LIVE LIFE WITH ABANDON

This one life is all you've got. So, above all else, live it with unbridled abandon and openhearted curiosity. Be brave. Allow creativity to be your guide. Live as if no one else were watching. Dance. Play. Sing out loud. Make the kind of magic that dreams are built of.

Sent in by BL

SO SIMPLE, BUT SO VERY POWERFUL

Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be. 

The difference between ORDINARY and extraORDINARY is that little "extra" .

Just believe in yourself.  Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.

I survived because the fire inside me burned much brighter than the fire around me.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

Be absolutely fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.

Staying positive doesn't mean you have to be happy all of the time.  It just means that even on hard days you know that there are better ones coming.

Whether think you can or think you can't.  You will be right...

The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you will need for the struggles of tomorrow.

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HOW TO KICK OFF KINDNESS

Here are some simple and easy ways to SPREAD THE JOY and demonstrate acts of kindness.  Everyone can do something.  There are opportunities everyday and the gesture doesn’t have to be big…..actually, sometimes the simplest act of kindness can have the greatest impact.  You can be that person who impacts someone’s life.  So, why not give it a try!

Be encouraging

Be courteous to service workers, wait staff, cashiers….i.e. your local grocery check out person.

Drop off treats to your local firehouse or police station.

Donate old clothes.

Give a compliment to someone you know or a stranger.

Help someone without being asked.

Hold the door or elevator.

Leave a generous tip at a restaurant.

Offer to take someone’s grocery cart to the cart return.

Offer to take a photo for a group when you see that one member can’t be in the photo.

Take a meal to someone who is sick.

Say “please” or “thank you”.

Shop locally owned business.

Smile at people you pass or while standing in line.

Compliment a manager or supervisor when you receive good service.

Write a fun note in chalk on the sidewalk.

Visit your local nursing home.  Some of the residents have no one.

Be present.

Give a hug (if a stranger, ask first for permission)

Leave a note in your hotel room’s nightstand for the next person.  Remind them of how special they are.  It’ll make their day.

Pay for the person behind you at the drive thru or coffee shop.

Practice empathy.

Ask questions.  People love to talk about their lives with someone who truly listens and is interested.  You may be surprised what you learn.

Forgive a debt.

Encourage someone to pursue a dream.

Buy a lottery ticket and give it to some…..a cashier, waiter, clerk, mailperson, bus driver.

Make eye contact (???)

Say hello to anyone you pass.

Stop and let a pedestrian cross the street.

Offer the gardner, plumber, handyman a cup of coffee or water.

Give your seat on a plane so a couple can sit together.

Talk to the person at the party that doesn’t know anyone.

Help a neighbor take in their groceries.

Buy a gift card and give it to stranger.

Leave a sticky not with a positive message in a public place.

Bring in a neighbor’s trash cans.

While driving, let someone merge in front of you.

Send an email to a teacher, boss or someone that has positively impacted your life.

Give a flower to a stranger.

Pick up trash on the street, sidewalk, park.

Buy a lottery ticket and give it to a cashier, clerk, waiter/waitress, housekeeper, bus driver.

Sent in by TL

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