also used to leave my clothes to dry and hated coming back to an emptied-out dryer with my clothes thrown on the counter, and sometimes strewn on the floor. None were ever stolen, but I know a lot of people who did lose a lot, so I wouldn't recommend leaving your stuff like that. When I first was in the other position, (waiting for someone to come empty their dryer, but feeling strange about touching someone else's stuff), I decided to do something about it. To somehow make up for infringing on someone's privacy by taking their clothes out, I would fold their clothes! I never was there long enough to have the owner come back and be surprised, but I would have loved to see their expression! College students usually don't make laundry a high priority, so I hope it was time well saved for them! I never had it happen to me, (but then again, I probably would've re-folded them to fit into my drawers!)
I am working at a grocery chain, while waiting for more meaningful work. I have found much to strengthen the spirit in this endeavor. The elderly of the community benefit so much from simple interactions at the check out. I have lent money twice to seniors whose totals exceeded the money they had with them -- even though our family is living on $250 a week. The money never fails to come back, and a new friend has been made. This job has taught me, or reminded me, that it is often small acts of random kindness that spread the widest ripples.
Host a Saturday night weekly party for the kids in your neighborhood. Eat popcorn and watch Snick or a movie. Give other adults in the neighborhood a couple precious hours of time alone/together.
Send a 'Thank you' card or note 'from a local citizen' to the officers at your local police station. Rarely are these people ever thanked for the protection they give or the risks they take.
The next time you have someone beg money offer to buy them a meal or cup of soup instead...and sit with them . You'd be surprised at how like us they once were.
I woke up in thanksgiving of my friends,I want to go to Central Park dressed in yellow a giant BEE maybe with a randomly beautiful friend framed in Goldilocks to shower innocent bystanders with elation carnations. Your site is encouraging me to make an absolute fool of myself and try to spread happiness!
Sometime if you have accidently cut someone off in traffic, or have in some way irritated someone, after they have read you the riot act, and maybe even called you an idiot, or worse...just respond with an agreeable, "You know, you're RIGHT. I'm sorry I did that." Sometimes at home my husband or one of the kids will complain about something I did or one of those "Mom, you never agree with me."...I like to surprise them with, "I think you're RIGHT!" People like to be right. And it's a complement to let them be right.
I get wonderful and inspiring magazines and daily readings from my church, Unity. Instead of throwing them away when their old, I save them and then occasionally drop them off in waiting rooms at the hospitals I visit knowing that some people there are in real need at that time for some inspiration concerning a loved one.
I believe this random act has come full circle to me.
I now also leave what ever other general uplifting magazines I can like my old "Backpacker" magazine subscriptions and or readers digest. When one is waiting in a hospital, be it good or bad, one can never find enough things to read to keep ones mind off of things for a bit, specially if some uplifting is needed....
I've never been very comfortable going to the dentist. In fact I put it off for about 10 years. I really needed to go. A friend recommended her family dentist.
WOW.....I was really impressed. The whole office was so friendly and nice I really felt comfortable. ( I really needed a lot of dental work) . I was so pleased, that I was actually able to look forward to my visits, I purchased two dozen kolaches (pastries), award winning kolaches.... when I delivered them everyone was so suprised and appreciative.
I'm a highschool student. I make it a necessity to help my mom around the house. Although I don't do all of the stuff she asks sometimes, she gets the message that I try because of this act.
Cut out a favorite comic, horoscope or picture and tape it to a friend/stranger's locker, car, door, office, etc. What a super surprise!
Something that happend to me...someone left beautiful yellow flowers on my doorstep one morning!
I found a lost cat once and returned it to its owner, even though I'm alergic... I felt good to know that I helped!
Leave a ballon/or poster or just a silly note on a friends door or locker when they are having a hard day...it works wonders!
Plant a tree.
Volunteer at a local shelter.
Clean up your neighbor's yard/garden for free.
Read to a child.
Call an old friend.
Smile! Laugh! Be happy.
Hug someone.
Every once in a while, I like to buy a latte or mocha for the car behind me at the Motor Mocha drive through. I feel positively sneeky doing so, which for me is part of the fun. I also have a "coffee alias" that I use at coffee places so no one there will know my name.
Listen to friend, a co-worker or best yet a total stranger with concern for what they are saying.
Work to bring some light into the darkness of the new coorporate culture through a smile, a joke, a hug, or a kind word to a peer, a subordinate and a manager each and every day.
I think, feel and realize that the site you made for random acts of kindness is great. I am spreading the idea in Thailand. In the past this kind of actions are almost avery where. But life here in modern places are not that nice. Thai people call kindness "heart water". The water from the heart are always GOOD. Thanks again for your kindness of making the site. I love you.
Leave that parking space up front, for someone else.
Leave quarters on the public laundry machine for the next person.
Send your child a note in his lunchbox.
Take an old video that you no longer want and give it to someone that might be interested in seeing it, then ask that they do the same and so on.
Hold the door for someone.
Pay for a small child's candy at a convenient store.
Do a chore that is normally your spouse's job.
Smile when you pick up the phone, the caller will hear it in your voice.
Pay for someone's gas.
Pay for someone's toll / lunch.
Visit your mother and father.
Volunteer.
Save your magazines to give to a friend after they've been read.
I usually stand while riding the bus or subway even when there are seats available, so that someone who really needs a seat could get one.
I was going into the corner store in the morning as I wanted to pick up a drink. The guy ahead of me leaned back to hold the door open for me. In doing so he dropped a ten-dollar bill and walked away...he didn't notice. Without hesitation I picked it up and followed him to give it back. He seemed really surprised and very happy. He went off to get his coffee and when he came up to the counter he told the clerk that he was paying for my drink too. I thought it was really nice of him.
It doesn't take to long to drive aroung and see someone pushing a shopping cart full of cans in most large cities. A months worth of empty cans in, plastic bags, is easy to load in a car's trunk and a big surprise to an indivicual who is gleaning the streets for them, one at a time.

