Random Acts of Kindness Day 2023: The health benefits of a simple act

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN

Updated 11:17 AM ET, Fri February 17, 2023

Walk a neighbor's dogs for free as often as you can. (It's good for your physical health, too.)
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Random Acts of Kindess – Walk a neighbor's dogs for free as often as you can. (It's good for your physical health, too.)
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Bake cookies and deliver them to an older neighbor, a nursing home or the nurses and doctors at your local hospital.
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Bake cookies and deliver them to an older neighbor, a nursing home or the nurses and doctors at your local hospital.
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A random act of kindness can be as simple as giving someone your place in line.
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A random act of kindness can be as simple as giving someone your place in line.
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Volunteer at a soup kitchen on the weekends as often as you can.
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Volunteer at a soup kitchen on the weekends as often as you can.
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Buy supplies for the teachers at your local schools — even if you don't have kids who go there.
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Buy supplies for the teachers at your local schools — even if you don't have kids who go there.
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Reach out and FaceTime with an old friend or family member you haven't seen in months (or years!).
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Reach out and FaceTime with an old friend or family member you haven't seen in months (or years!).
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