Ten things you can do right now to be kind to strangers, friends, family or your partner

I often think about one of the splendid truths by Gretchen Rubin, author of the best selling The Happiness Project. Her truth is “One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy; one of the best ways to make other people is to be happy yourself.”

To that end, I am constantly thinking of ways to make others happy (not that I am unhappy or anything). I find great joy and happiness when others around me are happy and so I do a lot of small things to make sure that the people around me are appreciated, respected, have a laugh and can really enjoy life.

I recognize that not everyone has someone special in their life, but many of these things are actions you can take without having to be in a relationship.

Call up a friend that you haven’t talked to in a while

We all have those friends that we may have neglected or may not have talked to in a while. Pick up the phone and call them. Apologize for not having been in touch and try not to make promises that you will stay in touch, unless you really want to. Catch up on things and ask them how they are doing. Even better is to do a skype call as I am sure that you have friends that have moved to different places because…