Self-Care

July 3, 2019

“The options for helping are unlimited. You only have to open your mind to the possibilities for kindness; if you look with fresh eyes, they are all around you. Furthermore, no particular talent, measure of time, or amount of money is required. The deed may not be grand or complicated. […] You don’t have to be a Mother Teresa or the Dalai Lama; the acts can be small and brief.”

– Sonja Lyubomirsky

In the spirit of increasing both your own happiness (be selfish!) and starting a chain of positive events, we invite you to join the One Week Daily Deed Challenge. The details are simple: for one week, do at least one good deed, big or small, every day.          

Suggested Good Deeds/Random Acts of Kindness

•            Open the door for someone

•            Carry groceries or other items for a stranger

•            Pick up a piece of trash

•            Buy a stranger’s cup of coffee

•            Write someone a gratitude or thank you letter

•            Buy a stranger’s meal

•            Donate blood

•            Donate or serve a meal to someone less fortunate

•            Buy someone a book

•            Listen to a friend (or stranger) going through a challenging time

•            Let someone go ahead of you in line

•            Send flowers to someone for no reason

•            Give a heartfelt compliment

•            Give a random person a small gift

•            Leave a generous tip

•            Buy a homeless person a meal and listen to their story

•            Offer a stranger a hug

•            Do something special for a brother or sister

•            Support somebody’s creative project

•            Call a friend on their birthday

•            Welcome a new colleague to your work

•            Offer your seat to the elderly or expecting mothers

•            Help someone move

Think happiness isn’t all that important to health? Read more at https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/happiness-and-health#section6.

Be Well…

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