Short on cash, creativity, or energy? Let’s be honest, that’s pretty much all of us. So we’re making it easy to be kind today–no money or brainpower required.
- Pick up the next piece of trash you find on the street. (Kindness to the planet counts extra.)
- Call your mom. Or your dad, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling or your third cousin twice removed.
- Say “good morning” to the people you see every day before jumping into the business at hand.
- Bake cookies & share them. (Who doesn’t have flour, sugar and crisco gathering dust in the back of the cabinet? Don’t overthink it.)
- Give your favorite small business a five-star review.
- Text someone you haven’t talked to yet this year and ask how their 2024 is going.
- Tell your coworkers what you admire about them. Bonus: Tell your boss what you admire about your coworkers.
- Shovel your neighbor’s driveway or clean off your roommate’s car the next time it snows.
- Smile at someone on the sidewalk. Even if you don’t feel like it.
- Send a thank-you note.
- Make someone a playlist.
- Ask someone for advice on something they’re particularly knowledgeable about—and tell them you’re asking because you value their expertise.
- Play with your pet, and don’t stop for a whole five minutes.
- Put aside extra snacks, gloves or hand warmers you have around the house to share when someone asks.
- Invite a friend for a walk.
- Put a book you’ve already read in a little free library.
- Return your grocery cart.
- Stay home if you’re sick–that’s showing kindness to your body AND to everyone you avoid sharing germs with.
- Let that person merge in front of you.
- Tell an artist how much their work means to you. Whether it’s an author, a musician or an Instagram creator, leave a comment or send a DM. Maybe they won’t read it, but maybe they will. They probably won’t respond. Doesn’t matter—it’s the kindness that counts.
by YellowDog.