SUGGESTED KIND ACTS

-- Encourage students and children to write notes and bring flowers or goodies to their teachers and remember the people who don't normally receive any recognition, like the janitor, the school nurse or the principal's secretary.

-- Give out hot cocoa to people on their way to work in the morning.

-- Donate time at a senior citizens center, day-care center; visit a blood bank during lunch.

-- Visit hospitals with smiles, treats and friendly conversation for patients.

-- Leave a muffin or a handmade note of thanks for your newspaper delivery person.

-- Give free car washes.

-- Clean graffiti off of neighborhood walls and buildings.

-- Tell your boss that you think he or she does a great job.

-- Have a trash pick-up and recycling party.

-- Mow a neighbor's lawn.

-- Tell a bus driver how much you appreciate his driving.

-- Have everyone in your office draw the name of a Random Acts of Kindness buddy out of a hat and do a kind thing for them that day or week.

-- Bring a home-cooked meal, blankets and socks to the less fortunate.

-- Give a pair of tickets to a baseball game or concert to a stranger.

-- Drop off a plant or cookies to the police or fire department.

-- Hold a Random Acts of Kindness party where everyone shares their stories.

-- Write a note to the boss of someone who has helped you, praising the employee.

-- Give another driver your parking spot.

-- Visit a retirement or nursing home and spend the afternoon talking and visiting with the people that live there.

-- Leave a bouquet of flowers on the desk of a colleague at work that you don't normally get along with.

-- Give out Random Acts of Kindness buttons, bumper stickers or books.

-- Volunteer to paint an elderly couple's home.

-- Next time you go to the movies, pick out someone behind you in the line and tell the ticket seller you want to pay for their ticket as well. Make sure to ask that they not reveal who paid for their ticket.

-- Give flowers to your local organization that delivers meals to shut-ins, asking that the flowers be placed on meal trays.

-- Collect Teddy bears for the police to give to traumatized children.

-- Give friends and family kindness coupons they can "cash in" for special favors.

-- Be a buddy to a new student or co-worker.

-- Thank your boss, secretary, or teacher for the lovely things they do for you.

-- Write a thank-you note to a person from your past who has made a difference in your life.

-- Create a special collection of kindness stories and distribute them in your office or school.

-- Give flowers to passersby on their way to work in the morning or after lunch.

-- Buy a roll of brightly colored stickers and stick them on kids' shirts as you walk down the street.

-- Open the phone book and select a name at random and send that person a greeting card.

-- Write a card thanking a service person for his or her care and leave it with your tip. Be sure to include a very specific acknowledgment: "I appreciate the careful way you cleaned the room without disturbing my things"; "Your smile as you served me dinner really made my day."

-- Let the person behind you in line at the grocery store go ahead of you.

-- Buy a cold drink for your entire row at the baseball game.

-- For one week, act on every single thought of generosity that arises spontaneously in your heart and notice what happens as a consequence.

-- Use your imagination for a thousand other acts of kindness today and every day.