Random Acts of Joy
Ideas for what might be the greatest gift of all to give this year—kindness to yourself and others.
Compliment someone’s outfit
Bake treats for your neighbors
Hold the door open for someone
Buy coffee for the person behind you
Text a friend “good morning” to brighten their day
Send a handwritten card to an older relative
Bring treats for the bodega cat
Feel the sun on your face
Smile at a pigeon
Share a book you read twice
Surprise a friend with flowers
Listen to the sounds of the city as if it were a song
Leave a thank-you note for your mail carrier
Host a sing-along
Find a cloud that looks like a heart
Give up your seat on the train
Compliment someone’s outfit
Bake treats for your neighbors
Hold the door open for someone
Buy coffee for the person behind you
Text a friend “good morning” to brighten their day
Send a handwritten card to an older relative
Bring treats for the bodega cat
Feel the sun on your face
Smile at a pigeon
Share a book you read twice
Surprise a friend with flowers
Listen to the sounds of the city as if it were a song
Leave a thank-you note for your mail carrier
Host a sing-along
Find a cloud that looks like a heart
Give up your seat on the train
Compliment someone’s outfit
Bake treats for your neighbors
Hold the door open for someone
Buy coffee for the person behind you
Text a friend “good morning” to brighten their day
Send a handwritten card to an older relative
Bring treats for the bodega cat
Feel the sun on your face
Smile at a pigeon
Share a book you read twice
Surprise a friend with flowers
Listen to the sounds of the city as if it were a song
Leave a thank-you note for your mail carrier
Host a sing-along
Find a cloud that looks like a heart
Give up your seat on the train
Random Acts of Joy
Ideas for what might be the greatest gift of all to give this year—kindness to yourself and others.
Compliment someone’s outfit
Bake treats for your neighbors
Hold the door open
for someone
Buy coffee
for the person
behind you
Text a friend
“good morning”
to brighten
their day
Send a handwritten card
to an older relative
Bring treats
for the
bodega cat
Feel the sun
on your face
Smile
at a pigeon
Share a book
you read twice
Surprise a friend
with flowers
Listen to
the sounds of
the city as if
it were a song
Leave a thank-you note
for your mail carrier
Host
a sing-along
Find a cloud
that looks like a heart
Give up your seat
on the train
Compliment someone’s outfit
Bake treats for your neighbors
Hold the door open
for someone
Buy coffee
for the person
behind you
Text a friend
“good morning”
to brighten
their day
Send a handwritten card
to an older relative
Bring treats
for the
bodega cat
Feel the sun
on your face
Smile
at a pigeon
Share a book
you read twice
Surprise a friend
with flowers
Listen to
the sounds of
the city as if
it were a song
Leave a thank-you note
for your mail carrier
Host
a sing-along
Find a cloud
that looks like a heart
Give up your seat
on the train
Compliment someone’s outfit
Bake treats for your neighbors
Hold the door open
for someone
Buy coffee
for the person
behind you
Text a friend
“good morning”
to brighten
their day
Send a handwritten card
to an older relative
Bring treats
for the
bodega cat
Feel the sun
on your face
Smile
at a pigeon
Share a book
you read twice
Surprise a friend
with flowers
Listen to
the sounds of
the city as if
it were a song
Leave a thank-you note
for your mail carrier
Host
a sing-along
Find a cloud
that looks like a heart
Give up your seat
on the train