1) When you see something that you think a friend would like, and it's cheap, get it for them! They'll be really happy about the thought and you'll only be out a couple bucks.
2) After the holidays when the candy is on sale, buy a bag and take it to your favorite shop for the employees and customers. (I also do this on Valentine's Day, because my true love is books and while they can't eat chocolate the people who sell them can.)
3) Write letters. Write to your family and friends. Write fan mail to your favorite author or celebrity. Write a "thank you" card to a company that publishes your favorite book series. There's something about paper mail that warms the heart more than email can.
4) Give blood. It's not much fun, but it helps people.
5) Take a page from Diane Duane's Wizardry series philosophy and imagine that we notice problems because we're able to help with them. "You found it, you fix it." Of course we can't fix everything but imagining that the gods have set things up as challenges to each of us specifically… I don't know. It makes me try harder.
6) Carry a leash and dog treats in your car in case you see a loose dog in a dog-dangerous place. Then you can try to catch it and return it to its owner. But don't approach a dog that seems aggressive; keep your skin whole for future adventures!
7) Remember retail jobs can resemble the underworld, complete with wraiths and walking skeletons trying to suck your life energy. Smile and be polite; don't be a wraith.
8) Learn to express yourself with discretion; say, "That's not my kind of thing" instead of, "That sucks!" and, "I disagree, and here's why…" instead of "You're wrong!" or worse, "You're lying!" When you disagree with someone, try to think logically about the reasons and express that clearly and without spite.
9) Make an effort to type with correct punctuation and spelling. This spares many people headaches, and will help you win respect.
10) Remember that sometimes the best way to help someone is to stop helping and let the results of their actions hit like a ton of bricks. That may be the only way to help a person learn, even if they don't like you much afterwards.
1. Listen~ It's a horrible feeling to think that people don't care about what you're saying. Show people that their opinions matter.
2. Speak~ If no one says anything for what is good or against what is wrong, nothing will ever change for the better.
3. Stand~ Back your words with actions, or they're just complaints.
4. Persevere~ There's no use in wasting your time on something that you don't have the will to finish.
5. Appreciate~ There's so much that's beautiful in this world; it'd be a shame to live a whole life without noticing it.
6. Guard~ Not only others, but yourself. Darkness creeps in when the light is pointed the other way.
7. Accept~ Change what you can, but don't kill yourself over the things you can't. Though often it's difficult to tell the difference, life is much less stressful if you try to take things in stride.
8. Respect~ People are much more willing to listen and take your advice if you treat them with respect. All may not respect you in return, but the ones who do will be truer friends.
9. Forgive~ If you taste something bitter, then you spit it out. So why should it be any different with bitter emotions? Yes, the things that people do to you can hurt...a lot. But resentment certainly doesn't make you feel any better.
10. Love~ To love and be loved is one of the greatest gifts given to humankind- so give and receive it.
1) Help some one in need. You may find yourself in a similar situation someday and wish there was someone to help.
2) Think before you act (or don't act). It's often better to limit the regret in your life and hindsight is 20/20.
3) Go a little out of your way, like holding the door open for someone. It's surprising what a difference something small can make.
4) Remember to be courteous and polite to others. Many people seem to have forgotten this.
5) Brighten somebody's day, whether it be with a smile, wave, or other friendly gesture. This may seem cliche, but it still rings true.
6) Learn something new about someone. Let them know you care by taking an interest in their lives.
7) Be trustworthy. Don't make promises you can't keep or break those that you do.
8) Treat others with the respect you wish to be treated with. Refrain from making judgments about others.
9) Go the extra mile. If someone asks you to go one, why not go two?
10) Be an example for others to live by.
1. Say thank you to anyone who does anything for you, even if its very small!
2. Smile at everyone, including strangers.
3. Next time someone does something that annoys you, forgive them.
4. Donate money or something you don't need, to a charity near you.
5. If you see a homeless person, buy them some food, maybe a cookie or even a full meal.
6. If one of your friends are going through a difficult time in life, send them a card or go and visit them, to show them you care.
7. If you have a girl friend who you love, give them as much attention as you can.
8. If you're at school and there is a child in your class that nobody likes, try to make friends with them and show them that those at school who are nasty to them are wrong.
9. When you have been served by a waiter at a restaurant, tip them generously.
10. If you live at home and your mother has gone out shopping, go out to meet her and help her carry things home.
1. Donate old items to charity.
2. Help out at your local homeless shelter.
3. Keep an eye out for people in need and lend a helping hand.
4. Remain close to your family and friends - no matter what.
5. Wave to people, even if you don't know them. A simple friendly greeting like that can brighten anyone's day.
6. Help out in food drives by donating what you can.
7. Do household chores without being asked.
8. Find someone sitting alone at lunch and offer to keep them company.
9. Be a penpal to someone in another country.
10. Share what you have willingly.
1. Give canned goods to the mail carriers when they collect food for the food banks.
2. Donate clothes that have been outgrown (but not worn out) to a local charity.
3. Clean out your old toys and stuffed animals and give them to charities...or the stuffed animals that are in new condition to "Toys for Tots."
