One Good Deed a Day
INSIDE : Learn how to journal and do One Good Deed A Day with the help of this adorable little journal and prompt book. Perfect to get your mind in the right place as Thanksgiving nears.
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This post has been updated since it’s original publish date of November 2014.
As Thanksgiving is nearing, I found myself wanting to look outside my normal daily life and do good for others. I found the sweetest little book recently and bought it to help me start getting my mind and heart set for thankfulness.
I decided I would take the challenge of doing “One Good Deed a Day” and go through this gorgeous little book while documenting the start of it here with you all.
How to do good deeds
To start doing good deeds, find local organizations that need your help. This could be anything from working at a soup kitchen to tutoring children. You can also choose a cause that you care about and donate to it. Even a small donation can make a big difference.
Offer to help a neighbor or friend with chores, run errands or simply listen to their concerns is a simple way to be kind to others. And simple acts of kindness, like holding a door open or smiling at someone, can brighten their day.
Good deed book
Some of the days in this Good Deed book are really simple and others take a bit more work. There are definitely more pages than days in the month of November, so I decided to randomly open the pages and that will be my challenge of the day.
Would you like to take the challenge with me? You can find the One Good Deed A Day book on Amazon.
Day 1: Leave a favorite book on a bus or train for the next passenger to enjoy.
I don’t do any traveling by bus or train here in NM so I decided to give one of my favorite books to a friend. I passed along Shauna Niequest’s Cold Tangerines. Oh my, I adore that book of inspiration!
Day 2: Tell a stranger he is being a good parent.
I’m participating this Friday in a “Favorite Things” giveaway and was doing some shopping at Target in preparation for it. I found a mother in line ahead of me and her kids were trying her nerves you could tell. I gave her a smile and said, “I’ve got two of my own… it’s a rough job, but you’re doing great!”
Good Deed Ideas
- Compliment someone’s new haircut
- Spend quality time with loved ones.
- Donate blood to help save lives.
- Tuck your sweatheart in.
- Encourage someone.
- Pick up leaves or sticks from a neighbor’s yard.
- Volunteer your time at a local organization.
- Donate to a charity that you care about.
- Help a neighbor with chores or errands.
- Be kind to others by holding doors open or smiling.
- Send a sibling a reminder of childhood.
- Protect the environment by recycling and conserving energy.
- Leave someone a handwritten note
- Support local businesses by shopping locally.
- Educate yourself on important issues and advocate for change.
Are you as excited as I am about this new book? I’ll try to post each Sunday this month all the challenges I was able to accomplish!
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