70 small acts of kindness

In the interest of "Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned" (Peter Marshall), I've been thinking about ways we can do something every day to make this confusing, intimidating world a slightly better place. Such a list might seem trite or straightforward, but it made me feel good to write it and might make you feel good to read it! How many can you do today? Feel free to add your own items...

1. Say hello to a stranger
2. Wave when you pass another runner/cyclist/driver/pedestrian
3. Back up if you are blocking the way for a person walking
4. Give someone your ticket for the parking meter if there's time left
5. Put coins into an expired meter (soon to be obsolete?)
6. Get something off a high shelf for someone smaller
7. Give your seat to those who are older/frail/pregnant/have small kids
8. Pay for the person behind you at the drive through
9. Hold the door (including the elevator door!)
10. Help someone who has too many things to carry
11. Push a driver's car out of a snowbank
12. Praise a job well done
13. Let someone go ahead of you in line
14. Hold the baby for a parent (with their permission of course!)
15. Watch someone's bag while they take care of another task
16. Pick up and return a dropped item
17. Listen to their story without interrupting
18. Let someone keep the change
19. Give a big tip
20. Treat people with respect
21. Give a genuine compliment
22. Let them have the last one (dessert, word, sale item)
23. Put a spider outside
24. Offer your coat/mittens
25. Assist someone who is lost
26. Call the owner of a lost cat or dog
27. Talk to kids in a way that shows they matter
28. Talk to elders in a way that shows they matter
29. Return a borrowed book (borrowed anything!)
29a. Return the borrowed item in mint condition
30. Fill the car with gas if you use it
31. Leave a note if you scratch someone's car
32. Watch someone's pet when they are away (or water their plants, bring in mail)
33. Offer a person a ride home
34. Give someone an unexpected gold star or other reward
35. Pay for lunch
36. Help to hunt for a lost earring/contact lens even if you don't know the person
37. Share a useful tidbit of information
38. Call them even if you don't want to
39. Write a thank you note
40. Share your baking (or the veggies from your garden)
41. Hug someone who is sad (with their permission)
42. Give space to others' emotions
43. Applaud a point well made
44. Remember everyone's name
44a. Say everyone's name CORRECTLY
45. Learn to say hello in other languages
46. Thank people every time
47. Share your foibles to help another person feel better
48. Tell someone discreetly if they have something in their teeth
49. Remember birthdays (without Facebook, if possible)
50. Praise their child, or dog
51. Add a personal note to a gift
52. Let someone borrow your reading glasses
53. Let the other person have the "shotgun seat"
54. Have empathy
55. Overlook a mistake
56. Catch a mistake (have the discernment to know when to use #55 vs #56)
56a. Take them aside to talk about the mistake in private
57. Patiently repeat yourself
58. Speak more slowly
59. Offer your gum around
60. Spare a square when asked
61. Support someone up/down the stairs, especially if they have a walker, cane, crutches, stroller, or large packages
62. Loan your truck so people can go to the dump
63. Try to see the good in each individual
64. Avoid stereotypes and assumptions (level 1)
65. Challenge stereotypes and assumptions (level 2)
66. Allow silence
67. Allow other viewpoints
68. Try someone's preferred music or food
69. Avoid gossip
70. Ask yourself at the end of each day which of these (or others) you have done