Gonna tap out here while I'm lucky enough to find THREE BP articles in a Row that are Happy!! Have a great evening Everyone!!

I used to live (for a few years, I wasn't local or anything) in a perceived "omg that's a very rough" neighborhood - it was just a deprived area really - and that's the place I got more compliments in my whole life: gang of teens late at night complimenting my jeans, huge scary looking dude complimenting my hair, religious nut complimenting my watch, man stopped me in an alleyway to ask about my shoes as he wanted to get the same for his girl! I very soon started doing the same, complimenting random people, it was always a positive experience!

Ok this is not for bragging and I don't want to brag, just share. A couple years ago I went to see live marching bands (like the military tattoo but smaller) on the market square and there was a young family with 3 small kids. Dad had the baby, mom held the toddler and the oldest, a little girl about 4 years old was there too, but she couldn't see because adults were at the front and her parents stayed back a bit because they had a stroller with them. I asked her mom if I could pick her up, then asked the girl if she wanted to sit on my shoulders and she did. Then spent the better part of 2 hours with this tiny wiggly human sitting on me, humming, clapping, singing. Never seen them before, never saw them again. And I still don't know who had the best time, that little girl who was tallest of them all for 2 hours, or me, having a blast because this tiny little person trusted me enough to pick her up and because she was so happy that she could enjoy the full show. Small things matter

I usually say something nice to random people when I notice something. Nice shoes. Great purse. Cool hat. Awesome shirt. Man or woman. Sometimes just being noticed for something small you put on or own means a lot. Sometimes I compliment someone's skin color because it's beautiful. Caramel. Or honey. Or whatever it reminds me of. Just saying something nice means a lot. And then I'm gone. I'll hold the door for people. Or let a car go at a turn because I'm not in a rush. Being human is more than being a person alone. It's sharing the world and being kind is a small thing to share.

I frequent a quiet pub in my city to have a pint and read my book. A gentleman came up to me and says, "I won't bother you, but the way you're sitting and reading and enjoying your own company... what a lovely picture of who you are." And walked away. It was the nicest thing anyones ever said to me.

I want to be able to do stuff like that but I'm too anxious

I had five boys and four of them quite close in age . The baby would have been about 2, then 4 then 6 then 8 then 14 .. we went out to dinner and the waitress came over after we had eaten with a gift card worth QUITE a bit of money and a note saying , we remember those days and how much work they are, your boys are beautiful and your doing a great job , have dinner on us.. some anonymous couple had seen us and left it and I bawled , hell I’m bawling remembering it , we paid for dinner , left a VERY generous tip and then left the gift card with the waitress to pass forward the remainder of what was left ( again, very generous gc it was enough left over to pay for 1-2 more meals ) … raising young boys WAS hard .. it was so nice to be seen .. Ironically the youngest is now 8 and the oldest is out on his own and I miss those days so so badly , I would give anything to go back to those days

Active duty here, recently a group of us were performing duties in a smaller town that doesn't see alot of military people. We went out to eat and we had a wonderful human being put some money down at our table with the intent to pay for all 8 of us and told us thank you for our service. That money (which was a pretty good amount) went to the waitress. She was funny and very personable and amazing and a wonderful human being. I cried watching her cry. Pay it forward when you can.

2/2 She didn't seem to speak French very well, I think maybe she was from North Africa or the Middle East. She just said to me "here sir, have something to eat" and left before I coud elaborate further on my thanks and amazement about her kindness. The boat had reached the port and everybody had to leave. I looked around but she was nowhere to be seen. To this day I feel grateful and still wonder why she did all of this. I kept the spoon, like a humble lucky charm.

I was walking my dog and get cat called often, I try to ignore it and just keep walking. One day I was walking her and someone stuck behind a school bus hollered at me and I actually acknowledged them and they ask if Taylor was wiener dog (she is) made my day. I love my dog so any acknowledgment of her makes me crazy happy.

I once worked as a cashier and this lady comes up with a bunch of great tulips. I said how pretty, and something about my hoping there will be any left when I go home. She came back a few minutes later with another bunch, paid for them and gave them to me.

I don't really think the buying alcoholic drinks is a good idea if the person isn't already drinking. Alcoholism is quite common (and invisible as in you can't tell who is one or not) and that would be the type of thing that could push people to relapse. A general rule is to not buy people you don't know alcohol.

I feel like some of these are just guys hitting on women, but spun in a cute way.