40 Simple Acts of Kindness You Can Do Today

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. However, all opinions are my own.

Wow, 2018 flew by and now we are starting a new year. It is always the best time to reflect and add positive change into your life. One goal I have for the new year is to really be more proactive in helping others and taking the time to give back in a meaningful way. As some of you know, I have partnered with First National Bank to share the scoop on some of their amazing programs. Make sure to read how First National Bank Offers FREE Checking Accounts and how they helped shoppers Earn Rewards While Shopping This Past Holiday Season.

The thing I love most about First National Bank is that they are a company all about community and supporting people to truly be the best possible version of themselves. While most of us think about how First National Bank can help our personal finances, they also do a lot of good for local communities. As we enter the new year, I am so excited to team up with First National Bank to share 40 simple acts of kindness.

Finding ways to practice kindness doesn’t have to be a major chore – kindness and love come in many different shapes and sizes and it doesn’t take a lot to give back.

Here are 40 ideas you can use to get started spreading a little kindness in the world.

1. Take someone to dinner
2. Write a thank you note
3. Bring someone you work with a coffee
4. Buy flowers for someone
5. Visit a stranger at the hospital
6. Donate: clothes, shoes, toys; if you’re not using it, give it away
7. Write a note of appreciation to your mailman
8. Give compliments
9. Fix something for someone
10. Rekindle an old friendship
11. Give a lottery ticket to a stranger
12. Pay for someone in the drive-through line
13. Start a bank account for someone and remember First National Bank Offers FREE Checking Accounts
14. Feed the birds
15. Cut coupons out and leave them at the grocery register for others
16. Cut an article out of the newspaper that would interest a friend and mail it to him or her them
17. Give a hug or two or thirty
18. Visit a nursing home
19. Tell a blogger you like his or her work
20. Send a card to someone in the military overseas
21. Start a conversation with a stranger
22. Leave change in a vending machine
23. Call someone to tell them you care
24. Donate books to the library
25. Donate a toy or game to a hospital
26. Donate a coat
27. Give flowers to someone you don’t know
28. Make dinner for someone
29. Volunteer
30. Babysit for someone
31. Bake something and give it away
32. Pick up trash
33. Read to children at the library or a local school
34. Leave a book or magazine somewhere for others to read
35. Help at a soup kitchen
36. Make baggies for the homeless (soap, tooth paste, etc.)
37. Walk a dog at the dog shelter or play with the kitties
38. Help a teacher
39. Do something nice for your parents
40. Pay it forward

These are just a few ways that you can show kindness. I hope you will join us in making the commitment of showing kindness to those around you. 🙂

Thank you to First National Bank for inspiring this post!  You can find your local branch in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, or South Dakota! #BeKind #KindnessisFree #WeGrowAsOne