25 Ways to be Kind

1. Smile at someone.

2. Hold the door open for someone.

3. Help someone bring their groceries to their car.

4. Give another driver your parking spot.

5. Let another car out in front of you while in traffic.

6. Write a letter of appreciation to someone (anyone).

7. Send a card to someone you love.

8. While in the drive thru at a fast food restaurant, pay for the perso behind you.

9. Spend time with someone at a retirement home.

10. Leave a gift on a random person's door step.

11. Buy donuts for a random business.

12. Bring a cup of coffee to a co-worker.

13. Let the person in the grocery store line go in front of you.

14. Pick up trash around your neighborhood.

15. Select a name at random from the phone book and send them a greeting card.

16. Return someone's grocery cart for them.

17. Keep a lunch bag with some snack food inside to give to home-less person asking for help.

18. Write a genuine thank you note to someone who has helped you in your life.

19. Buy a 12 pack of cold waters and give them out at a park or on a running trail.

20. Secretly pay for someones meal at a restaurant.

21. Compliment a stranger, especially if it seems like they are having a bad day.

22. When leaving a parking garage, pay for the person behind you.

24. Bake cookies for someone...anyone!!!

25. Just be kind...

Quotes About Kindness

• "Kindness is like a boomerang, it always returns."-Author Unknown
• "Kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve."-Joseph Joubert
• "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truely endless."-Mother Teresa
• "Kindness can become it's own motive. We become kind by beng kind."-Eric Hoffer
• "It is not genius, nor glory, nor love that reflects the greatest of the human soul; it is kindness."-Henri-Dominiqe Lacordaire
• "Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up."-Jesse Jackson
• "Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you- not because they are nice, but because you are."-Author Unknown
• "Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."-Mark Twain
• "Don't wait for people to be friendly, show them how." Author Unknown
• "You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who can never repay you."-John Wooden
• "A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives the rose."-Chinese Proverb
• "There are no traffic jams when you go the extra mile."-Zig Ziglar 
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle."-Plato
• "Remember there is no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end."-Scott Adams

Do It Anyway!

 People are often unreasonable,
illogical and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind,
people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful,
you will win some false friends and true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest anyway.

What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis,
it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

Does kindness have to be a random act?

     Since starting this site, we've been inspired by reading the stories from many of our visitors about their own experiences with random acts of kindness. It is truly inspirational to play a part even if it is only to share, with you, their stories.

It must be a habit

     What defines a random act of kindness and does kindness always have to take such a spontaneous form? Let's look at it from another point of view, Habit. Habits are routines of behavior that are repeated regularly, tend to occur subconsciously, and often go unnoticed in the person exhibiting them. Have you ever hear the expression “Constant dripping will eventually hollow a stone?” Think of the habit of being kind as the “dripping” and universal shift of character as “the stone.” What would the world look like if everyone was in the habit of spreading small acts of kindness every day?

Kindness and it’s relation to health

Like exercise of with body, practicing kindness is a character exercise to improve morality. Exercising kindness on a regular basis will not only improve your own character but it changes the way we see ourselves and raises the standards of our own views on life and how we share it with others. It strengthens the foundation of trust with our piers and enables us to mentor better habits.

10+ ways to turn Random kindness into habitual kindness;

1. Set aside a portion of your income to donate to a local charity or animal shelter. Whether it’s 5% or $5.00, your consistent donation can affect a lot of lives!

2. Get involved in the kindness community. Explore local kindness movements and get involved or get involved with the online kindness community by commenting on blogs or submitting your story. 

3. Get involved with a local non-profit organization and donate a few hours a month to help out with a charity that inspires you. Not everyone is able to donate money but we can all spare a little time.

4. Donate don’t Discard! Did you know that on average, Americans throw away 68 pounds of clothing per person each year? Not only is this filling up our landfills, but these clothes could also be used by someone in need. Find a local place to donate your clothes. Many places will even com and pick them up!!!http://www.clothes4souls.org/ OR http://www.pickupplease.org/ 

Donate any other unwanted items (kitchen utensils, tools, around the house items) to a local homeless shelter or abused women shelter. 

5. Recycle. We must remember to be kind to Mother Nature and all the beauty she has given us! Let’s return the favor. 

6. Return your shopping cart…and someone else’s. 

7. Practice the Boy Scout motto: Always leave a place better than the way you found it. Pick up the piece of trash that didn’t quite make it to the trash can, tidy up the break room sink area even if it wasn’t you who left the mess…it takes a lot to take on the habit of always making someplace a little better!

8. Start the “10 minute Thank You’s.” Take 10 minutes at the end of the workday on Friday to thank someone. Whether you write a thank you card to a co-worker, call a family member to thank them for being themselves or thank the custodial worker for doing such a great job. If you think hard enough, you will always think of at least a few people you can thank!

9. Talk about being kind. Words are powerful. The simple act of talking about kindness and being kind can affect you and those you are speaking to. 

10. Join a fund raiser. Find something you are passionate about and get involved with raising money for it.

11. Add a link showingkindness.com to your facebook page. Take advantage of the social networking day and age to share your passion for kindness with others!

12. SMILE!!!

     At the end of the day, we all can contribute to making the world a better place with kindness. It doesn’t have to start with you… just don’t let it stop with you. 

Okay world, lets hear it! Submit an Act of Kindness you have either had done to you or that you have done for someone else. Log in as often as you can to see if the act of kindness you have done for someone has been posted, log in to watch how one simple act can reach so many in such a short period of time, log in to see how powerful kindness truely is.