Lots more ways to be Kind

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Write a note of appreciation to your mailman
Compliment a stranger sincerely
Write a thank you note to someone
Look for something around you that can be fixed up, picked up, or attended ie, put shopping carts up, pick up some trash laying around, pick up something that has fallen over
Give a lottery ticket to a stranger
Send handmade cards or a letter to someone you care for
Write a note to management or someone themself who has treated you nice while doing their job (waiter, clerk, sales person...ect)
when you go somewhere to get or do something, ask someone around you if you can pick up, drop off or do something for them while you do
Cut coupons out and leave them at the grocer register for others
Cut an article out of the newspaper that would interest a friend and mail it to them.
Leave have a nice day stickers at a front desk
Put together a writing kit with stationery, envelopes and stamps, pen and give to hospital/nursing home
Put a comment on someone's webpage that you really like...... let them know you enjoy it
Send a card to someone in the military overseas
Start a conversation up with a co-worker that you don't know
Leave something cheery or nice for all your co-workers (in spring bag of seeds, fun post its, fun office supplies
Put change in a row of vending machines
Visit a nursing home. Spend time visiting with someone who doesn't get visitors
Put something you no longer need on Craig's list free spot for your area
Leave something for someone at an area where it most might be used, (lighter near smoking area, book in reading area, umbrella near door on rainy day)
Leave a book you have already finished somewhere for someone else to read.
Drop off a toy or game at a hospital
Drop off a toy or game at a homeless shelter.
At post office leave some extra stamps at the stamp machine.
Send a picture you have taken which includes a friend and send it to them with a note remembering when it was taken
Buy a phone card and give to a homeless shelter for them to give to someone.
Open the phone book, pick a name, and send them something (movie tickets, thank you card, you are appreciated card, book, etc.) anonymously.
Take flowers to a hospital ward and give them to someone who hasn't had any visitors.
Take some cake, chocolates, flowers etc. to the neighbors, or a senior citizen nearby
Send someone a small gift anonymously
Make a cd of your favorite songs and give to a friend
Donate one hour of your time if you offer a service for a living, or one product, or one seminar, or one class, or just one of whatever it is that you do as a gift to someone else.
Invite someone who is alone over for dinner.
Share a comic strip or something funny with someone else.
Leave a chocolate for a co-worker.
write a note, send a e-greeting "just to say hello" to someone who might need a pick me up
Visit hospitals with smiles, treats and friendly conversation for patients.
Send a thank you to the employees at a hospital, or anywhere else that a cheerful thank might add a smile
Put a quarter in a parking meter that has expired
Write a thank-you note to a person from your past who has made a difference in your life.
Drop off a plant, flowers or apple pie at a public service orginization or your neighbors house.
Send someone an animated greeting card on the internet.
Write a note to the boss of someone who has helped you, praising the employee.
Drop off teddy bear to police department to give to traumitized children
Drop a few coins in an area where children play, where they can easily find them.
Copy a favorite recipie and give it to someone
Buy a copy of your favorite book and donate it to your local library or hospital
Write letters of appreciation to groups who are helping the community, the environment, etc.
Send a card to a friend or relative you haven't seen for some time. Include a photo of yourself and/or your family.
Make a point of introducing yourself to someone you see all of the time but never say hello to.
Send an anonymous scratch card, lottery or theatre ticket to someone you know - or a gift voucher, a funny card, a chocolate bar, or whatever you feel they would enjoy
If you know someone who is having a hard time financially, pop a $5, $10 or $20 note in an envelope, disguise your writing or type the envelope, and post it to them.
Offer to baby sit
Donate clothes to goodwill
Put change in a charity change bottle
Bring cookies or some snack to work for office
Drop off cookies at a random establishment
Tape some change to a payphone with a card saying it is for whoever needs it
Write anonymous, loving post-its for strangers to find.

