44 little random acts of kindness to give (no matter what day it is)

Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day. You’ve probably seen streams of the tag #RandomActsOfKindness on social media by now because it’s definitely trending. It always does, and for good reason too. 

It’s a day which highlights the importance of actively ‘doing good’ and helping others. Not only is this, of course, a fantastic thing to do for someone else, but, there’s also evidence out there which suggests that it has a positive effect on your own mental health and wellbeing too.     

Good on you if you’ve managed to get onboard and share a bit of kindness today. But don’t worry if you’ve not managed to ‘do’ you random act of kindness just yet, because little random acts of kindness can and should be given freely, anytime, no matter what day it is. The most important thing to remember is that we all want to make our world a better place. And, a step towards getting to that better place is remembering to be kind to one another. 

Here are 44 little random acts of kindness that you can give, no matter what day it is. 

Little random acts of kindness to give (no matter what day it is)

1. Smile at everyone you cross paths with today.
2. Say good morning.
3. If you love someone’s outfit, tell them.
4. Be a good listener if you can see someone needs to talk.
5. Be a good talker if you can see someone needs to be included in the conversation.
6. Say thank you to your bus driver.
7. Offer someone your seat on public transport, not because you have to, but because you want to.
8. Hold the door open with a smile.
9. Let someone else go first.
10. Be the first one to offer to make the tea or coffee round.
11. Leave some edible goodies in the kitchen at work.
12. Let someone borrow your phone charger.
13. Wave a thank you to the driver that stopped at the zebra crossing for you.
14. Acknowledge everyone who has said ‘thank you’ to you with a ‘you’re welcome’.
15. Leave a generous tip at your local coffee shop.
16. Leave a thank you note for someone.
17. Send a thoughtful letter by snail mail.
18. Comfort someone in need.
19. Dish out extra hugs to friends and family.
20. Make an extra sandwich for lunch, then give it away to someone homeless on the way to work.
21. Send someone a surprise.
22. Make extra food and invite the neighbours round to share it with you.
23. Be the bigger person if someone is negative towards you.
24. Donate to a food bank.
25. Donate to a clothes bank.
26. Tell the people you love in your life just how much they mean to you.
27. Reply to that message.
28. Wish everyone a good day.
29. Be encouraging.
30. Give the gift of a good book to a stranger.
31. Send some flowers.
32. Talk to the fellow parent standing on their own at the school gates.
33. Ask a fellow parent standing on their own to join your group and include them in your conversation.
34. Ask someone how their day has been.
35. Share a blog post that you’ve read and loved.
36. Leave a positive comment on a blog post that you’ve read and loved.
37. Retweet a powerful message you agree with.
38. Call customer services and ask to speak to a manager because you want to praise a staff member.
39. Tweet about an amazing customer experience you have had.
40. Leave an online review about an amazing customer experience you have had.
41. Sign an online petition to help a good cause.
42. Make someone feel included.
43. Embrace differences.
44. Be kind. Always.

Now go out there and throw kindness around like confetti! You know you want to 😉

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