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Have you ever experienced a random act of kindness? Maybe someone held the door open for you, helped you get a stroller down a flight of stairs鈥攐r did something big for your family in a time of need. Sometimes even the simplest kind gesture can turn our days鈥攐r lives鈥攁round. And because we know how much those moments can impact us and our loved ones, we think it鈥檚 a great idea to pay it forward and live God鈥檚 love by offering a kind gesture.  happens once a year, but we think any day can be the perfect day to add a little joy to the world.

Here are some simple ideas to get you started!

Give out compliments like they鈥檙e going out of style

Something as simple as offering a 鈥淕ood morning!鈥� or asking someone, 鈥淲hat was the highlight of your day?鈥� can show people that acts of kindness don鈥檛 have to be complicated. Tell someone something they did really well that day鈥攅ven if they just did a great job getting dressed (some days, it鈥檚 a 鈥渨in鈥� if our socks match鈥�). And smiles are contagious鈥攊n a good way! Share compliments generously. If you鈥檝e heard great things being said about someone you know, tell them so!

Pass the popcorn

Next time you return a movie rental to Redbox, why not leave a $5 bill inside the case with a note that says, 鈥淧opcorn is on me! Enjoy!鈥�? Or, offer to pay for the smoothie or tea for the person behind you in line at your favorite juice shop!

Three cheers for volunteers

Did you know that ? Giving your time to a great cause is an easy way to put a lot of kindness into the world. Whether you decide to help out in your local homeless , church organization or , there are countless opportunities to offer acts of kindness of all types.

Send a hospitalized kid a handmade card

Individuals and groups across the United States, and world, donate time and creativity to make handmade cards and send them for distribution in hospitals across the nation. , have sent cards to over 100,000 kids in hospitals in all 50 states through people that want to share an uplifting message through people who want to get involved in the effort.

While you鈥檝e got your fancy pens out鈥�

Have you ever had a pen pal? There are few greater joys in life than opening your mailbox to a handwritten letter from a friend or loved one. Or a stranger! With initiatives like , it鈥檚 easy to become a pro at epistolary expressions of kindness.

Want to save stamps? Write a few positive letters of encouragement and leave them on park benches, in library books or on the bus. You never know how that letter of well-wishes might brighten someone鈥檚 day.

Give thanks

It seems silly, but saying 鈥渢hank you鈥� can go a long way鈥攅specially to those who play huge roles in our daily lives: the mail carrier, the cleaning crews at work, the security guard in the parking garage鈥攜ou might be surprised how few times people are thanked for their hard work.

Take it a step further and send a letter or care package to the  Send flowers to your local nursing homes and, while you鈥檙e at it, send flowers to the nurse鈥檚 station. 

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鈥�of garbage, that is. If you see litter in the street, pick it up and throw it away. It may not seem like an act of kindness, but this small gesture is kind to everyone, and it sets an example for those around you to do the same.

There are so many ways to show kindness in this world鈥攁nd these are the times we could certainly use more of it. Doing something generous for someone doesn鈥檛 have to be expensive or even a grand gesture鈥攅ven the smallest thing like a smile can show someone that they are cared for.