More ways to show Kindness

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Buy a meal for a young couple or family sitting next to you at a restaurant. Leave the Kindness card with the waitress to give them after you leave. It is a nice surprise they will never forget. It may even make them consider the mortality of their own children and lessen what time they may take for granted.
Partake in a Christmas Angel Program. Leave the card so they know your motivation of love!
Buy shoes or clothes for a family in need.
Bake cookies for a neighbor or teacher, just because.
Help an elderly person with yard work or grocery shopping. Many elderly people have a story or two to tell about their own baby that died many years ago.
Visit a nursing home and bring cupcakes. Sit and visit with a few of the residents. You'd be amazed at the loving reception you will receive as many residents rarely receive visitors.
Sign up to participate in a program such as Feed the Children. Your Kindness card will tell them the story of why you are doing this.
Donate to your favorite nonprofit group on your child's birthday or death day. Ask family members and friends to do the same.
Volunteer your time at a local homeless shelter or a crisis nursery.
Buy a new calendar for a workmate.
Donate some grief books to the library or a local support group.
Leave an extra large tip for your food server!
Buy the meal for the person behind you at the fast food drive through.
Leave a bouquet of flowers on someone’s front door step.
Bake goodies and take them to the police station, fire station, or hospital.
Pay a local teen to mow an elderly neighbor’s yard.
Crochet a baby’s blanket and take it to the hospital nursery. Premature babies can always use tiny booties and caps.
Buy a balloon bouquet and ask the nurses the children’s hospital to deliver them to a child.
Make a memorial donation to honor your loved one and a friend’s loved one.
Take a box of doughnuts to an elementary school for a classroom.
Plug someone’s parking meter.
Go to the post office in mid December and ask for of the “letters to Santa” that they get every year. Buy and send the gift on Christmas.
Adopt a street or just pick up litter in the neighborhood.
Leave your change in the soda machine for the next person. It's a nice surprise.
Buy coffee for the person standing behind you in line.
Write to management at places where you get especially good service and commend them (specify names!)
Tape a quarter to a pay phone with a note welcoming anyone who needs it to use it.
Adopt a family through a social service agency, not just at Christmas. People go hungry all year.
Plant a tree or some flowers for a local church. Perhaps offer to “build” a Memorial Garden.
Volunteer at a local shelter, crisis nursery or soup kitchen. This will give more to you than you can imagine.
Volunteer to read to children at your nearest library.
Send your child a note in his lunchbox. Remind them how special they are to you.
Organize a large toy, clothing and diaper drive for a crisis nursery.
Pay for a small child's candy at a convenient store.
Pay for someone's toll and/or gas.
Look for opportunities to open the door for someone or give up your seat for someone.
Buy lunch for the couple or family sitting next to you as you pay your own. Be sure to be secretive!
Buy a toy for a child in the store and ask the clerk to deliver it after you’ve gone.

