holiday post: Good deeds are good for the soul

This is a departure from my usual posts. I'm striving to be more actively kind this holiday season, and thought I'd share this helpful list of good deeds from GoodNet:
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1. Pay it forward by paying for the coffee, the food, or the bus fare for the person behind you in line.
2. Introduce two people you think would make great friends to each other.
3. Send a care package to a deployed soldier or to their family at home.
4. Donate some warm clothes to a homeless shelter.
5. Offer to do the shopping for a friend or neighbor who is sick or has reduced mobility.
6. Tell someone you believe in them as they work on an important project or go to a job interview.
7. Help out a stressed parent by offering to babysit.
8. Surprise someone by doing a household chore that you know they don't like doing.
9. Tell a friend how much you care about them and why.
10. See a well-behaved child in public? Tell their parents what a nice child they have. 
11. Make a conscious effort to work on a flaw you know has been bothering your significant other.
12. Leave a glowing recommendation with the manager after receiving good service at a restaurant.
13. Help someone who you can see is struggling.
14. Try to be empathetic with people instead of getting annoyed.
15. Get to know someone who is different than you. Listen with empathy.
16. Fill up the gas tank and/or wash the car for your partner and leave a nice note for them to find.
17. Get to know your neighbors and see if there's some chore you can help them with.
18. Be patient when someone is taking too long in front of you.
19. Go through your things and donate anything you haven't used in the last year.
20. Compliment a coworker on a job well done in front of others. 
21. Share your meal with someone who doesn't have anything to eat.
22. Know someone who is looking for a job? Help them make connections.
23. Gather all your good memories with a friend and gift it to them on their birthday.
24. Give a random compliment to your partner, especially if you haven't done so in a while.
25. If you have a skill, donate some time to a community center or a friend.
26. Stand up for someone who's being treated unfairly in front of your eyes.
27. Instead of complaining about something that's really not a big deal, just let it go.
28. Bake a cake for someone's birthday.
29. Donate stuff to Goodwill.
30. Reach out to someone who has had an impact on your life and let them know about it.
31. Call that friend you've been meaning to hang out with for months.
32. Offer a ride to someone you know doesn't have a car.
33. Donate blood and sign yourself up as an organ donor.

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