Thinking Out Loud Thursday - February 17, 2022

Welcome to Thinking Out Loud Thursday where I share something I'm thinking about and invite you to link up and do the same.  

Today is National Random Acts of Kindness Day and that's what I'm thinking out loud about!  What an awesome day to celebrate.  Everyone is capable of doing a random act of kindness and my bet is after you do an act of kindness, you'll feel as good about doing it as the person on the receiving end.

There's a quote about kindness from Scott Adams that I love.  It's this, "Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness.  Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.".  

Do you need some ideas for random acts of kindness you can do?  Here's 50 from the UK Mental Health Foundation ~

Call a friend that you haven’t spoken to for a while

Send a letter to a grandparent

Send flowers to a friend

Offer to pick up some groceries for your elderly neighbor

Send someone a handwritten note

Offer to babysit for a friend

Walk your friend’s dog

Tell your family members how much you love and appreciate them

Help your parents with household chores

Help a friend get active

Make someone laugh

Offer to cook for a friend or family member

Make a cup of tea for a friend or family member

Help with a household chore at home or for a friend

Host an informal get together and invite your neighbors to get to know each other

Tell someone you know that you are proud of them

Tell someone you know why you are thankful for them

Send a motivational text to a friend who is struggling

Send someone you know a joke to cheer them up

Send someone you know a picture of a cute animal

Send an inspirational quote to a friend

Send an interesting article to a friend

Put a surprise note or drawing on someone’s desk

Contact someone you haven’t seen in a while and arrange to meet face to face

Engage in conversation with a shop assistant when paying at the till

Spend time playing with your pet

Sign up to do voluntary work in your local community

Reach out to spend time with a friend, family member, or neighbor who is experiencing loneliness

Have a clear-out and take items to a charity shop

Make and send a care package to someone who needs it

Make a donation to a charity

Offer to pick up a friend or family member from work

Make a cup of tea for your colleagues

Get to know the new staff member

Lend your ear - listen to your colleague who is having a bad day

Say good morning

Bake a cake for your colleagues

Give praise to your colleague for something they’ve done well

If it’s raining – lend someone your umbrella

Take someone out for lunch instead of eating at your desk

Give up your seat to an elderly, disabled, or pregnant person

Let someone jump the queue at the supermarket

Take a minute to help someone who is lost

Have a conversation with someone who is experiencing homelessness

Help a mother carry her stroller down the stairs or hold the door for her

Let a fellow driver merge into your lane

Pick up some rubbish lying around in the street

Smile and say hello to people you may pass every day, but have never spoken to before

Return a lost item to its owner

Pop into a coffee shop and ask to pay for a coffee for them to give to someone later that day for free

Let's get out there and do some random acts of kindness!

Now it's your turn - what are you thinking out loud about today?  Link up and share ~

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