Random Acts of Kindness

We can never have too much kindness. And the great thing about it is that one act of kindness radiates from one person to another - like ripples on the water.

Kindness is contagious! So spread the kindness bug with these random acts of kindness you can do everyday.

Easy

Pay for the coffee, sandwich or bus fare of the person behind you.
Invite a new co-worker to lunch.
Send your boss an email about a co-worker's hard work.
Leave a nice note on someone's desk.
Compliment people in front of others.
Leave nice comments on blogs, Twitter and Facebook.
Let someone else have your seat on a crowded bus or train.
Offer a ride to someone.
Let the person who seems rushed cut in front of you.
Put a dollar on an expired meter.
Offer a homeless person a meal or coffee
Say yes when the cashier asks if you want to donate $1 to a cause.
Be super kind to the customer rep on the phone and praise them for their help
Offer to return a shopping trolley for someone loading groceries in their car.
Leave money for the vending machine for someone else.
Help a child or older person across the street.
Leave your waiter a generous tip.
Set out a lolly dish on your desk at work.
Hold the elevator for someone.
Leave 50c pieces at the laundromat.
Compliment a parent on how well-behaved their child is.

Medium

Email or write to a person who has made a difference in your life.
Set up a monthly donation to a charity you care about
Offer to babysit.
Donate used towels or blankets to an animal shelter.
Bake something and share it with a group
Cook a meal for a family with a new baby.
Do a friend's pile of laundry.
Email an inspiring blogger or journalist to thank them for making a difference.
Spend time with the elderly.
Surprise the office with donuts or cupcakes.
Hang out with the person who just moved to town.
Put sticky notes with words of encouragement on the mirrors in restrooms.
Wash someone's car.
Make two lunches and give one away.
Walk a neighbour's dog.
Mow a neighbour's lawn.
Send colouring books to sick kids in the hospital.
Buy groceries for the person behind you.
Pay for the person behind you at a drive-thru.
Offer to help soothe a crying baby while the parents finish shopping.
Start a piggy bank for a cause.
Fill a birdhouse with seeds in your garden.
Donate used books to a library.
Leave a surprise in your mailbox for your mail carrier.

Difficult

Make up with someone you fell out with
Adopt an animal from the shelter.
Organise a Clean-up Drive at the beach.
Send a care package to a soldier.
Volunteer in a homeless shelter or soup kitchen
Help at a vets office.
Donate Christmas gifts to an orphanage.
Help someone who has a flat tire.
Sponsor a child's education for a year.
Offer your time and talents and teach at a community center.
Donate blood.