In the spirit of the 12 Days of Christmas, I’m giving you 12 Acts of Kindness you can do in the season of giving!

1. Support a friend’s or a local small business by buying gifts from them instead of big chains.
2. Donate to a charity that’s close to heart
3. Donate old clothes, toys, and other household objects to the Salvation Army (NOT Goodwill–do a Google search and see why)…and clean out your stuff!
4. Donate to a stranger’s GoFundMe or something similar.
5. Leave a note of encouragement and a $5 Starbucks gift card in a public restroom
6. Bake cookies for your hairdresser, insurance agent, cleaning person, etc.
7. Send a “thinking of you” card to a friend.
8. Put a little note saying you love them in your loved one’s lunch box.
9. Hold the door, smile and say hello to strangers, etc., even when you don’t feel like it.
10. Put money in someone’s parking meter that’s low.
11. Leave your shopping cart with the quarter in it at Aldi.
12. Give a homeless person food or serve at a soup kitchen.