4. Help a person who is a little short on cash in a store.
5. Buy a homeless person a hot meal (if female: don't do this alone).
6. Smile, even when you don't feel like smiling, as smiles can be contagious and may brighten someone's day.
7. Tutor a child who is struggling in a class.
8. Become a Big Brother or a Big Sister to help influence the life of a child who does not have any strong role models.
9. Send cards to people you know are going through tough times so that they know someone's thinking about them and that they're not alone.
10. Go to an animal shelter and adopt. No one else may consider this heroism, but to that animal, you just saved it's life.
1) Smile at people, even if you don't know them
2) Thank people for everything, even if they are just doing their jobs
3) Ask about other people, how they are and how their day went
4) Call a friend or an acquaintence just to say hi
5) Send cards to people who aren't expecting any
6) Hug someone (although, probably someone you know would be best)
7) Leave a waiter a large tip or tell someone at a cash register to keep the
change
8) Pick up litter and throw it out
9) Give money or food to a homeless person or a shelter (keep in mind that
money and non-perishables can be mailed to shelters, making this one even
easier!)
10) Tell someone you love them and mean it.
1. Picking up stray garbage on the side of the road when I go walking.
2. Calling a friend who lives far away and lives alone to tell her I am thinking of her, and remind her she is loved.
3. Finding the good in people who are brash and irritating to me at work, and focusing on that spark of goodness while talking with them. Often these are the lonely and angry people who just want to be understood - taking that extra time and smiling really works wonders.
4. Warning people who come to me for tattoos of names of "the curse" that comes along with it, and helping them to find an image that might suit their desire better than a written tattoo. If they still insist on getting a name, then doing it to the best of my ability - they'll wear it for life!
5. Picking up small gifts that friends and family would really love when I come across them, like a small werewolf figurine for my coworker that I knew he'd really dig, and giving it the very next day instead of waiting for a holiday.
6. Realizing that spending time talking, playing and generally enjoying my boyfriend's company (and anyone else's as well), is much more fun for both of us than watching TV shows we don't care about. Taking the time to really be with people instead of sitting near them and doing something else.
7. Making the time to be there for the really important events in a person's life who you care about. Even if it's incovenient to me, it's well worth a long drive to make it for a birthday party, or make it to a graduation ceremony - these things only come once, and mean a lot to the people who earned it!
8. Always being the one to do the dishes, and never complaining.
9. Offering to stay late at work to help clean the office downstairs, or do whatever needs to be done so that my boss can spend a little more time with his new sons.
10. Not spreading gossip, no matter how tempting. And when speaking about others, to try and focus on the good side of whatever is going on. This isn't to say to lie or gloss over bad events, but to not focus on the negative in interacting with others.
1 - Stay grounded and rooted in your faith ... whatever shape that may
take
for you.
2 - Illuminate
3 - Appreciate
4 - Praise
5 - Listen
6 - Communicate
7 - Facilitate
8 - Enlighten
9 - Greet each new day with a thankful heart and feel your many blessings
wash over you ... then pass that feeling forward.
10 - Let love be your motive in all things. Love the animals, the earth
and
water and air as your brothers and sisters. Open your eyes to see clearly
that the Divine lives in each blade of grass, each grain of sand, each
snail, and ant.
For we should be pioneers in the journey toward that realm in which the lion, lamb, and human child can lie down together in peace.
10 Things paladins do (are, say or don't)
1. Paladins are loyal and places friendship above all.
2. Paladins are citizens of the world, they think that people from different backgrounds are all potential friends.
3. Paladins are forgiving.
4. paladins think that there is no evil people, just people who took the wrong path by mistake.
5. Paladins don't hesitate to tell their friend when they think their friends are making a mistake.
6. Paladins say "I think there is another way" rather than "you're wrong".
7. Paladins always offer their help but respect the wish of who doesn't want to be helped.
8. Paladins do not seek for fame.
9. Paladins think no task is too small of too big.
10. paladins know these rules only seem simple. They do their best to live by them.
1.) Be courteous at all times.
2.) Stand up for those who cannot do it for themselves. Don’t
forget to stand up for yourself though, if you are being treated
unfairly.
3.) If you can afford to, donate money or time to charitable organizations.
4.) Treat children and young people with respect and attention – they
are the future, after all.
5.) Try and get out for fresh air and exercise every day.
6.) Stay in touch with family and friends through letters, cards,
e-mails and the like.
7.) Adopt a pet from an animal shelter in preference to one from
a breeder.
8.) Be open-minded and tolerant with those who hold different beliefs.
9.) Say “I Love You” more often to the people you care for.
Let them know how much they mean to you.
10.) Aim to do a good deed every day, even if it is only something
small.
