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Try these little acts of kindness to make any day a great one

On the Before Breakfast podcast recently, I interviewed Kathleen Paley, a lawyer and host of the new Minimal(ish) Mom podcast. One of her first episodes talked about a very cool project she’d done: 40 acts of kindness before turning 40. To celebrate her birthday, she decided to give gifts to everyone around her. She delivered tons of food to a school program that sent kids home for the weekend with groceries. She left a large tip, she left encouraging notes in various places, and gave friends books that were meaningful to her.

I thought it was a great idea, and so in that spirit, here are some more acts of kindness you might try in your life. Feel free to let me know what you’d add to this list!