By Ruth Zeman
Simple acts that take little or no time or money
- Let someone in while in traffic
- Smile at someone
- Bring an empty cart back into the store as you go in
- Say thank you to someone
- Call someone (especially an elderly or homebound person) just to say hi
- Tell someone else about these ideas so they can do them too
- Text someone to let them know you love them or are thinking of them
- Pay for the person's coffee behind you at a coffee shop
- Buy a small gift card to give to a random person
- Talk to a homeless person and listen to their story
- Tell someone they are doing a great job
- Wave at someone
- Give a hug
- Send a thank you or thinking of you note by regular mail
- Pray for someone
- Donate to a charity
- Hold the door for a stranger
- Let someone else have a closer parking space
- Bring your neighbor's trash cans up and put them away
- Make someone laugh
- Share a happy thought or quote on social media
- Leave an extra tip in a tip jar
- Leave a note for someone to tell them they're awesome
- Pick up a piece of trash
- Buy some food and give it to the first hungry homeless person you see
- Call your parents, siblings, grandparents, etc.
- Pet someone's dog (ask first)
- Tell someone their baby is beautiful, fun, has a cute outfit - whatever is true and kind
- Wish someone a good day
- Talk to someone while waiting in line
- Drop off donations to a charity
- Offer to help someone homebound by running an errand
- Surprise someone with a little gift (something tiny that they may like - gum, a flower, etc.)
- Call or text someone who has lost a loved one and share a memory of their loved one with them
- Send someone an old, happy photo of themselves
- Share a post on social media that encourages others to do good
- Sing a song out loud where other people can hear
- Compliment a stranger
- Dance with someone
- Forgive someone
- Let go of one item from your home that has a negative memory attached to it
- Leave a nice note on someone's car
- Speak up for someone
- Tell a coworker they're doing a great job
- Bring someone a coffee
- Be silly in a fun way so people who see it will smile
- Let someone go ahead of you in line
- Thank a public service worker (trash man, police officer, postman, etc.)
- Hold someone you love even tighter today and be thankful for their safety and health
- Share this post on Facebook to keep the love going