1. Leave a post-it note with a nice message in public for the finder to read.
2. Post a letter from Santa to a kid. They’ll love the surprise of getting post addressed to them. (I saw this one on a LinkedIN contact post)
3. A random act of kindness. (eg. Pay for the next person’s coffee at the café)
4. Find a not-for-profit org to volunteer in or donate unused household items to.
5. Visit a hospital (maybe a kids ward) and drop off some toys or flowers. Maybe ask the nurses “who’s in need of companionship” and visit that person, smile, read them a book or just listen to their story [it can sometimes make all the difference])
6. Take the time to write a nice letter to those you care about. (not a text message, not an ecard, but an actual letter)
7. Forgive yourself for anything you regret doing this year.
Commit to doing at least one of these things this week. You might find it’s easier than you think, and you may find your sanity & spirit lifted when you decide to do something like this once a week… for the rest of the year? For 2011 too? Maybe for the rest of your life? How crazy would it be if you &everyone you know did only 1 thing like that, weekly, for a year!
