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30 Ways To Be A Ray Of Sunshine This Week

Easy ways to make life a little sweeter.

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30 Ways To Be A Ray Of Sunshine This Week
Jacky Parker

Ever wish the world was a kinder place? Ever wonder how that could happen? Hint: it starts with you! Without further ado, here are 30 simple ways to brighten up another person's day.

1. Take care of your roommate's dishes for them - but don't say anything about it.

2. Give up your seat to someone on the bus, even if it's not a pregnant woman or an elderly person.

3. Make it your priority to deliver a hug to a friend in need.

4. Call your parents/family to tell them how much you appreciate them.

5. Compliment a stranger.

6. Be kind to the earth and bring a reusable water bottle to school/work instead of a plastic one.

7. Bake cookies for the people you live with.

8. Resist the urge to lose your cool when someone cuts you off in traffic.

9. Help end world hunger by playing trivia on freerice.com

10. Give that awkward "thank you" wave when a car lets you cross instead of just ignoring them.

11. Be extra generous with your tip at a restaurant.

12. Set down your phone during breakfast, lunch or dinner.

13. Offer to go for a walk with your best friend.

14. Take out the trash without having to be asked.

15. Send some wholesome memes to the group chat.

16. Treat someone you haven't talked to in a while to coffee or lunch.

17. Write a nice comment on your friend's Instagram post.

18. Offer to help your sibling out with a chore.

19. Send a good, old-fashioned letter in the mail.

20. Spend some quality time with your pet.

21. Make a point to say hi to your neighbors.

22. Recommend your favorite show to somebody - and let them use your Netflix password.

23. Be patient with slow walkers. It's hard, but you can do it.

24. Offer to study with someone who's struggling in the same class as you.

25. Support your friend at their sports game, performance, etc.

26. Leave some extra change in the parking meter.

27. Resist the urge to roll your eyes at everything.

28. Laugh at someone else's joke even if it's corny af.

29. Offer to cook dinner.

30. Post a thoughtful #tbt.

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