How to Spread Love In The World

Spreading love means spreading love to ourself, those around us and the world in general

Spreading Love – You

Spreading love has to start with ourself. If we do not have love within us then it is very difficult to spread.

1. Believe in yourself 
2. Use positive affirmations
3. Write down your achievements and things you are proud of, remind yourself of them
4. Give blood
5. Only talk positive self-talk to yourself
6. Be grateful and practice gratitude for the people and things that you have
7. Smile at yourself when you look at yourself in the mirror
8. Admit your mistakes and apologise where necessary
9. Let go of past grudges
10. Smile and laugh often
11. Treat yourself
12. Take time out when you need it
13. Meditate
14. Set boundaries and say no when needed
15. Take good care of and be kind to yourself – both mentally and physically

Spreading Love – People

Spreading love to others can change the world. There is a knock on effect that can change lives when we act through love and kindness (and it feels good too!)

1. Thank people when they spend some of their precious time on this earth doing something for you (even if it’s part of their job)
2. Say please when you want something
3. Spend time with your family members and do what they want to do
4. Pass a book you’d recommend on to a friend 
5. Smile at the people you come across
6. Pass on your knowledge and skills
7. Treat all people as equals
8. Give to a good cause
9. Be a good listener
10. Send flowers to a loved one
11. Forgive someone who you feel has wronged you
12. Offer to buy lunch for a homeless person or give to a homeless charity
13. Don’t judge people (for you don’t know what battles they are facing)
14. Focus on the now instead of dwelling on the past or waiting for the future
15. Help someone with directions
16. Write a poem for someone who means something to you
17. Let someone keep the change or give a good tip
18. Send a love letter to a significant other
19. Donate to a good cause
20. Ask people how they are (and mean it)
21. Pay for a stranger’s meal or coffee
22. Write a letter to someone
23. Do one act of kindness everyday
24. Give someone a hand with something practical
25. Give money to a busker whose show you appreciate
26. Let someone know that you are thinking about them
27. Pay attention to how people are acting and feeling
28. Donate your old clothes and shoes to a charity that will give them to someone in need
29. Create something for a loved one
30. Be patient with people
31. Offer to walk the neighbour’s dog
32. Send a postcard to someone you care about from a trip anywhere (even home!)
33. Make someone smile
34. Make someone laugh
35. Be intimate with your partner
36. Accept people for who they are
37. Give great hugs
38. Write a song for someone (and maybe perform it!)
39. Do something romantic for your partner
40. Praise people who deserve it
41. Give people sincere compliments
42. Open the door for people
43. Add some fun to someone’s day
44. Call an old friend or relative you haven’t spoken to in a while
45. Give someone your parking space
46. Play games or sports with the ones you love
47. Stand up for injustice and people who are unable to stand up for themselves
48. Help people who are new in your life whether a new person at work or a new friend in your circle
49. Be kind to the people who aren’t kind to you
50. Bake cakes for work colleagues, email or friends (or to just hand out)
51. Ensure people get the recognition they are due for doing something
52. Tell your friends how much their friendship means
53. Let someone in in traffic
54. Tell people the positive ways in which they affect your life
55. Buy a friend or loved a coffee or drink
56. Video call long distance friends or relatives
57. Give people the respect they deserve
58. Randomly compliment a stranger
59. Volunteer (at a homeless shelter, animal sanctuary, for vulnerable people etc)
60. Cook someone a meal
61. Tell someone you admire why you admire them
62. If you use social media, use it for good
63. Turn the phone off and pay attention to people
64. Tell someone you love them
65. Babysit for a friend
66. Be positive in the messages you convey to people
67. Make someone smile
68. Share old photos and memories
69. Donate unwanted books and games to a children’s ward
70. Be passionate and intimate with your partner
71. Share stories of hope
72. Be romantic
73. Don’t get involved in talking about others behind their back
74. Do the chores
75. Surprise the people you love with kind gifts or words
    
76. Ask someone if they need help 

Spreading Love – The Environment

1. Pick up rubbish
2. Recycle & reuse
3. Volunteer for a local community group
4. Walk or cycle where you can
5. Plant a tree
6. Adopt an endangered animal
7. Conserve energy
8. Reduce meat intake
9. Create a compost pile
10. Turn the taps off when you’re finished