Description/Procedure

Experience/Your Stories

 Animals: at the dog walking park, carry small bags of doggie treats to pass out to dog owners.

 Animals: at the dog walking park, fill water dishes, food dishes and clean up the park including animal waste.

 Come prepared with plastic bags, water carrier, dog treats or food, rubber gloves and small plastic shovel for picking up dog waste.

 Animals: provide a pet shelter with food, litter, toys.

 Animals: save a pet in distress.  Help a family of ducks cross the street or rescue an animal from a hole or ditch.

 Animals: visit a pet shelter to pet the dogs or cats.

 Animals: where allowed, feed the ducks/geese.  Bring extra bread or food for others wanting to feed the ducks but having no food.

We have done this at Fanny Bridge in Tahoe City at Feast Time.  See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrM-llCpvcY

 Books/movies: give or recommend someone a good book or movie.

 Books/movies: invite someone to a movie.  Buy their popcorn.

 Coffee shop/bagel shop: morning:  Pay for the next person in line.

 Coffee shop/bagel shop: morning:  Buy several morning papers and put one on several tables or give to patrons.

 Common courtesy or etiquette:  use your quiet voice indoors.

 Common courtesy or etiquette:  listen intently to others as they speak to you.

 Common courtesy or etiquette:  maintain good eye contact as you communicate with others.

 Common courtesy or etiquette:  Do not text continually when talking to friends or strangers.

 Common courtesy or etiquette:  Do not text continually in restaurants

 Common courtesy or etiquette:  Be patient with everyone.

 Communication: Call someone just to say, "hello."

 Communication: Make a happy face personal card.  When someone asks your name, give them a card.

 Communication: Make a set of happy face praise/complement cards.  You will find opportunities to use them.  Business card printers will do this for you.  Have a number of complements.

 Communication: Send someone a greeting card or e-card every opportunity you have.

 Communication: smile wherever you go.  Greet people.

 Communication: talk up to people rather than down to them.

 Communication: when asked, tell people what you know, not what you think.

 Communication:  Send out a positive twitter, text or e-mail to someone each day.

 Elderly and widows love these.

 Facebook:  Post songs, videos, quotes, text and photos that uplift your friends.

 See my radio station of uplifting songs: http://instantfm.com/p/cbl

 Flowers: give flowers to a stranger.  Place the bouquet in the door handle of their car.  Tape sticky note on window

 Flowers: pass out single carnations to the elderly at the park.

 Flowers: put a potted flower at a neighborhood stop sign, at the base.

 Flowers: stop at a roadside memorial, pay your respects, clean up the area, and place a flower [s] there.

 Flowers: take your neighbor some flowers.

 Food store: help a shopper.

 Food store: on the way in, take one or more shopping cars back.

 Food store: pick up products and put back on shelf.

 From the trunk of your car:  carry extra bottles of water...on ice if you can; especially on hot days.

 From the trunk of your car:  carry extra pair of sunglasses, a cane, city maps or garbage bags.

 The more items you carry, the more opportunities might come up.

 From the trunk of your car:  carry extra umbrellas.

 From your car: break up traffic jams.  [see the video on this procedure]

 I use this all the time on three-lane freeways and it works!!!!

 From your car: let the other guy have the parking space.

 From your car: pull over when there are 2 or more cars behind you.

 From your car: smile, wave, and/or greet the road worker.

 From your car: stop at a crosswalk.

 From your car: stop for a jaywalker.

 From your car: yield to another driver.

 Homeless: on a cold night, pass out gloves and/or blankets to the homeless

 Best done as a group effort.

 Homeless: prepare a back with things a homeless person or couple might need.  Have it in the car in case the opportunity arises.  Add this to any money you might offer them.

 Best is bottled water, pen and notepad, marking pen for signs, some quarters, AA batteries, protein bars and so on.

 Homeless:  bring several cups of coffee to a congregated group of homeless.

 In Public: quietly pray for a stranger, especially if they express sorrow or need help.

 In Public: say, "thank you" and mean it.

 In Public: sincerely compliment someone on wardrobe--tie, dress, shirt, etc.

 In the neighborhood: clean up a bus stop.

 In the neighborhood: clean up a vacant lot.

 In the neighborhood: donate books to the local library.

 In the neighborhood: notify authorities regarding anything unsafe, such as a crosswalk, lighting problems, etc.

 In the neighborhood: paint over graffiti, power was a sidewalk or cement wall or barrier.

 Litter: pick up a whole bag of litter...beach, parking lot or park.

 Litter: pick up litter you see anywhere.

 Military Service or Police: have a thank you gift card ready; buy their coffee.

 Military Service or Police: thank them for their service.

 Mishap: come to the aid of someone dropping papers or the contents of a briefcase.

 Mishap: help some move a disabled vehicle off the road.

 Mishap: help someone get their car out of the snow or ditch.

 Mishap: help someone who has fallen.

 Mishap: stop and remove large rocks or other debris from a roadway.

 Motel or hotel: compliment your staff, give flowers and/or a gift card.

 Motel or hotel: for the maid: leave a daily tip or give compliments and/or a greeting card.

 Motel or hotel: put a dollar in the Gideon Bible with a note, "This is for you."

 One member has been doing this for years.  The stories he will hear in the Kingdom.

 Movie theater: pay for the next two tickets for the couple behind you.

 Works wonderful for older folks and veterans.

 Nature: leave no trace you were in the park or hiking trail.

 Nature: plant a tree.

 On the street: come to the aid of a car in distress or call appropriate authority.

 On the street: feed someone's parking meter.

 On the street: help someone across the street or help them with some burden.

 On the street: open or hold a door open for someone.

 On the street: pay for the next person as you exit a pay parking garage.

 On the street: hold the elevator for someone.

 Public restrooms:  leave it cleaner than when you found it.  Clean toilets, stalls, sinks, counters, and pick up litter.

 This is always much appreciated.

 Restaurant: at a drive through. Pay the tab for the car behind you.

 Restaurant: be creative in your tip giving.

 Restaurant: buy breakfast/dinner for a couple.

 Best to do on your way out.  Greet them and put appropriate amount of money on the table and leave.  You can also as their waiter for the amount they owe and give it to the waitress.

 Restaurant: give a $20 gift to a deserving staff member over and above tip.     See sermonette

 Restaurant: tell manager your positive feelings on ambiance, food, wait staff or cooks.

 Restaurant: tip the cook.

 Restaurant: when it is busy, let a family go ahead of you.

 School: buy a book for the school library.

 Make inquiry with the principle first and then librarian.

 School: buy some needed item for a teacher/classroom.

 Make inquiry with the principle first.

 Toll bridge or road:  pay the toll for one or more cars behind you.

 This was the Act of Random Kindness that started the movement.

 Vending machine: give a dollar to the person behind you, telling him/her the drink/treat is on you.

 Vending machine:  prepare a 4x6 card that says "Have a drink [treat] on me" and tape a dollar to it.

 Affix it to the machine

 Workers you encounter: stop at all lemonade stands.  Complement the individuals and overpay.

 Workers you encounter: tip every shoe shiner you see even if you are not getting your shoes shined.

 Workers you encounter: thank every janitor you see and tip one now and then.

 Workers you encounter: Tell every worker you encounter that you appreciate their work or service.

 Workplace: bring doughnuts or healthy treats to work or the break room.

 Workplace: clean and maintain a clean bathroom.

 Workplace: clean up the break room, do the dishes, clean the microwave, make sure coffee pot is full.

 Workplace: come early and put a fresh flower on a number of desks.

 Workplace: empty a coworker's overflowing wastebasket.