Ways to be Kind

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Visit hospitals with smiles, treats and friendly conversation for patients
Bring your pet to a nursing home for a visit
Ask your local police department give out "kindness citations" instead of parking tickets
Leave a muffin or handmade note of thanks for your garbage collection person or newspaper delivery person
Help people load their groceries into their cars or, if it's raining, hold their umbrella
Participate in the Kindness Ribbon program
Tell your boss that he or she does a great job
Plant some wildflowers along the roadside
Pick up trash or pull some weeds in your neighborhood
Tell your wife or husband, mom or dad, how much you appreciate their driving
Give another driver your parking spot
Hold a random acts of kindness party, where everyone shares stories
Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper about random kindness and your own experiences
Give family and friends "kindness coupons" they can cash-in for special favors
Write a thank-you note to a person from your past who has made a difference in your life
Visit a retirement or nursing home and spend the afternoon talking with the residents
Thank your boss or co-worker for all the wonderful things they do for you
Drop off a plant, flowers or apple pie at the police department or your neighbors house
Offer to help your neighbor do some yard work
Give out random acts of kindness buttons, ribbons and books
Take a minute to think about what random kindness means
Be a kindness harbinger in everything you do - spread the word!

7 Greatest Kindness Gifts

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Gift of service: donate to a cause, as a holiday gift for your best friend.
Gift of affection: be generous with hugs, kisses and pats on the back.
Gift of laughter: clip cartoons, share funny stories.
Gift of a written note: send a 'thank you' note, write a letter to an old friend.
Gift of a compliment: a simple 'you look great today', a sincere 'thank you for a wonderful meal'.
Gift of listening: no interrupting, no daydreaming, no responding, just listening.
Gift of solitude: spend some time in silence, help others spend some time in silence. -->

More ways for kids to be Kind

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When you don’t agree with someone, do not quarrel or argue. Instead, talk about the problem calmly like friends! This makes God happy.
If someone is being mean to you, do not be mean back. Instead, show them God’s love by smiling and using kind words.
Share the things God has blessed you with with others. Let you sister or brother play with your toys. Give your old clothes and toys away to someone else who needs them.
If you see someone who needs help, try to help them the best you can.

Helpful Ways to Show Kindness and Respect to Others

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If you see someone stranded on the side of the road with car problems, call for help.
If someone you know is poor and needs food, help them find assistance or bring them something to eat.
Hold the door or elevator for someone who's lagging behind.
If you see anyone being abusive to another person or animal, call the police.
If you know someone who is alone and in poor health, call to see how they're doing.
If you don't want your car anymore and plan to junk it, donate it to the Salvation Army or to a church. Someone somewhere can use it.
Think of what soldiers abroad, far from the comforts of home, might need and send a care package to them.

16 Ways to Show Kindness

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1. Speak gently, always being positive and lifting others.
2. Help people, with no thought of reward.
3. Overlook others' mistakes; have great patience with imperfections.
4. Forgive easily and quickly.
5. Put the needs and desires of others before your own.
6. Share the good things in your life freely.
7. Be genuinely interested in the welfare of others.
8. Give of yourself--especially your time.
9. Be polite and courteous.
10. Share another's burden.
11. Listen patiently.
12. Set a good example.
13. Resist the urge to talk about others unkindly.
14. Treat others the way you'd like to be treated.
15. Be fair and honest at all times.
16. Try to love people unconditionally.

