19 Random Acts Of Kindness You Can Start Doing Today

It doesn’t cost a thing to be kind to others.

Let’s face it; everyone loves a good smile. It feels good to have a toothy grin spead out across your face, and it feels even better if you can make someone else smile from ear to ear.

It’s just incredibly wholesome.

In a world which is, in no uncertain terms, a bit of a dumpster fire at the moment (seriously, turning on the news is a sure-fire way to ruin your day at this point) sometimes we need to be reminded that goodness exists, that people are still kind, and you can actually be kind to others. Crazy, right?

Here are 19 random acts of kindness which are guaranteed to put a smile on your face, and remind you that the world can be a good place. Prepare to smile at the goodness of others…

1. Stopping to protect someone’s upholstery

2. Slipping a sweet compliment under the door

3. Helping someone with their bags

4. Thinking about animal welfare in challenging weather

5. Paying for someone to have a treat to cure the 3pm slump

6. A simple greeting to make someone’s day

7. Being thoughtful to others on transport

8. Cheering up a stranger going through a tough time

9. Saving a stray animal in need

10. Offering a simple but invaluable service to those in need

11. Refreshing the community

12. Being a hero at the laundromat

13. Sitting and reading to someone who can’t do it themselves

14. Saying sorry when you’ve done something wrong

15. Offering power to people who have none in times of need

16. Showing solidarity with those who are different than you

17. Offering an umbrella in the rain

18. Saving someone from a potential panic situation

19. Being kind to one another

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