25 ways to make kindness ripple throughout the world

I've completely lost the source, but it's probably taken from the blog of Erin Michelle Threlfall. Read these timeless lines from the wisdom of a third grader — the world needs more of this:

1. Smile at a stranger. 

2. Say thank you to the bus driver. 

3. Help someone carry her heavy groceries. 

4. Hold the door open for someone else. 

5. Leave a kind note for someone whom you usually don't get along with.

6. Give your Mom a hug and tell her you appreciate her. 

7. Sing a song to your teacher! 

8. Let someone else choose the game and play it – even if you don't like it.

9. Let someone else have a seat on the bus or subway. 

10. Say hello to the security guards and thank them for keeping you safe.

11. Leave happiness notes on the apartment doors of your neighbors. 

12. Leave a thank you note to the cleaners, thanking him for keeping your place so tidy. 

13. Give a homeless person a smile and a piece of fruit. 

14. If you see someone (even a stranger) who looks nice, tell them! 

15. Say thank you to someone who makes your life easier. 

16. Look for someone who seems lonely and invite her to play. 

17. Invite someone new to eat lunch at your table. 

18. Draw a nice picture for someone and leave it as a surprise! 

19. Read a book to a child. 

20. Help someone who seems to be having a hard time with his work. 

21. Clean up after someone without telling her. 

22. Give the secretary a flower from your garden. 

23. Give someone a sticker! The smelly ones are the BEST. 

24. Seek to understand someone else's point of view. 

25. Use kind words when talking to others.

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