Christmas is all about giving.
And I'm not talking about giving in order to receive something back but giving for the pleasure of the act. To make someone smile. To make a friend feel good about themselves. To inspire someone else to do the same. To help people less fortunate than yourself. To get into the spirit of the season.
This is where Random Acts of Christmas Kindness comes in. This December I want you to think about what you can do to help others? Small gestures of kindness, altruism and compassion that will mean a great deal to others.
I want to create a wave of kindness. I want you to Pass It On.
A recent study in the Scientific American showed that altruism was contagious. If someone experiences a random act of kindness they are more likely to reciprocate by performing an act of kindness themselves. How brilliant is that? It's like a wave of positivity!
But I know, I know...
I haven't got time. Money's tight at this time of year. I don't know what to do?
Sound familiar? No problem! Here's some ideas to get you started. And the best thing? Most of them cost nothing to do.
20 IDEAS TO GET YOU STARTED!
1) Hold a door open for someone
2) Pay a strangers toll fee on a motorway
3) Smile!
4) Tip with a lottery ticket
5) Write a handwritten note to someone you're grateful to or someone who inspires you
6) Compliment someone
7) Offer to child mind a friend's kid for free
8) Leave a book in a public place for someone else to read and enjoy
9) Help someone change a tyre
10) Take genuine interest in a homeless person
11) Help an elderly person with their shopping/ bag
12) Buy a parking ticket for the next person in line
13) Pay for a friend to go to the cinema with you
14) Offer to help if someone is lost
15) Walk the neighbour's dog
16) Make a KIVA loan
17) Donate to a charity that resonates with you
18) Sponsor a child
19) If you receive brilliant customer service praise the member of staff to their manager
20) Donate blood
WIN SIGNED COPIES OF THE EDGE
It's all well and good that I talk the talk but it's time for me to walk the walk too. Tell me about your Random Acts of Christmas Kindness on Twitter here or Facebook here and I will draw five of you at random at the end of December and send you a signed copy of The Edge.
I will also send an extra special prize for the best Random Act of Christmas Kindness I read!
So what's stopping you? Pass It On!
Be Brilliant!
Michael Heppell
p.s. Don't forget to share your Random Acts of Kindness on Twitter and Facebook. Let's see how imaginative you can be!
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