This morning, go through your journals, newspapers, periodicals and books until you find a “favorite” cartoon &/or joke (making sure that it is a Respect-full & uplifting one, of course). Then during the day, make 15 copies of it and distribute it to 5 friends, 5 associates & 5 strangers — encouraging each one of […]
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Find someone in your neighborhood who has no immediate family nearby and invite them – along with a few of your friends to lunch or dinner … Bonus Activity: Find someone in your immediate neighborhood who cannot/does not drive and offer to give them a ride somewhere.
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Make it a point to slow down today and consciously eat your food. To help yourself focus on this task, chew every mouthful at least 18 times. Taste every bite and feel its sustenance entering your mind-body. Remember to eat cruelty free while you do so, and remember to be deeply Thank-full while you do […]
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Take time this morning to note your favorite musician &/or artist. Then, write a note of thanks for their beautiful, inspiring Work. If they still live, send them that note of thanks … Later today, make a point to listen to three (3) different songs from your favorite musician at three (3) different times. Do […]
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Contact a local juvenile detention center and ask them about their current donation needs (e.g. foodstuffs, sporting equipment, games, cards, etc). Procure what you can today and drop it off for them. Remember to include some uplifting books, along with some notes of encouragement for the “residents” as well. Leave your email address &/or phone […]
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Write letters to both your Mother and Father today to simply thank them for your life. Mail them as well … If one or both of your parents has already “passed on”, visit their grave(s) instead, spruce up their grave-site(s) and leaving the letter(s) there as you depart. Remember to say “Thank You” out loud […]
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Take a few moments this morning and calculate the monetary worth of half of your yesterday’s salary. Obtain this amount of money and at lunchtime, give half of it to the first homeless person you meet who doesn’t ask for any money. After work, give the second half to the first homeless person thereafter who […]
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We have been so conditioned to want or envy what we haven’t got in our lives that many of us forget that true Happiness is always a choice (regardless of what we have or don’t have, and regardless of what has or has not happened for us) … With this thought in mind, dedicate today […]
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This morning, make or obtain three (3) small Gifts and include personal notes of Appreciation with each of them. Later in the day, take a ride on three (3) different buses or taxis; saying “Hello” to each driver as you get on and thanking each one sincerely for the ride when departing — giving each […]
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Go to a local coffee shop this morning (preferably not a branch of a large chain), buy 10 different cups of coffee (making sure the baristas use only soy or almond milk – seeing as how cow dairy is carcinogenic), and then take them to a local hospital’s ICU ward waiting room and give them […]
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As you head out this morning, tarry several small plastic bags with you, and dedicate the entire day to picking up much (or even most — or even all) of the litter you see …
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