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Call an old friend, just
to say hi.
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Hold a door open for a
stranger.
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Invite someone to lunch.
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Compliment someone on his
or her appearance.
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Ask a coworker for their
opinion on a project.
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Bring cookies to work.
-
Let someone cut in during
rush hour traffic.
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Leave a waitress or waiter
a big tip.
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Tell a cashier to have
a nice day.
-
Call your parents.
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Let someone know you miss
them.
-
Treat someone to a movie.
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Let a person know you
really appreciate them.
-
Visit a retirement center.
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Take a child to the zoo.
-
Fill up your spouse's
car with gas.
-
Surprise someone with a
small gift.
-
Leave a thank-you
note for the cleaning staff at work.
-
Write a letter to a
distant relative.
-
Tell someone you thought
about them the other day.
-
Put a dime in a
stranger's parking meter before the time expires.
-
Bake a cake for a
neighbor.
-
Send someone flowers to
where they work.
-
Invite a friend to tea.
-
Recommend a good book to
someone.
-
Donate clothing to a
charity.
-
Offer an elderly person a
ride to where they need to go.
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Bag your own groceries at
the checkout counter.
-
Give blood.
-
Offer free baby-sitting to
a friend who's really busy or just needs a break.
-
Help your neighbor rake
leaves or shovel snow.
-
Offer your seat to someone
when there aren't any left.
-
Help someone with a heavy
load.
-
Ask to see a store's
manager and comment on the great service.
-
Give your place in line at
the grocery store to someone who has only a few items.
-
Hug someone in your family
for no reason.
-
Wave to a child in the car
next to you.
-
Send a thank-you
note to your doctor.
-
Repeat something nice you
heard about someone else.
-
Leave a joke on
someone's answering machine.
-
Be a mentor or coach to
someone.
-
Forgive a loan.
-
Fill up the copier machine
with paper after you're done using it.
-
Tell someone you believe
in them.
-
Share your umbrella on a
rainy day.
-
Welcome new neighbors with
flowers or a plant.
-
Offer to watch a
friend's home while they're away.
-
Ask someone if they need
you to pick up anything while you're out shopping.
-
Ask a child to play a
board game, and let them win.
-
Ask an elderly person to
tell you about the good old days.
-
During bad weather, plan
an indoor picnic with the family.
-
Buy someone a goldfish and
bowl.
-
Compliment someone on
their cooking and politely ask for a second helping.
-
Dance with someone who
hasn't been asked.
-
Tell someone you mentioned
them in your prayers.
-
Give children's clothes
to another family when your kids outgrow them.
-
Deliver extra vegetables
from your garden to the whole neighborhood.
-
Call your spouse just to
say, I love you.
-
Call someone's attention
to a rainbow or beautiful sunset.
-
Invite someone to go
bowling.
-
Figure out someone's
half-birthday by adding 182 days, and surprise them with a
cake.
-
Ask someone about their
children.
-
Tell someone which quality
you like most about them.
-
Brush the snow off of the
car next to yours.
-
Return your shopping cart
to the front of the store.
-
Encourage someone's
dream, no matter how big or small it is.
-
Pay for a stranger's cup
of coffee without them knowing it.
-
Leave a love letter where
your partner will find it.
-
Ask an older person for
their advice.
-
Offer to take care of
someone's pet while they're away.
-
Tell a child you're
proud of them.
-
Visit a sick person, or
send them a care package.
-
Join a Big Brother or
Sister program.
-
Leave a piece of candy on
a coworker's desk.
-
Bring your child to work
with you for the afternoon.
-
Give someone a recording
of their favorite music.
-
Email a friend some
information about a topic they are especially interested in.
-
Give someone a homemade
gift.
-
Write a poem for someone.
-
Bake some cookies for your
local fire or police department.
-
Organize a neighborhood
cleanup and have a barbecue afterwards.
-
Help a child build a
birdhouse or similar project.
-
Check in on an old person,
just to see if they're okay.
-
Ask for the recipe after
you eat over at someone's house.
-
Personally welcome a new
employee at work and offer to take them out for lunch.
-
While in a car, ask
everyone to buckle up because they are important to you.
-
Let someone else eat the
last slice of cake or pizza.
-
Stop and buy a drink from
a kid's lemonade stand.
-
Forgive someone when they
apologize.
-
Wave to someone looking
for a parking space when you're about to leave a shopping center.
-
Send a copy of an old
photograph to a childhood friend.
-
Leave a pint of your
spouse's favorite flavor of ice cream in the freezer with a bow on
it.
-
Do a household chore that
is usually done by someone else in the family.
-
Be especially happy for
someone when they tell you their good news.
-
Compliment a coworker on
their role in a successful project.
-
Give your spouse a
spontaneous back rub at the end of the day.
-
Serve someone in your
family breakfast in bed.
-
Ask someone if they've
lost weight.
-
Make a donation to a
charity in someone's honor.
-
Take a child to a
ballgame.
And last,
but not least...
-
Forward this list to 10 of
your favorite people!