Kindness is an expression of love and is something we all have. Using it makes us feel better. It creates a sense of community and gives us a sense of value and self worth. Kindness is also extremely contagious and the more we experience it in our lives, the more we want to pass it on so creating a wonderful domino effect of love and kindness. Here are 20 ways to spread a little happiness around you.
1. Leave a chocolate bar at the bottom of the vending machine
2. Send someone a handwritten note or letter of love or thanks
3. Buy a stranger a lottery ticket
4. Pay the toll for the next person in the queue
5. Put coins in someone else’s parking meter
6. Treat a friend for no reason
7. Send a postcard to a friend and tell them how much you love them
8. Make someone’s morning by giving up your seat on the train or holding the door open
9. Take flowers to a hospital ward and give it to somebody who has had no visitors
10. Pick up rubbish
11. Leave a pound in a shopping trolley
12. Help an elderly neighbour
13. Leave a copy of an inspirational book on the bus
14. Send a kind, inspirational word or email to your friends
15. Give your newspaper away to a stranger
16. Help someone carry a pram or suitcase up the stairs
17. Give someone a gift secretly
18. Give a compliment
19. Tell a member of your family how much you appreciate them
20. Drop off some chocolates at an old people’s home
