Acts of Kindness
Feeling hurried this holiday season? Although this season can be filled with joy and love, it can also easily be filled with stress and worry. This year, I want to challenge you (and myself) to make an effort to slow down more, focus on what matters, spread some love, and truly enjoy the moments leading up to Christmas. When you feel the anxiety of hurry taking over your spirit, I encourage you to look up, take a deep breath and thank God for this day.
I asked my Instagram family the following question, “What are some small acts of kindness you can do this season” and y’all delivered! Compiled below is a list of 25 small acts of kindness that we can all easily do this holiday season. Join me in slowing down and spreading some love in a heartbroken and hurried world.
Acts of kindness:
Find a family in need to donate gifts to.
Greet a stranger and wish them a great day.
Be a “snow angel” and shovel someone’s driveway.
Text someone and tell them you love them and why you’re grateful for them.
Buy the person behind you in line a coffee.
Give out more hugs!
When you ask how someone’s day is going, stop, be present and listen.
Volunteer at an animal shelter.
Bake your neighbor cookies.
Offer to take someone to the airport.
Donate books to the children’s hospital.
Donate to street vendors.
Tip extra at your next meal out.
Smile at people more!
Check in on someone you haven’t talked to in a while and reconnect.
Leave an encouraging note somewhere random.
Call a loved one. Even better, FaceTime them!
Send an Uber Eats treat to someone you know is having a long day.
Leave quarters at a laundromat.
Leave a gift in your mailbox for your mail carrier.
Send a Christmas card or care package to a soldier: operationgratitude.com
Write and send a card to a loved one.
Send a thank-you note to your local police or fire station.
Post something on social media praising someone else.
Turn your phone off and be as present as you can be with those you love.
“Love, joy, and peace are at the heart of all Jesus is trying to grow in the soil of your life. And all three are incompatible with hurry.” - John Mark Comer
