8 Bubblesandfun
forallthechildren
Thenexttimethekidswanttogoto
theplaygroundbringalongbottlesof
bubblesandlargepiecesofwashable
chalk,andleavetheminacentral
locationforkidstohelpthemselves.
Thekidswillhavea blast,youwill
getsomewell-neededrestandrelax-
ationandothermothersandfathers
attheplayground will appreciate the
kindgesture.9 Leaveitbehind
Doyouwantaneasywaytopay
itforward?Whenyou’refinished
readinga newspaper,magazineor
paperbackbookonabusortrain,
leaveitintheseatpocketsothe
nextpersonwhoboardscanread
itforfree. Whataneasyway to
puta smileonsomeone’sfaceand
curecommuterboredomwithfree
entertainment.Betterstill,itwon’t
becluttering up your own home.10 Treata
long-distancefriend
Ifyouknowsomeonespecialwhois
celebratinga birthdayorpromotion,
sendthemmoneytobuycoffeeor
lunchforthemselves.Thissmallact
willdemonstratethatyouarethink-
ingofthemfromafarandastheold
sayinggoes,‘the best ship of all is
friendship’.READER’SDIGEST
clothbagstothesupermarket.We
onlyhaveoneplanet,andweneed
tokeepit clean and protected.
5 Helpa newhomeowner
Moving?Tapea listwiththenames
andnumbersoflocaltradespeople
suchasplumbersandelectricians,
alongwithotherhelpfulinforma-
tion,ona kitchenbenchforthenew
owners.Thelastthinga newhome-
ownerhastimeforisresearching
reputablerepaircompanies.Your
listwilleliminate a lot of hassle and
stress.
6 Introduceyourself
Takethetimetolearnthenameof
someonewhoregularlyhelpsyou
out– whetherit’sa securityguard,
adoorman,oracashieratthesu-
permarket.Greetthembyname.
Thisseeminglysmallgesturewill
demonstratehowgreatlyyouvalue
yourlocalservicepeopleand your
interactions with them.
7 Makesomeonelaugh
Ifyouknowsomeonewhoishavinga
hardtime,textthema punora joke.
You’llbrightenuptheirdayandtake
theirmindoffdifficultthoughts,
evenif it’sjustforamoment.Youcan
alsotextappropriatesuggestionsof
funnypodcastsforanadded dose of
comedymedicine.
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