Random Acts

Sometimes when we need to lift our spirits, the best thing we can do is something for someone else. But when we don't have a lot of money or time or whatever, it can seem daunting. So I am working on a list of little nice things we can do - random acts of kindness - and I'll keep adding to the list as I think of more. Feel free to send your thoughts.

1. Leave some change in the vending machine (or pay phone if anyone still uses them).
2. When you call a business and you get the pesky message, "this call may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance" you may wish to say at the end of the call, "thank you for being a fantastic employee, and so polite. You made my day!" Only if the person on the other end was polite, of course! Hopefully that message will get passed along to his or her supervisor.
3. As you go through the drive through, whether at a toll booth, Dunkin' Donuts, or a fast food restaurant, pay for the person behind you.
4. Once I bought some Godiva chocolates and gave them to the lady at a toll booth that I used to drive through every couple days. Just a way to say thank you for what is probably a thankless (and sometimes dangerous) job.
5. Grow some flowers, pick them, and give them to your neighbor. Just don't pick your neighbor's flowers.
6. Scrape snow and ice off the windshield of someone's car.
7. Pick berries, place them in freezer-proof bags, and give them out to everyone you know so they can have a taste of summer all year long. When you pick berries yourself, they tend to be pretty inexpensive.
8. Leave the really good open parking spot for someone else.

More to come ...