47 days of #Do1NiceThing... Starting on a Wednesday (because its mid-week and nearly the weekend - count down and start your #Do1NiceThing challenge!)... If you don't like one of the challenges - challenge yourself to do something different!
Wednesday - Sunday
Engage in conversation with the people who serve you (e.g. shop keepers)
Say thank you to someone as they work and say how much you appreciate them
Call in on an elderly neighbour - take some cake, have a cup of tea and a chat
Shop locally and support local farmers, local veg growers and local shops
Walk round your neighbourhood and pick up litter
Monday - Sunday
Hold doors open for those behind you
Smile at people
Be a nice driver - spread road-calm!
Email / write to a local charity you think does a great work and thank them and those who volunteer
Organise a community clean up day for the next Bank Holiday weekend
Spread the niceness on Facebook and Twitter - compliment some of your friends
Take time to pray for your neighbours
Write a letter to a local emergency service and thank them for the work they do
Say hello to people
Look at joining or setting up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme
Spot ways of helping people and do it
Go on a thankful walk - see all the positive things you can be thankful for in your neighbourhood
Buy Fairtrade where you can today
Take a single person (young person, elderly person, single mum...) out for Sunday lunch
Buy seeds ready to create a wildlife garden (or tub or window box!)
Commit to collect used stamps for The Leprosy Mission
Catch a bus (#Do1NiceThing for the environment) and say thank you to the bus driver
Give a drink to a homeless person
Email / write to your MP and say thank you for representing you and that you are praying for them
Take a prayer walk round your neighbourhood and pray for needs
Take some flowers to mothers and grandmas on your street
Say sorry even when its not your fault!
Look for ways to volunteer one hour of your time for someone else
E-Mail your local councillors and say thank you for what they do and offer to pray for them
Start to plan a street party as part of the Big Lunch in June
Give away a book you think is worth reading
Pay for the drink of the person behind you in a coffee shop
Write some inspiration messages on Post-It notes and randomly leave on chairs at church or on people's doors!
Help someone down the stairs with a pram
Sit in a coffee shop and chat to some strangers
Offer your skills to someone else for free
Write a letter to the boss of someone who has given excellent customer service to tell them so
Clear out unwanted items and give to a charity shop
Organise a free car wash for your community
Take time to discover some new tourist attraction in your area (eg wildlife park, play area, etc)
Send flowers to a friend as a thank you for your friendship
Give a New Testament or inspirational book to someone you don't know
Take a box of chocolates to work and say thank you to your colleagues
Offer to wash people's feet
Put spare change in a charity box
Visit a local shop you have not visited before or in a while (support locally!)
Happy 47th Day of #Do1NiceThing - don't let the #Do1NiceThing campaign stop - carry on!
Please Tweet about and update your Facebook status as you do your daily challenge - encourage others to join in! Use #Do1NiceThing as a way of pooling all the mentions together...
Wednesday - Sunday
Engage in conversation with the people who serve you (e.g. shop keepers)
Say thank you to someone as they work and say how much you appreciate them
Call in on an elderly neighbour - take some cake, have a cup of tea and a chat
Shop locally and support local farmers, local veg growers and local shops
Walk round your neighbourhood and pick up litter
Monday - Sunday
Hold doors open for those behind you
Smile at people
Be a nice driver - spread road-calm!
Email / write to a local charity you think does a great work and thank them and those who volunteer
Organise a community clean up day for the next Bank Holiday weekend
Spread the niceness on Facebook and Twitter - compliment some of your friends
Take time to pray for your neighbours
Write a letter to a local emergency service and thank them for the work they do
Say hello to people
Look at joining or setting up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme
Spot ways of helping people and do it
Go on a thankful walk - see all the positive things you can be thankful for in your neighbourhood
Buy Fairtrade where you can today
Take a single person (young person, elderly person, single mum...) out for Sunday lunch
Buy seeds ready to create a wildlife garden (or tub or window box!)
Commit to collect used stamps for The Leprosy Mission
Catch a bus (#Do1NiceThing for the environment) and say thank you to the bus driver
Give a drink to a homeless person
Email / write to your MP and say thank you for representing you and that you are praying for them
Take a prayer walk round your neighbourhood and pray for needs
Take some flowers to mothers and grandmas on your street
Say sorry even when its not your fault!
Look for ways to volunteer one hour of your time for someone else
E-Mail your local councillors and say thank you for what they do and offer to pray for them
Start to plan a street party as part of the Big Lunch in June
Give away a book you think is worth reading
Pay for the drink of the person behind you in a coffee shop
Write some inspiration messages on Post-It notes and randomly leave on chairs at church or on people's doors!
Help someone down the stairs with a pram
Sit in a coffee shop and chat to some strangers
Offer your skills to someone else for free
Write a letter to the boss of someone who has given excellent customer service to tell them so
Clear out unwanted items and give to a charity shop
Organise a free car wash for your community
Take time to discover some new tourist attraction in your area (eg wildlife park, play area, etc)
Send flowers to a friend as a thank you for your friendship
Give a New Testament or inspirational book to someone you don't know
Take a box of chocolates to work and say thank you to your colleagues
Offer to wash people's feet
Put spare change in a charity box
Visit a local shop you have not visited before or in a while (support locally!)
Happy 47th Day of #Do1NiceThing - don't let the #Do1NiceThing campaign stop - carry on!
Please Tweet about and update your Facebook status as you do your daily challenge - encourage others to join in! Use #Do1NiceThing as a way of pooling all the mentions together...
