So, what little, simple acts of kindness can we do to pay it forward today?

1. put a quarter in a meter that’s about to expire
2. leave a copy of a really great book you’ve read in a cafe for someone else to enjoy
3. be nice to the customer service people who are trying to help you with your technological difficulties
4. tip your restaurant server generously
5. thank the cooks, waitstaff and bussers personally
6. say something nice or funny or goofy to the toll booth attendant (like, “Don’t drive too fast, now” or “Glad to have encountered you today”, or something less hokey)
7. forgive a driver directing road rage at you
8. buy or pack a meal for a homeless person (or give him/her your to-go box from a restaurant)
9. give a warm coat to a homeless person
10. offer to do pro bono work on a project where your skills are needed
11. mentor someone
12. make a donation
13. say a prayer or whisper a kind wish for someone
14. compliment a stranger
15. send a box of donuts or bagels or muffins to a construction site
16. next time you leave a foreign country, give all or some of what’s left of your currency to someone who resides in that country
17. next time you’re at the airport, offer to pull the bags belonging to a woman or a mother with child out of the conveyor belt
18. praise generously
19. give local tips (re: restaurants, sights, etc.) to a tourist
20. put a tip in a street musician’s jar
21. let someone cut in front of you at the grocery store
22. tell a funny joke to a stranger
23. give someone a chance to prove him or herself
24. encourage someone to pursue their dream
25. allow someone to let his or her light shine
26. show support to an artist or writer or musician
27. hold the door open for someone
28. tip a cab driver generously
29. teach a child something you wish you knew at that age
30. smile at someone who’s sad
31. smile at strangers
32. offer sincere, kind words to someone who’s hurting
33. visit a hospice and spend some time with a terminally ill patient
34. volunteer at a battered women’s shelter
35. spend some time with a senior citizen living alone
36. give up your seat on a crowded bus or train
37. inspire someone to be the best that they can be
38. give someone the benefit of the doubt
39. offer to babysit for a single mother
40. offer the FedEx, UPS or DHL delivery person something to drink especially on a warm day
41. help a pregnant lady
42. sit and talk with a homeless person and learn their story
43. loan something to someone and forget about it
44. contribute to a friend’s child’s education fund
45. give blood
46. show respect to a soldier
47. donate to or volunteer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
48. replace an angry or bitter thought toward someone with a loving thought (or at least try)