Pay it Forward / Random Acts of Kindness

Added by Judy Haynes on 8th September, 2008

If you believe in the goodness of humankind then why not start your own 'Pay it forward' chain?

You do something kind for one person, with no expectation of reward, then ask them to do something kind for someone else. Or perhaps ask them to do 2 or 3 each and spread the love faster.

Change the world one kind act at a time!

This is a real life social movement that started after Catherine Ryan Hyde wrote a book that prompted the creation of the Pay it Forward Foundation and then a Warner brothers film (starring Kevin Spacey and that kid from the Sixth Sense
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0223897/) .

If you don't want to start your own then you could join someone else's. Or just read about them - http://www.payitforwardmovement.org/

There are some ideas on this site that you could use:

Walk someone's dog - http://www.smynx.com/ideas/177
Pay for the person behind you in the queue - http://www.smynx.com/ideas/47

Or post your own ideas to Smynx and share them below...

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