50 Ways to show kids you care

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Learn their names.
Remember their birthdays.
Ask them about themselves
Look in their eyes when you talk to them.
Laugh together.
Say yes a lot.
Be yourself.
Notice when they're acting differently.
Share their excitement.
Send them a letter or postcard.
Notice when they're absent.
Call them to say hello.
Discuss their dreams and nightmares.
Learn what they have to teach.
Make yourself available.
Show up at their concerts, games, and events.
Find a common interest.
Apologize when you've done something wrong.
Listen to their favorite music with them.
Wave and smile when you part.
Thank them.
Point out what you like about them.
Clip magazine pictures or articles that interest them.
Catch them doing something right and compliment them for it.
Give them your undivided attention.
Ask for their opinion.
Introduce them to your friends and family.
Tell them how much you like being with them.
Meet their friends and parents.
Help them become an expert at something.
Be excited when you see them.
Tell them about yourself.
Praise more; criticize less.
Ask them to help you.
Believe in them.
Delight in their uniqueness.
Let them make mistakes.
Include them in conversations.
Respect them.
Be understanding when they have a difficult day.
Appreciate their personality, accepting them as they are.
Encourage them to help others.
Do what they like to do.
Encourage them to think big.
Celebrate their firsts and lasts, such as the first day of school.
Welcome their suggestions.
Call them when they're sick.
Introduce them to people of excellence.
Give them your phone number.
Love them, no matter what.

Ways to be kind for Kids

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1-Make a resolution to being kind all year
2-Share your christmas present with someone
3-Help your parents at home
4-Clean your room without being asked
5-Help your mom with the dishes
6-Go to school with a smile
7-Be kind to people at school
8-Invite someone to go to church with you
9-Clean up your yard
10-Help an elderly person
11-Tell someone to have a good weekend
12-Give someone a hug
13-Help someone with their work
14-Help your teacher in the classroom
15-Do your best in class
16-Plan to be kind all weekend
17-Take out the trash for your parents
18-Give someone a card so that they can have a good day
19-Be kind no matter what happens
20-Help a younger sibling
21-Tell someone thank you for being kind to you
22-Help your parents with something
23-Help a friend
24-Help a sad person
25-Don't stop smiling
26-Make your teacher happy

10 Christmas Acts of Kindness

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1-Allow another driver to park in the only available space at a busy shopping center
2-Call a relative or friend who you haven't talked with in a long time
3-Shovel snow from your neighbor's driveway and sidewalk
4-Send cards to service people and students who are away from home for the Christmas holiday
5-Volunteer your time to help a local homeless shelter or food pantry
6-Give blood
7-Baby-sit to allow friends or family members to spend some time Christmas shopping (or for any other purpose)
8-Donate new and used toys and clothing to charities that can put them in the arms of those who need them most
9-Contribute money to your favorite charity
10-Talk, listen and even sing Christmas carols with nursing home residents

9 Ways to be kind to your Wife

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1. Be concerned with being kind more than being right.
2. Develop the fine art of keeping your mouth closed.
3. Talk with your wife about making the effort to avoid arguments.
4. Raise your own standards.
5. Just walk away from the argument
6. Date your wife regularly
7.Compliment your wife twice a day
8.Know Your Triggers Around Arguing
9.Make yourself accountable for your arguments

5 Kind Ways to Connect with your Kids

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1.Just you and me
2.Dine in or take out?
3.Light the candle, everything's all right
4.You pick this time
5.Night-time snuggle

