Ideas on how to be kind

• Help The Homeless: Donate your professional clothes to an organization that helps people get back into the workforce. G...
• Valentine's Day in September: Don't wait until February to recognize the impact they make in your life. Celebrate Valentine's Day ...
• Lend a Hand to All Parents: Baby sit. Deliver a cooked meal for the entire family. Let their children spend the day with you or ...
• Reachout to the Homebound: Reach out to the homebound -- seniors, ill or incapacitate children or caregivers committed to carin...
• Crafts of Kindness: Ask a creative crafter to help you with acts of kindness. Knit a hat for a homeless person this wint...
• Corporate Compassion: Plant seeds of kindness in the corporate world. Find the office of your CEO and leave a thank-you ca...
• Gift of Generosity: Next time you give a gift, deliver it in a context of generosity. On your friend's birthday, sponsor...
• Healing Kindness: Express kindness to those who are healing. Leave a stuffed animal for a child in a hospital. Plant a...
• Long Distance Kindness: Reach out to far away lands, with long distance kindness. Ask your penpal to do something kind in hi...
• Honor Your Heroes: Honor your heroes with kindness. Dedicate a small act of kindness to your hero by writing them a let...
• Kindness Towards Environment: Practice kindness towards the environment. Participate in beach or park cleanups. Reduce air polluti...
• Globs of Gratitude: Appreciate someone who has done something kind for you. Send a 'Thank You' card to someone who's hel...
• Five Bucks And Under: What can you do with five bucks to make someone's day? Tape the exact change for a soda to a vending...
• Spring Forward: Clean out your closet and take the extra clothes to a local nonprofit organization. If you have flo...
• Community Kindness: Appreciate a community worker. Give a thank-you card to a bus driver who is driving off-peak hours, ...
• Tag the Ones Closest: Do something kind for those closest to you. Give your housemate a hug in the morning, for no reason....
• Public Transportation: Before you get off the bus or train, leave an inspiring book on a seat with a Smile Card. Give a flo...
• Lending An Ear: Sometimes kindness is as simple as listening. Lend an ear to someone going through a tough time. N...
• Connect with Seniors: Connect with seniors in your community. Visit senior centers or nursing homes. Walk or visit with ...
• Public Places: Beautify public places in your community. Clean graffiti on public walls. Have a clean-up party at ...
• Family Kindness: Surprise your family with an act of kindness. Send flowers (or a plant) to your mom or dad. Have e...
• Hear the Homeless: It's been a long winter. Make some soup or sandwich for a homeless person in your neighborhood and d...
• Gift of Books: Never underestimate the power of books to expand minds. Give an inspiring book to a friend in need. ...
• Volunteer Wonders: Volunteering often provides a good opportunity to be exposed to people who may be in need of an anon...
• Restaurant Uproar: Tag someone at a restaurant. Buy someone dessert. Pay for the person behind you at a drive-thru. Pic...
• Kindness With Children: Get children excited about kindness. Have a child deliver a hand-made card to your neighbor. Gathe...
• Halloween Happiness: Volunteer to take a child trick-or-treating. Teach a kid about safety while out at night; give them ...
• Flowers of Kindness: Send unexpected bouquet of flowers to the hard-working receptionist in your office building. Plant ...
• The Small Things: Share your umbrella with someone who doesn't have one. Write a thank-you note to a mentor or someo...
• Pen is Mightier Than the Sword: Pen is mightier than the sword, they say. Write a note of appreciation to someone. Send an inspirat...
• Giving Thanks: Give thanks. Volunteer at a soup kitchen. Invite someone for dinner who would otherwise be spendin...
• Winter Warmth: As December approaches, the heaters turn on and jackets are zipped up, be mindful of the less fortun...
• Gift of Inner Transformation: Restrain from criticizing or saying anything negative to anyone this week. In a challenging situatio...
• Seven Greatest Gifts: Gift of service: donate to a cause, as a holiday gift for your best friend. Gift of affection: be g...
• New Year's Resolutions: Make a New Year's resolution about giving. Do one small act of kindness every month, whether it is ...
• Give of Yourself: Prepare a nutritious sack lunch for a homeless person and hand it to him/her saying "have a great da...
• Kindness With Youngsters: Get kids excited about kindness! Setup a 'lemonade' stand on a busy street corner in your neighborh...
• Be Vocal In Times of Beauty: Create beauty, in the spirit of kindness. Draw the feeling of kindness and send it as a postcard to...
• Ideas in Five Words or Less: Read to a child. Make a wish come true. Rake someone's yard. Smile at a stranger. Be a courteous dr...
• Stop Negative Comments: Create change one conversation at a time. Stand up for a woman who is the target of a sexist remark...