Day 28! Today’s Challenge: Pay the toll for the person behind you. Crossing a toll bridge? Choose the cash lane and pay for the car behind you. No toll bridges around you? Pay for the person behind you in the drive though (or even part of it), buy coffee for the next person in line, or […]
Day 27! Today’s Challenge: Instead of just thinking it – compliment someone. Have you ever been impressed by someone, but kept it to yourself? Did you like someone’s attitude, the way she handled a situation, or the quality of service she provided? Did you tell her? Instead of just thinking about what you like, tell that […]
Day 26! Today’s Challenge: Pick up some trash in the road or along a walkway. Make your neighborhood a little nicer for others by simply cleaning up after someone else. Share your experience with us in the comments or by using #spinkindness on Facebook or Twitter!
Day 25! Today’s Challenge: Leave a copy of your favorite book in a public place. Share what you love! Be sure to attach a note to let the finder know the copy is meant for them. Encourage them to do the same. Share your experience with us in the comments or by using #spinkindness on […]
Day 24! Today’s Challenge: Start a savings bank for a cause. What do you believe in? What’s important? How do you support your beliefs? Think of an issue you are very passionate about and would like to do more about if you had the time. Then, start a savings account — at a bank or just […]
Day 23! Today’s Challenge: Buy and extra bag of dog or cat food and donate it to a local shelter It’s not just people who suffer from hunger. Thankfully, there are lots of great shelters who take in animals in need of homes and food. But, all too often, these shelters are short on funds and […]
Day 22! Today’s Challenge: Stop a Complaint – before you save. Then, forget about it. It’s just so easy to complain. We are tired and overworked. Then, the waitress takes forever, messed up the order, and seems irritable. Or, a friend asks about your day and you immediately jump to all the bad things that have […]
Day 21! Today’s Challenge: Leave some extra stamps at the post office You’ve been there. You need one stamp, but you have to wait in line or buy a book of 20 or more. Wouldn’t it be a treat if there was just an extra stamp lying there on the counter or taped to the postage […]
Day 20! Today’s Challenge: Donate an hour of your professional services We tend to think of our skills as something to sell. Whether you cut hair, provide marketing services, clean houses, do accounting, or are still in school, you have skills that would be a great gift to another person. Make a “gift certificate” for an […]
Day 19! It’s Monday, but also an important Holiday! Today’s Challenge: Leave a bag of recycling for someone else to cash in It’s a simple surprise that may mean a lot to someone! Instead of turning in all those cans and bottles yourself, leave a bag for someone else to cash in. Rules and processes for […]