8 Nice Ways to be kind to Your Bridesmaids

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1. Brides need to remember that their wedding is indeed a special event, so the friends they ask to stand at their side should be special people. Not models, not picture frames, not servants. Friends.
2. You cannot demand that people bow to your whim because "it's my day." If you make an appointment, keep it -- or cancel it with advance notice.
3. Unless your friends are the sort who would host a party that's morally objectionable, let them decide what kind of shower or bachelorette party to host. This is a gift to you; be gracious.
4. The corollary to #3 is that no one owes you anything because you're getting married. If your friends are all terribly young and inexperienced, they may not know to throw you a shower. If your friends are old enough to know and don't, then consider the message being sent. Parties given to the bride in her honor are done so because people want to do so. The bride's behavior is directly responsible for the warm desires of others to shower her with parties.
5. Bridesmaids are not Fort Knox. They too are on budgets. Keep that in mind when selecting attire and the accessories. If money is the #1 cause of divorce in married couples, it doesn't take much here to ruin a friendship. Be upfront and honest with the bridesmaids about anticipated costs so they can make an informed decision regarding the affordability of being a bridesmaid.
6. If a friend turns down your request to be a bridesmaid, don't forever banish her out of your life (unless she tells you that she's banishing you out of her life). There is a great responsibility to being a bridesmaid, from time commitments to money commitments to showering you with extra attention. Some friends are just not going to be able to make that kind of commitment. It doesn't mean they don't care for you -- quite the contrary! They are doing you a favor by being honest with you.
7. If an attendant has to back out, accept gracefully. If you are blessed with a lot of close, understanding friends, you may ask someone to step in. But if the timing seems awkward, best to let the position go unfilled. Do not ask someone you hardly know to fill out a dress. You're asking friends, not dresses, to be at your side. And yes, it's perfectly proper to have an uneven number of attendants.
8. Say "Thank you." It goes a long way, especially among friends.

5 Ways to be kind to Yourself

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STOP ALL CRITICISM
DON'T SCARE YOURSELF
BE GENTLE AND KIND AND PATIENT
BE KIND TO YOUR MIND
PRAISE YOURSELF

6 Ways to Be a Kind Parent

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1. Avoid Comparisons and Labels
2. Walk the Talk
3. Let Your Child Make Mistakes
4. Look Behind "Bad" Behavior
5.Trust Your Gut
6.Be Ready to Embrace Change

10 Ways to be a kind Father

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1. Treat your children as capable
2. Make time for your kids
3. Take care of yourself
4. Be aware of your kids’ lives
5. Improve your relationship with your own father. Yes, a poor relationship with your own dad WILL affect your relationship with your children.
6. “Really” listen to your kids
7. Use positive discipline
8. Have a great relationship with your wife
9. Nurture your kids
10. Get support for your fathering

9 Ways to be kind to the environment

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1- Reduce your carbon footprint with a daily walk vs. drive
2-Find the great walks in your neighborhood
3-Use a refillable water bottle
4-Make your own walking snacks
5-Walk off weight and be less of a burden to the planet
6-Walking reduces risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease
7-Walk through your vacations
8-Walking boosts your brain power
9-Recycle your walking shoes

4 Simple Ways to Nurture Kindness

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1. Let your child help you
2. Let your child choose to be kind
3. Let him own his acts of kindness
4. Say you're sorry

5 Ways To Be Patient and Kind During Holiday Shopping

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1-Be kind while shopping
2-Show Compassion While Waiting In Line
3-Be Patient While Driving
4-Be Thoughtful While Shopping In The Malls
5-Let The Mob Through First

More ideas to be kind to Animals

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Have your pet cat or dog spayed or neutered. Thousands of unwanted pets end up in
area shelters EVERY YEAR.
• Make sure pets have regular visits to the veterinarian.
• Keep pets up-to-date on vaccinations.
• Make sure cats and dogs are wearing ID tags at all times ... even indoor pets.
• Keep pets clean and well groomed.
• Take your dog to obedience training or learn how to train them by reading a book.
• Learn about a healthy diet for your type of pet and feed him accordingly.
• Provide shelter for pets that spend time outdoors.
• Play with pets and give them the right amount of exercise.
• Keep cats indoors. They will live longer, safer, and healthier lives.
• Keep pets safe and comfy in hot weather and cold.
• Don’t leave pets in parked cars for more than a few minutes.
• Only provide toys that are safe for pets to play with.
• Give pets lots of love and attention.
• Always be kind and gentle with animals.

THINGS NOT TO DO
• Don’t declaw cats. Find a more humane method for eliminating destructive behavior.
• Don’t dock dogs’ tails or crop their ears (cut them off for cosmetic reasons).
• Never punish or train by hitting or yelling.
• Don’t encourage rough play; this could lead to aggression.
• Don’t disturb pets when eating, sleeping or caring for young. They may bite!

