For all its “efficiency” & “productivity”, our man-made society has generally lost its ability to lend us focal points that are beautiful or wondrous. In essence, the bigger the city, the drearier it gets — with grime, shadow, & concrete seeming to dominate most cityscapes. It’s as such no surprise whatsoever that the average city-dweller […]
Do some research related to the recent good deeds done in your community (check back-issues of your community newspapers &/or ask your neighbors). Draw up a “Good Samaritan Certificate” and decorate it. Couple it with a small Gift and a note of congratulations, and anonymously leave it on the doorstep of one of the local […]
Head to your local library today and ask to anonymously pay some outstanding late-fees &/or other fines for another patron(s). Bonus Activity: While you’re at it, donate a few of your own books while you are there.
Upon setting out this morning, take along some gardening equipment and look for a yard or park or garden that needs some sprucing. Later, on the way home from work/school, head to the place you found and give it 30-60 minutes of your caring attention – cleaning what needs to be cleaned and sprucing what […]
This morning, go through a quote book (or go online), find a favorite inspirational &/or positive quote, write it down on a piece of paper, and take it with you when you head out the door. On the way to work/school, obtain a box of colored chalk (or take some colored chalk with you if […]
Take one of your favorite books with you this morning … Every few hours, go sit on a public bench (or in the “break room” at work) and read it aloud – backwards. Do so for three (3) minutes, three (3) times, in three (3) locations.
Mail at least $5 to three (3) different “random” people today, along with a note encouraging them to match your Gift and use the money to Do something Good for a stranger. If really strapped for cash, send only one person $10 with the same note attached.
Human beings are essentially “herd animals,” and as such we tend to mimic each other’s speech patterns &/or vocabulary. As a result, our words often become overused until they lose much of their potency (if not all of their deeper meaning). With this in mind, choose to speak cryptically today — intermittently using silence, cliché […]
Even though actual Humility has nothing at all to do with humiliation, it is often useful to “tone down” the ego by “humilifying” it – that is, consciously engaging actions that in which we are not very talented or proficient … With that in mind, this morning list three (3) actions or activities at which […]
Go to a local drugstore and shop for some atypical, “luxury” personal-care products (e.g. fingernail kits, nail polish, high quality body lotion, good shampoo & conditioner, foot-care products, etc.). Be creative in your purchasing, and then take half of them to a local homeless shelter and the other half to a local retirement home.
This morning, swing by a local grocery store and buy a big bag of potatoes, some vegan sour cream, some vegan butter, some chives &/or whatever other cruelty-free toppings strike your fancy. Then this afternoon, bake the potatoes as perfectly as you can, pack them into your car/van, and take them downtown to distribute them […]
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