31, 31, 31 Acts of Kindness (part 1)

 

Never underestimate the impact you may have on another individual and how it can be a domino effect trickling down to more smiles and more kindness. My desire to be more positive and give back more made this a pleasant experience for me. Originally, I wanted to do 31 random acts on one day (my birthday) but decided to do it for the whole month. Some of what is listed can be done on a daily or often; it’s as simple as smiling more often. I hope you enjoy this list and even add on other ideas!! 

The list is not in a specific order:

1. Treated a friend to the movies (for no reason).

2. Purchased a $5 gift card at Starbucks and gave it to the person behind me on line. 

3. I left post-it notes with the message “Smile, you’re beautiful!” in random but visible places. (ex. door of the bathroom stall, near the mirror, on a table, near a cash register, in the fitting room and more…)

4. While at Panera Bread, I refilled the cups of an elderly couple sitting nearby.

5. Instead of the usual “hello, how are you”, I had a conversation with the cashier and exchanged laughter. (Of course, there wasn’t a line behind me, also I did it on more than one occasion at different grocery/department stores).

6. I let the person in the vehicle behind me take the parking spot I was aiming for. (Did it on several occasions and if you ever go to the mall in Florida, you know parking can be a hassle at times 🙂

7. Paid for someone’s snack. (Left notes along with cash in a Ziploc bag on different vending machines, mainly on school campus).

8. (Kindness to self) I complained less and looked/ focused on the positive of most incidents, conversation, daily activities and so on. (I’m sure my hubby was happy about that!)

Well, that’s it for this evening; I’ll post the rest at a later date (after finals). Here’s a sneak peak to some of what’s on part 2: 

Till next time!!