This morning, jot down the names and business addresses of three (3) of the wealthiest people in your immediate community (or three of the wealthiest people you know). Then this afternoon, make a modest donation in their names (include their addresses as well) to a local charity of your choosing.
This morning, collect all the toiletries that you are not currently using (and have yet to open) and put them into a sack. Then this afternoon, drive or walk around to several local dentists and ask for toothbrush & toothpaste donations for the homeless. Do the same at any drugstores you happen across as well. […]
Go to three (3) vending machines in your community (preferably ones that have healthy snacks, fruit juices &/or water in them) and insert $5 into each. Then tape an anonymous note of Kindness over the machines’ money slots, explaining what you have done and wishing health & happiness upon the recipient(s) of your gift.
Take time today to express your Gratitude to all the service workers in your life (e.g. teachers, janitors, garbage wo/men, mail-delivery people, gas station attendants, librarians, firemen, policemen, ER doctors & nurses, etc), doing so with small gifts &/or verbal thanks … Remember that the more creative you get with the giving, the more potent […]
Even though it is frowned upon by current society, it is not against the law to wish a stranger well. With that in mind, this morning dial six (6) random numbers in the phone book and simply wish anyone who answers a nice day (answering machines count, as long as the messages you leave are […]
So many of our sentences are laced with the poisons of ignorant personal opinion &/or negative “judgmentalism.” With that in mind, go the entire day today without giving a personal opinion of any kind. Lend no advice, offer no analysis, state no critique, make no comparison, proffer no judgment, and elucidate no discernment. If you […]
Take a checkerboard downtown and challenge passersby to a quick game, being sure to lose on purpose without letting your opponent(s) know that you are doing so … If you have no checkerboard, you can do the same thing with tic-tac-toe on a sheet of paper. Most importantly, be openly Happy for others when they […]
Obtain a few non-competitive, sharing-focused &/or teamwork-building games (almost every toy store these days has at least a few) and then drop them off at a local elementary school … Bonus Activity: Invite three (3) friends and three (3) “enemies” to join you in taking a ropes course (or engage in any other team- […]
Buy some white sage (easily found at most health food stores) and take it to a vacant lot, derelict building, &/or any other “dreary” part of your town. Then light it & walk around Purpose-fully and Peace-fully for 15 minutes (or until the sage is burned up) …
Stare boldly at nine (9) different people today until they glance in your direction. Once they do so, smile and wave to them before moving on … Remember that this task is more than getting others to smile back (though this is important in & of itself). It is also re-minding them all on a […]
Take an umbrella to a local shopping center at midday today and offer to escort people to their cars. If it’s raining or gloomy outside, perfect. If it’s sunny out, shade on a hot day will feel just as fine … Life Tip: the gaudier the umbrella, the better.
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