Practice Random Acts of Kindness

I was working at T.J.Maxx the other day, and I was stressed out of my mind. A little kid came up to me and opened his hand to reveal a handful of “keters” (the tabs on hangers that label the size of the garment.) He had been picking these tabs up off of the floor for the past hour while their parents were shopping. My heart sunk because this 5-year-old was trying to make the world better and easier for someone else.

I love the feeling I get when someone thanks me for making their day. I love knowing I can make a difference in someone’s life, even it’s the slightest impact. I know you would change the world if you could.

Here are a few ways to make someone’s day:

Pick a person at random in your phone to text or send an instant message to someone you haven’t talked to in a long time. Tell them they’re an incredible person and you wish you would talk more.

When you’re at a friend’s house, secretly write a note and leave in for them to see often.

Go for a walk with a neighbor or a friend.

Make a mix CD for a close friend or someone who loves music. You could just tell someone a certain song made you think of them.

Write “You are beautiful” on sticky notes and leave them on mirrors in bathrooms and dressing rooms, just like blogger Secret Agent L.

Call your parents to tell them you love them.

Go to a school sporting event, and make a sign for a player who doesn’t get acknowledged as often other players.

Invite someone who’s sitting alone to eat lunch with you.

Let someone out of the parking lot before you or stop to let someone merge into your lane.

Thank a teacher by telling them how much their class means to you.

Bake a surprise treat for someone’s birthday.