SHOW KINDNESS TO HOMELESS PETS
• Adopt a pet from an animal shelter rather than buying from a pet store.
• Collect food or supplies for shelter animals. Check area shelter’s wishlists for items
they can really use.
• Raise money for a shelter by having a bake sale, car wash or a penny drive.
Collect cans and bottles from your neighborhood and donate the money to a shelter.
Help Other Animals and the Environment We Share
• Set up a bird feeder and keep it full of bird food.
• Respect nature. Don’t touch or disturb natural habitats or the creatures living in them.
• Don’t litter. When you see litter, pick it up and dispose of it properly.
Participate in cleanups of areas where wild animals live.
• Recycle, in order to cut down the waste and pollution that destroy animals’ habitats.
• Learn more about animals through books or the Internet.
• Explore careers with animals.
• Help an animal in need. Bring lost animals to the shelter.
• Don’t support activities where animals are used for entertainment, such as circuses
and rodeos.

16 Ways to be kind to Animals

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1-Teach your friends about the importance of being kind to animals
2-Never tolerate animal cruelty; report suspected cruelty to the authorities, please do not take matters into your own hand
3-Adopt a shelter pet
4-Spray or neuter your pets and encourage friends, family members, neighbors, coworkers, and acquaintances to do the same
5-Keep pets’ vaccinations current and visit your veterinarian regularly
6-Identify your pets with visible ID tags on their collars
7-Appreciate wildlife and learn more about it; but please don't approach wild animals or attempt to rescue them - contact the authorities
8-Invite a humane educator to your child's classroom
9-Leave room for wildlife habitats in your own yard by providing birds with feeders and a bird bath; put out appropriate squirrel food
10-Make your own bird or bat house
11-Instill compassion in your children by demonstrating kindness and using positive training methods for your pets
12-Recycle anything that you can to create a clean environment for people and animals
13-Donate to your local animal shelter. You can donate cash, an item, or your time
14-Cut apart the plastic rings from six-packs so they cannot be a danger to wildlife
15-Clean up spills of antifreeze or other toxins
16-Use animal/environmentally friendly gardening techniques

10 Ways to be Kind to your Husband

2008-03-14T16:42:00.000-07:00

1. Give him a shoulder massage without being asked.
2. If he normally gets up with the kids, give him a morning off.
3. Give him the morning sports section, a cup of coffee, and take the kids out to breakfast.
4. Frame a picture of the two of you or your kids for his desk.
5. Set up a guys night with his buddies.
6. Give him a gift certificate to Starbucks or his favorite local coffee shop.
7. Get a sitter for the kids and take him out to his favorite restaurant.
8. After the kids go to bed, slip into something comfortable and make some… advances.
9. Tell him what you appreciate about him, either something he did that day or something he does all the time.
10. Compliment him in front of the kids. Not only will it make him feel good, it’ll show your children you love him as well.

7 Ways to Be Kind to Your Students

2008-03-14T16:33:00.000-07:00

1-Make a kindness call
2-Mail a card
3-Respect his/her standing with peers
4-Think before you speak
5-Team activities
6-Teasing is dangerous
7-Recognize the loss of a loved one

5 Ways to Be Kind to Your Fellow Traveler

2008-03-14T16:30:00.000-07:00

1-Leave Guidebooks and Maps for Those Arriving After You
2-Don’t Hog the Internet
3-Bag your socks
4-Offer Your Unused Transit Passes and Share Group Tickets
5-Don’t Be Afraid to Eavesdrop and Give Advice

10 Ways to be kind Online

2008-03-14T16:19:00.000-07:00

1-Donate points
2-Practice email etiquette
3-Find volunteer opportunities
4-Donate to your favorite charity
5-Help save mother earth
6-Send online cards
7-Share your knowledge
8-Help fund mammograms
9-Adopt a pet
10-Be a virtual mentor

*Be Kind*