101 Ways to Uplift Your Spirit & of Those Around You
by Do you want ideas on how to feel good and help others at the same time? Here are 101 ways to give your spirit a lift, while helping others in the process.
- Smile!
- Laugh!
- Contribute money towards the person’s bill behind you.
- Contribute toll money to the car behind you.
- Give away something from your closet today.
- Give away something from your closet for a week!
- Say “thank you” with genuine gratitude.
- Remember to ask with “please.”
- Listen on purpose: look people in the eye and be silent.
- Read a book to a child.
- Walk or run for a cause you’re passionate about.
- Write a letter of thank you when you see exceptional service.
- In heavy traffic on the road, let someone in front of you.
- Call someone you haven’t spoken to in awhile.
- Write a real letter or note and mail it (the old fashioned way)!
- Send a “thank you” card to your local fire department.
- Send a “thank you” card to your local police department.
- Be peaceful throughout your day.
- Cook something and bring it to work.
- Cook or bake your favorite dish and give it to your neighbor.
- After a snowstorm, shovel your neighbor’s sidewalk or even your entire block!
- After finishing a good book, give it away to a random stranger.
- Give your extra television at home to a homeless shelter.
- Say something nice to your boss.
- Bring flowers to your work.
- Visit a hospital and offer to volunteer.
- Visit a public library and volunteer to help someone learn to read.
- Sing!
- Offer your services for free for a day.
- Tell your children you love them.
- Tell your parents you love them.
- Tell anyone who is important to you that you love them!
- Write a love letter for your “significant other” and mail it.
- Bring your recycled cans and bottles to a recycling center and give them to someone in line.
- Open the door for someone.
- When a coworker is sick, call to find out if they need anything.
- The next time you buy a refreshment, take the extra change and give it as a tip to the person serving you, no matter how big or small.
- When stranded at the airport, buy a book for someone.
- When stranded at an airport, buy some water for a cranky child.
- Forgive someone.
- Write a letter of “thanks” to your Congressional representative, even if you don’t agree with his or her politics.
- Make a commitment to say nothing but nice things to people for an entire day.
- If people are gossiping about someone, find something nice to say about that person instead.
- Go to a nursing home and spend some time visiting with the people there.
- Read to an elderly person who can no longer do so for him or herself.
- Start your day by giving thanks for another day!
- Buy some ice cream and take it to your local daycare or pre-school.
- Look up a teacher who made a difference in your life and thank him or her.
- Become a Big Brother/Big Sister to someone.
- If you know another language, give some lessons to someone who wants to learn that language.
- Volunteer in your local school.
- Write a poem to someone who is important to you and give it to them.
- Identify a material possession that you have two of and give one away to someone who has none.
- Give a ride to someone who doesn’t own a car.
- Give up your seat to another on a crowded bus or train!
- Give money to the beggars on the street, without worry as to how they will spend it.
- Organize a free car wash in your neighborhood and any donations given can be passed onto a charity.
- Help bag the groceries of the person behind you in line at the supermarket.
- Make an anonymous contribution toward a cause you believe in.
- Pay for a child in need to go to summer camp.
- Buy some movie passes and give them to local teenagers.
- Give away your frequent flyer miles to someone who needs it.
- Help a friend or family move with no expectations.
- Ask an elderly person what life was like when they were young.
- Ask a young child what love means.
- Listen to teenagers.
- Become involved in whatever religious organization you belong to.
- Start your own non-profit organization.
- Plant trees.
- Grow your own herb garden and make herbal vinegars and oils as presents.
- Plant flowers and share them.
- Save an animal from your local animal shelter.
- Build a sand castle on the beach.
- Welcome a new neighbor to your neighborhood.
- Create a “healing” basket for a friend who is feeling down. Include bath or toiletry items, a good book, candles, lotions, a comedy movie, or any other ideas you have that will make the person feel
better. - Watch only comedy on television and in film.
- Buy a gift card and give it out randomly.
- Organize the kids at your school to collect extra change for a cause.
- Give back to whoever helped you (your community, church, school, etc.).
- Write a letter of gratitude to your local newspaper’s editorial section, expressing your appreciation
for the community you live in. - Take a child to the zoo.
- Write a letter to a member of our troops.
- This year, buy all your birthday presents and holiday gifts at a local Goodwill Store (or) similar
organization that provides jobs for the less fortunate. - Treat others on your birthday.
- Volunteer to help someone with their 0th wedding anniversary celebration.
- Donate your vacation or sick time to someone at your place of employment who needs it more
than you do. - Send anonymous cash to someone you know who needs it.
- Nominate someone for a makeover show.
- Take the time to write to the boss of the person who gives you exceptional service. Make sure the
boss knows how much you value their employee. - Organize a children’s crayon art drawing drive for display at local nursing homes and in assisted living facilities.
- Smile whenever you talk on the phone. Even though the other party cannot see you, they will feel you!
- Rake the leaves in someone else’s yard.
- Spend at least five minutes of your day, everyday, in silence.
- When someone shares their dream with you, make it a point to give them only words of encouragement.
- Always look for at least one positive element in the most negative of situations, no matter how bad it seems or feels.
- Get involved with a prison ministry.
- Buy a children’s magazine subscription for your local children’s hospital.
- When someone you know turns fifty years old, buy them their first year’s membership to AARP!
- Pick up litter you see on the ground and place it in the appropriate waste or recycling receptacle.
- Build a relationship with someone less fortunate than you.
- Be loving to all you meet!
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