In our weekly series, we offer a little inspiration to kick-off your week.
Some simple wisdom, elegant and accessible. From one soul to another.
We hope it helps you ease into your Monday.
xo

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100 Ways to Make a Difference

• Foster an elephant for a year
• Volunteer at a homeless shelter
• Donate time to your local animal shelter
• Write a letter of thanks to a military service man/woman
• Teach someone something
• Post a photo on social media and pledge to donate $1 for every “like” to a charity
• Make a joyful piece of art and give it to a senior citizen
• Get rid of those canned goods at the next food drive
• Grab a backpack, fill it with school supplies and hand it out to a child in need
• Box up old clothing and blankets and donate to Goodwill or The Salvation Army
• Start a community garden
• Give a speech at a community college and offer to donate all ticket sales to the college
• Volunteer at a local community garden
• Host a ‘Selfless Supper’ in your home, charge a small fee and donate all proceeds to a charity
• Make a work of art and auction it off for your favorite organization
• Offload some old books and donate to the local library
• Write a poem and give it to a random stranger
• Drop Truthbomb cards around town
• Share your snacks with someone on the bus
• Apply the principle of ‘Buy one, Give one’ overtime you purchase something this year
• Give up your birthday for Charity Water
• Read books or play music with the kiddos at a children’s hospital
• Write a song for someone who really needs it (and send it to them)
• Cut your hair and donate to Locks of Love
• Have a good old fashioned bake sale and donate proceeds to a charity
• Compliment at least one person every single day
• Leave notes of thanks to people who go above & beyond (your local barista, hair stylist, etc.)
• Write a letter to make amends with an estranged family member or friend
• Start composting (and help save the planet)
• Ease up on the gas by biking to work or around town on weekends
• Instead of taking leftovers home (and never eating them), give them to someone who’s hungry
• Plant a garden in your backyard (or even a windowsill)
• Stop drinking from plastic bottles, invest in a reuseable bottle instead
• Buy some fun kids books and donate them to a local school
• Gather a group of friends and start a trash pickup day to clean-up your neighborhood
• Support the lives and wellbeing of military families
• Try using reusable fabric gift wraps instead of paper
• Got an abundance of lemons from your yard? Donate them to a soup kitchen.
• Sit down with an eldery family member and listen + record their life story for posterity
• Host an educational night for you and your friends — learn about a new cause or issue you can engage with
• Advocate for healthy meal options at your kiddos school
• Write thank you notes to people, just because
• Plant a tree (or three)
• Try going sans meat for Meatless Monday
• Create a video of you and your family praising a school teacher, then send it to him/her
• Deliver meals to people in need
• Make this the year you start recycling properly
• Offer to shovel your eldery neighbors driveways during the winter months
• Start using reusable bags instead of paper and/or plastic
• Be a foster parent to a child
• Be a foster parent to a puppy or kitten
• Set up a “Free Hug” booth at your local craft fair or farmers market
• Turn the lights off when you leave the room to help save energy
• Write a letter to (or call) your local city representative and advocate for a positive change you’re passionate about
• Take lunch or dinner to people who have to work on a holiday (fire fighters, retail stores, etc.)
• Raise funds and help purchase playground equipment for a school in need
• When it’s time, VOTE
• Offer to do a grocery run for a family (or two) in need
• Drop off a care package to a new mommy
• Offer to babysit for a new mommy so she can have some solo time
• Try a potted Christmas tree, that you can re-use next year
• Invest in LED lights for your home
• Train for and do the AIDS ride
• Offer to hold the door for someone in need
• Vote with your dollars and buy fair trade, non-gmo foods
• Build a book exchange mailbox (leave used books for others to come and pick-up)
• Call your grandparents more often
• If your partner does all the cooking, try surprising them with a meal you’ve made
• Take a siblings-only vacation so you can get to know yours better
• Make some “Self-Care” kits (toothbrush, shampoo, soap, etc.) and give them out to the homeless
• Volunteer to put together a fun event at a nursing home
• Tutor a student who needs a little extra help
• Help build a house for someone with Habitat for Humanity, your local church, etc.
• Write a kind note to a military veteran
• Use your writing skills to spread the word about issues affecting your neighborhood
• Become a mentor to a college student
• Be a Big Brother or Big Sister to a child in need
• Join Team in Training and run a marathon to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• Do a Yoga-thon and raise money for a ‘cause
• Adopt a a family during the holidays
• Bring pre-cooked meals to someone who has lost a loved one
• Help make a sick child’s wish come true
• Knit a blanket or quilt and give to someone in need
• Make homemade cat toys for your local animal shelter
• Help clean up litter in your local park or beach
• Take a child who might never get to go, to a play or museum
• Surprise an eldery relative and take their car for an oil change
• Lend a compassion ear at a veteran’s service center
• Instead of a big birthday dinner, volunteer all day instead
• Make it a family affair, teach your children the value of giving back by involving them in community service
• Host a garage sale and donate all proceeds to a local arts organization
• Help cover up graffiti by painting a community mural
• Take your friendly pet to a senior center and let him/her work their furball magic
• Help a local theater company by volunteering back stage or as an usher
• Help edit a high-school or college student’s resume
• Utilize your company’s matching program and have them match donations to a charity
• Use your unique talents and offer them up to a person or company in need
• Have a “pay-what-you-can” day for a product or service you sell and donate proceeds
• Over tip your barista, bartender or other service personnel
• Work on becoming the best version of yourself you can be (change starts with #1)