November is about recognizing the positive attributes happening in your life right now. Showing gratitude about your daily life is good for your well-being. Are you looking for ways to give thanks? Consider reaching out to someone in need or volunteering. If you need inspiration, check out the following list.
- Donate groceries to a food bank
- Volunteer at an animal shelter or rescue.
- Buy a coffee or hot chocolate for your co-workers
- Give flowers to your child’s teacher
- Cook a meal for a family going through a rough time
- Leave a tip above the standard rate
- Donate your gently used clothes to a women’s shelter (personal hygiene products are also a welcomed donation)
- Offer to drive an elderly person around to run errands or go to a doctor’s appointment
- Leave a positive review on social media about your recent restaurant visit. Give your waiter or waitress some positive feedback.
- Engage in a kind gesture. Hold the door open for someone. Or allow a person with a single item check out ahead of you and your cartload of groceries.
- At the drive-thru, pay for the next person’s order
- Write a thank you card to your favorite teacher.
- Volunteer at a nursing home.
- Take a bag of groceries to a relative or person in need.
- Volunteer or donate money to a soup kitchen or homeless shelter
- Volunteer to babysit
- Tape quarters inside of a dryer’s lid at the public laundry mat
- Tape quarters to a vending machine
- Donate toys for the holiday season
Finding small ways to give thanks may have a significant impact on another’s person day.
