In January, I committed to doing 100 acts of kindness this year. I dedicated Tuesday's Tips and Tricks to Acts of Kindness suggestions. It took me a whole month to get started, but on January 31, I made the choice to add the first act to my "completed" list. This brought me so much joy that I began to eagerly look for opportunities to perform acts of kindness and also to plan ways to add to my "completed" list.
Giving in to my natural tendency to think positive, I started my "Completed" list here back in January, believing that it would be a list 100 items long by December 31. Some acts, like praising a child to their parents so that the child can overhear, had such a great response and brought me so much joy that I tried to make it a habit. I learned that people need and appreciate encouragement and encouragement is easy to give if I only make the smallest effort to look for opportunities to lift others up.
Other things, like collecting items for an animal shelter, having bags on hand to give to homeless/hungry folks and baking for my neighbors and co workers fell flat. Good intentions, but not very good follow thru. I really did have good intentions.
My list didn't quite make 100. In complete transparency, while I did complete most, I did not complete every thing on the list below. Still, I like the list. I think it's full of good ideas and I think I'll try to complete it in 2020. Maybe I can even make it to 100. Maybe doing some things more than once... I suppose if its my list I can make the rules. We'll see how it turns out in 2020.
Other things, like collecting items for an animal shelter, having bags on hand to give to homeless/hungry folks and baking for my neighbors and co workers fell flat. Good intentions, but not very good follow thru. I really did have good intentions.
My list didn't quite make 100. In complete transparency, while I did complete most, I did not complete every thing on the list below. Still, I like the list. I think it's full of good ideas and I think I'll try to complete it in 2020. Maybe I can even make it to 100. Maybe doing some things more than once... I suppose if its my list I can make the rules. We'll see how it turns out in 2020.
That being Said, here's my list
- Put a surprise note in loved ones’ lunch, bookbag, car, etc.
- Make care packages for homeless people and give them out.
- Bake cookies for the office
- Make breakfast for the office
- Stop at a kid’s lemonade stand and buy a drink
- Leave a 100% tip
- Donate a small sum of $$ to a charity
- Tweet or FB a genuine compliment to 3 people
- Complement a parent on how well-behaved their child is
- Cook a meal or do laundry for a friend who just had surgery
- Donate an old piece of clothing when you get a new one
- Write an old teacher to let them know they made a difference in your life
- Compliment someone to their boss
- Write someone a letter – on paper – and mail it
- Give someone a book you think they’d like
- Bring fun office supplies to liven up the the workday
- Sincerely compliment your boss
- Put a sticky note with a positive message on the restroom mirror
- Compliment someone in front of others
- Compliment your child in front of others.
- Compliment your spouse in front of others
- Frame a friend’s favorite quote and give it to them
- Take baked goods to your neighbors
- Compliment a stranger
- Praise a child to their parents where the child can hear it
- Give Chocolate
- Bake a cake for the birthday person
- Take coloring books and crayons to the pediatric wing
- Send a thank you note to the police station and Fire station
- Bake cookies and take them to the fire station and police station
- Leave compliments on sticky notes
- Leave a note on a public bathroom mirror that says “You’re Beautiful”
- Write a letter or send a card to a child who could use some extra attention
- Send a card to a friend
- Leave money in the vending machine for someone
- Give kid’s valentines cards to people in your office
- “Here’s $20 for the next person in line” at the grocery
- Leave a positive sticky note on someone’s desk.
- Tell your boss how much you like working for them and why
- Tell people how much you've learned from them
- Tell people what you appreciate about them
- Share overheard compliments
- Check in with friends who have lost their mom or dad on Mothers/Fathers day
- Cut out an article and share it with someone "I thought about you when I saw this"
- Make a prayer book for someone. Record your prayers for them for a year.
- Check in with someone
- Buy food for a homeless person
- Involve your kids in community service
- watch for pet food sales and donate to a local shelter
- collect newspaper and used towels for an animal shelter
