49+ Easy Ways To Show Love Today and Every Day

By Ruth Zeman

Simple acts that take little or no time or money

Let someone in while in traffic
Smile at someone
Bring an empty cart back into the store as you go in
Say thank you to someone
Call someone (especially an elderly or homebound person) just to say hi
Tell someone else about these ideas so they can do them too
Text someone to let them know you love them or are thinking of them
Pay for the person's coffee behind you at a coffee shop
Buy a small gift card to give to a random person
Talk to a homeless person and listen to their story
Tell someone they are doing a great job
Wave at someone
Give a hug
Send a thank you or thinking of you note by regular mail
Pray for someone
Donate to a charity
Hold the door for a stranger
Let someone else have a closer parking space
Bring your neighbor's trash cans up and put them away
Make someone laugh
Share a happy thought or quote on social media
Leave an extra tip in a tip jar
Leave a note for someone to tell them they're awesome
Pick up a piece of trash
Buy some food and give it to the first hungry homeless person you see
Call your parents, siblings, grandparents, etc.
Pet someone's dog (ask first)
Tell someone their baby is beautiful, fun, has a cute outfit - whatever is true and kind
Wish someone a good day
Talk to someone while waiting in line
Drop off donations to a charity
Offer to help someone homebound by running an errand
Surprise someone with a little gift (something tiny that they may like - gum, a flower, etc.)
Call or text someone who has lost a loved one and share a memory of their loved one with them
Send someone an old, happy photo of themselves
Share a post on social media that encourages others to do good
Sing a song out loud where other people can hear
Compliment a stranger
Dance with someone
Forgive someone
Let go of one item from your home that has a negative memory attached to it
Leave a nice note on someone's car
Speak up for someone
Tell a coworker they're doing a great job
Bring someone a coffee
Be silly in a fun way so people who see it will smile
Let someone go ahead of you in line
Thank a public service worker (trash man, police officer, postman, etc.)
Hold someone you love even tighter today and be thankful for their safety and health
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