10 small things you can do to make someone else's day
We can be a bit kinder to each other, I wrote here about it yesterday. Because I am firmly convinced that you can achieve a huge effect with something small, I made it easy for you. 10 actions with which you can make someone else (and thus also yourself) very happy...
1. Write an ode to your loved ones
Picture this: you see a letter lying on the doormat, open it and see a handwritten letter from your sister. Or best friend. Or mother. Scribbled with sweet words that really make you swallow hard. Doesn't that almost make you cry?
2. Listen with full attention to someone
A.k.a. Away. With. That. Phone.
3. Don't just walk past a homeless person asking for money
But take the time to check if you have some change, or have a chat. Almost ridiculous to say, but homeless people don't bite. They are often painfully ignored by others.
4. Say to your mother/father/brother/sister what you do far too little...
‘I love you. And I am really very proud of you.’
5. Give a hug
To that friend who really needs it. Hugging does so much good for a person. It reduces stress, lowers your heart rate, and gives a feeling of trust, safety, and connection. Hugging makes you more generous, less distrustful, and more social.
6. Leave a note for your loved one
And hide it, for example, in his shoe or another place you are sure he (or she) will see it.
7. Make your neighbor happy with the magazines you've finished
I used to have a neighbor who always did this and I thought it was so sweet.
8. Stand up for someone when you notice they need it
For example in the workplace.
9. Help a new mother with that stroller
Just stand up on the bus, help lift the stroller, and sit back down. Takes half a minute and you make someone's day.
10. Give extra tip to the delivery person in the rain
Especially to the 14-year-old boys who would love to work as a delivery person but are not allowed to ride a scooter yet and therefore ring your doorbell soaking wet on their little bike in the rain.
P.S.: Okay, there is a slight change that I am on my period at the moment of writing and thus suddenly experiencing a rollercoaster of emo-shit, but the message remains the same: let's be kind.
