All month continues

We're really trying to emphasize kindness this month, by listing various random acts every day.  I think people are generally more kind toward others between Thanksgiving Day and New Year's, but why wait?  Let's do kind things every single day!  We already gave you eight days of ideas (and will continue with more tomorrow), but what can YOU add to the list? 

And on the seventh

As our month of kindness continues, we share these ideas.  Tell your parents/children why you love them. Give blood. Give coffee to people on their way to work in the morning. Leave a treat or handmade note of thanks for a delivery person or mail carrier.

Kindness on the sixth

Volunteer to be a tutor in a school. Remember the bereaved with phone calls, cards, plants, and food. Give a bag of groceries to a homeless person. Volunteer to read to kids in the library. Donate time at a senior center. Give a pair of tickets to a concert or baseball game to a stranger. Send a gift anonymously to a friend. Pay for the person behind you in the movie line.

Family ideas

Today is my sister's birthday and she is always doing kind things!  As we continue with a month full of special kindness, I was thinking that we certainly shouldn't ignore our families.  When you are under the same roof, or even in the same community, it's a lot easier, but you can regularly do kind things for family members, even when you are far away.  Frequent text messages, emails, or phone calls help let folks know you care.  My sister bakes a lot, and she always makes something extra for me.  If she isn't going to see me right away, she'll freeze it and then give it to me when we next get together.  What ideas would you like to share?

Third day of November suggestions

Start a fundraiser for someone in need and surprise them with money (which you could also present in the form of gift cards or groceries).  Go and sing at a nursing home.  Have a clean-up party in the park. Volunteer your time at an organization with special meaning for you.  Please add to these in the comments section below!

The November list of kindness

Starting a list yesterday, I said there was much more we could include.  Do you have some ideas to add to these?  Make telephone calls in support of equality urging others to put aside hate. Let the person behind you in the grocery store go ahead of you in line.  Leave an extra-large tip for the waitperson. Open the door for other people.   Bring coworkers a special treat.

Listing kind things

The month of Thanksgiving can also me the month of kind acts.  Some ideas: Call or visit a homebound person, especially on the holiday when they may feel even more lonely.  Give toys to the children at a shelter. Say nice things randomly to social media friends. Transport someone who can’t drive. Give a bag of groceries to a homeless person. Tell a bus or taxi driver how much you appreciate their driving.  Can you add to this list?  There are lots of things we can do!