Brighten someone’s day with small thoughtful gestures for Random Acts of Kindness Week (Feb. 12-18).
In this week’s Connect section, we wanted to help you “connect” with others—by sharing some small things you can do for friends or strangers this week.
Here are some suggestions from Wellness Coordinator Mary Ann Dobbins, who put a twist on some ideas from the national Random Acts of Kindness organization:
- Send a thank you note expressing gratitude for the people in your life;
- Plan a Kindness Happy Hour in which you and friends meet for an hour to plug parking meters, smile at strangers, shovel sidewalks, etc.;
- Write inspiring words or phrases on the whiteboard before class starts;
- Save unused or unwanted coupons, then place them next to relevant products in the grocery store;
- Personally thank people you don’t often remember to thank, such as your custodian, mail carrier or crossing guard;
- Bring dog or cat food to the animal shelter;
- Be kind to the earth by recycling products you use and placing discarded items into the proper receptacle;
- Buy a cup of coffee for your professor; and
- Put away your cell phone when you are in the company of others and give your full attention.
For more ideas at randomactsofkindness.org.