Today is Monday, December 1st, 2008; Karen's Korner #1456

This is the third of three parts of gifts to give any time of the year. You won't have to stand in line to pay for them or participate in BLACK FRIDAY shopping. Read them all and select a couple which you can do in the next day or week:
 
101 gifts to give for Christmas or all year long:
 
Read something uplifting to someone.
Do what you value and value what you do.
If you see litter on the sidewalk, pick it up instad of walking over it.
Be genuine.
Walk tall.
Never miss an opportunity to be affectionate to your loved ones.
Invite a loved one to snuggle and lie on the grass on a summer's night while you look at the stars.
Look for something beautiful in one person every day.
Take someone on a surprise outing.
Ask a friend for help, even when you don't need it.
 
Be quiet in a library.
Help someone change a tire.
Tell a bedtime story to a little one or ask the little one to tell you a story.
Share your vitamin C.
Give a blanket to a homeless person.
Mail someone a poem.
Leave your letter carrier a little gift.
Point out the beauty and wonder of nature to those you love.
Allow someone a mistake.
Allow yourself several mistakes.
 
Take someone to the circus.
Use just one parking space.
Consdier a different point of view.
Let your partner win at golf.
Forgive an old grudge.
Talk with a lonely child.
Laugh at an old joke.
Take the kids to the park.
Be the 'eyes and ears' for your friends.
Buy the wine your partner likes.
 
Let go of the urge to be critical of someone.
 
~~ Hanoch and Meladee McCarty
Excerpted from Acts of Kindness
 
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