I know this idea might seem daunting…but Random Acts of Kindness don’t necessarily need to be a grand gesture or cost a great deal of money.  In fact, here are a dozen free ideas to get you started:

• smile and say hello to a stranger
• write a handwritten note to a friend
• instead of just thinking it, verbally compliment someone
• ask someone “how are you?” and mean it – and listen.
• call someone you haven’t talked to in a while and listen.
• offer someone else your seat on the bus/train
• visit a senior center or nursing home and talk to the residents
• say “thank you” to people for the otherwise routine or mundane
• pick up trash around your neighborhood or workplace
• leave your favorite book in a public place with a note
• write a ‘thank you’ letter to your parents
• don’t lose any opportunity to say “I love you”!

I’d love to hear more ideas, so please feel free to share!