Sometime today, borrow a friend’s car and drive it to a car wash. Get it thoroughly cleaned, fill it with gas, and return it (without using it for any personal errands). If you don’t have the money for the car wash &/or don’t want to drive, ask to borrow the car while your friend/neighbor is […]
Your body is the agent through which your life is lived (and through which all of your Good Deeds are performed), and as such it must be actively cared for in order to make your life potent and thereby meaning-full. With this in mind you might be tempted to pamper your “Temple” today – you […]
This morning, list your life’s major accomplishments. Then take your list with you and, at least once each hour throughout the day, pause to reflect on all the people who (and all the forces that) enabled your “successes” to come to fruition. Jot these “silent helpers” down next to each “accomplishment” on your list … […]
As you go about your day today, keep your sight focused above shoulder height as much as possible. Notice the myriad of wonders you never before realized while living life looking straight ahead or down at the ground. Bonus Activity: At least once per hour today, point out your Wonder-full re-Discoveries to another person(s).
Go about your day looking for the often-subtle-yet-omnipresent ways people are Kind to each other. At least once per hour, point out your observations to another person(s) so that they too can witness the “radical Kindness” that surrounds them every day … There is always Loving deeds nearby … Choose to look for them today […]
Every conscious being on Earth represents a dynamic interplay between two “selves” – the self-centered “ego-self” (concerned solely with its own survival via enhanced pleasure, secured comfort, &/or insulated safety) and the selflessly caring “True Self” (or conscience — concerned solely with engaging ways to serve others; to relieve their burdens or enhance their Joy). […]
Go all day today without looking into a mirror. Instead, carry a small hand-mirror with you and encourage others (at least 3 different people at 3 different times in 3 different places) to pause & gaze into their own eyes, using the introductory phrase: “Do you want to see something Beauty-full?”
This morning, make eight (8) low-cost “lunch bags” (containing a vegan sandwich, a granola bar, some soy yogurt, a piece of fruit, a bottle of water & an uplifting cartoon &/or quote in a card). Thereafter, distribute these “Blessing Bags” to the first eight (8) homeless people you encounter, remembering to look them in the […]
Today, leave work at least two (2) hours early to handle “an important personal matter.” Upon departing, spend the first half of the work-time missed alone in a park, museum, or church – someplace where peace and reflection come easy to you. Afterwards, spend the rest of your “bonus time” by (either anonymously or directly) […]
All day today, whenever you purchase anything, be it lunch or a newspaper or a cup of coffee, buy a second one and give the “extra” to a stranger.
Today is a day for “enlightened” conversation. Unusual queries stimulate the person asked to ponder their lives anew; to re-enter the Here&Now & re-assess Who they truly Are … With this in mind, replace all your typical verbal banalities with meaning-full questions &/or statements. Instead of the typical (& these days meaningless) “How are you […]
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