Pay it Forward Day, celebrated on April 28, is a worldwide effort being supported by people in more than 70 countries on 6 continents that encourages people to do good deeds for others without asking for anything in return except for the recipients to pay it forward to others in need.
Here are a few ideas to provide some inspiration:
- Pay it Backward: buy coffee or food for the person behind you in line.
- Compliment the first three people you talk to today.
- Send a positive text message to five different people right now.
- Tell someone they dropped a dollar (even though they didn’t). Then give them a dollar.
- Donate old towels or blankets, or purchase extra dog or cat food, and bring it to an animal shelter.
- Surprise a neighbor with freshly baked cookies or treats!
- Leave a kind server the biggest tip you can afford.
- Put 50 paper hearts in a box. On each cutout write something that is special about your partner or a friend. Give them the box and tell them to pull out a heart anytime they need a pick-me-up.
- Find opportunities to give compliments. It costs nothing, takes no time, and could make someone’s entire day. Don’t just think it. Say it.
- When you hear that discouraging voice in your head, tell yourself something positive — you deserve kindness too!
