Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether it’s platonic, familial or romantic, I hope your day is full of love!

Since Valentine’s Day is all about the love, I think we should all celebrate by sharing love and kindness with those around us. There are ton of simple gestures (both romantic and not) that you can do to make the people around you — friends, family, significant others and even strangers — feel a little bit extra love and graciousness this week.

• We all love our social media, so it put it to good use and send someone a compliment via Twitter or FB Messenger. Better yet, send a couple of people compliments!

• Everyone loves sweet treats on Valentine’s Day, so bring doughnuts (or a healthy treat, like cut-up fruit) to work.

• Let the person behind you at the supermarket checkout with one or two items go ahead of you.

• Give someone a hug.

• Put sticky notes with positive slogans on the mirrors in restrooms.

• It’s easy to get caught up in your own life, problems, and blessings, so try to make sure every person in a group conversation feels included.

• Send anonymous flowers to someone you know could use them.

• Babysit for a single parent for free.

• Pay a stranger a compliment.

• Leave some extra quarters in the laundry room/mat.

• Send dessert to another table.

• Cook someone a meal. Whether a friend just had a baby or if you know someone who is having a hard
time, cooking a meal can mean a lot to someone.

• Tell your siblings how much you love and appreciate them.

• Purchase some extra dog or cat food and drop it off at an animal shelter.

• Say yes at the store when the cashier asks if you want to donate $1 to whichever cause.

• Shovel the whole block’s sidewalks.

• Buy someone their favorite snack.

• Hold hands.

• Leave some quarters taped to gumball machines for kids.

• Cook together.

• Spend time with your partner when they’re enjoying their favorite hobby, even if it’s something that doesn’t interest you much.

• Leave a generous tip for a server.

• Say “Good morning” to a person standing next to you in the elevator, or at the coffee shop.

• Pay for someone’s bill. This may mean paying for someone’s food, coffee, toll, groceries, or something else.

• Leave coupons on items at the grocery store for others to use.

• When you hear that negative, discouraging voice in your head, remember to leave yourself alone — you deserve kindness too!

Basically, use this holiday that is so full of love, to show kindness to those around you — whether you know them or not. There is so much negativity in the world, imagine the difference we could make if each of just chose one thing from this list to do to make someone else’s day a little brighter.