All day today, refuse to use any of your electronic communication devices. This means no watching TV (unplug it), no using your cell phone (turn it off) and no talking on your traditional phone (take it off the hook). Bonus Activity: Cancel your subscription to your cable, satellite &/or digital TV.
Gently greet every baby you see today and lovingly welcome it to Life … Bonus Activity: Remind an adult human friend that today is the first day of the rest of his/her Life — and then gently & sincerely welcome him/her to Life as well.
Massage each of your own hands for 10 minutes each … This evening, do the same for your feet. Bonus Activity: While doing so, vividly envision how you are going to use your newly rejuvenated appendages to soothe the sufferings of others in the near future.
On the way to work or school this morning, walk at least part of the way, after having encountered someone interesting. Pay attention to the way they move and then subtly emulate their walk from afar … For the rest of the day, pause every hour to notice others’ different styles of Being, and then […]
Write three (3) emails this morning – one to a family member or friend, one to an associate, and one to a stranger or an enemy … The content of the mails should be almost identical, wishing their recipients well. Include messages of Kindness & Gratitude, and include a joke &/or a funny cartoon of […]
Challenge traditional “style” today by wearing something “outrageous” (e.g. color un-coordination, plaids with stripes with polka-dots, a tie with a t-shirt, socks with sandals, etc.). Be creative and have fun. Be sure not to tell anyone that you are “dressing up”. Act – no, choose to believe – that your “bizarre” outfit is completely acceptable, […]
Go to a local hospital and head to the cancer ward (or other part of the facility where terminally ill patients are staying). Bring a flowering plant (avoid cut flowers that will soon wilt) … Visit with the patients there — Listen to their stories, bring them cartoons or tell them jokes. Tell them about […]
Go through all your clothes this morning, making a pile of the items that you rarely use &/or don’t truly “need” (& maybe calling a few neighbors to encourage them to do the same). Items that are “in season” and yet have not been worn in over three weeks go into the pile, as do […]
You are special and amazing. Indeed, you are the only YOU alive today and the only YOU who has ever lived. You have Gifts to give and Services to render that no other human on the planet can give or provide even half as well. Now, while remembering these Truth-full thoughts, make “grand entrances” all […]
To get through our days, we tend to rely primarily on our vision, and secondarily on our sense of hearing. As a result, our other senses have become dampened from lack of use … So this morning, wear earplugs and pay attention to how Life changes. Keep them in through lunchtime. Afterwards, remove them and […]
All day today (at least once per hour), greet strangers warmly. Be the first to say “Hello” to them. Mention what a Wonder-full day it is, often ask if there is anything you can do for them, and part from them with a sincere “Peace be with you” … Note: Remember to Be Kind regardless […]
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