World Kindness Day, which falls on November 13, 2010, reminds us to look beyond ourselves and do something to make someone’s day easier. Every day is a good day to promote kindnesses. Here are 10 suggestions:
1. pay for a coffee of the person behind you
2. buy food for a local food bank
3. send a thank you note to someone
4. donate to a charity
5. spend time talking with a lonely neighbour
6. volunteer
7. on a busy subway or bus, stand, so someone else can sit
8. pay for a strangers lunch
9. donate blood
10. put coins in someone else’s parking meter
Do you have any other suggestions for ways to show kindness?
That’s a great list. Here are a few more:
a. donate books to the local library
b. volunteer to mentor in a program such as big brothers/big sisters
c. next time you need a pet, get it from an animal shelter
d. donate unused clothes to charity
e. greet the people at the shops with kindness. rediscover patience
f. send a note to a family member