I love spreading joy to others, but more than that, I love how easy it is to get into the habit of spreading joy. A new year is upon us and it is my goal to help you see just how easy it is to get into the habit of spreading JOY.
The 30 Day Challenge – ONE thing a day for someone else, on purpose. That’s all it takes. It can be for family, friends or random people. Your mind will be looking, thinking and preparing for ways of spreading joy in no time. This can be anything to help make a difference. It can be a smile, it can be an encouraging email or text message.
The sky is the limit here and it is NOT hard to do this. By the end of the month you’ll have gotten yourself into the habit of spreading joy and it will be a natural thing for you to do as you meander through your day. Being aware of opportunities is key and this challenge is designed to get you thinking and looking for ways to make a difference each day.
Here is the challenge.
Will you publicly join me in developing this habit of spreading joy? If so, please let me know. I’d like to add your name here to a list – so that I won’t forget who is joining me, but so that I can encourage you too. If you are on twitter, please include your twitter name, cause I’m old and forgetful like that!
Together we can journal our daily acts of joy. I will write in my journal each day about what was done and then every 3 days or so, come back here and update things in the comment section. I would encourage you to do so as well. This will encourage everyone that is participating.
I’ve done this challenge publicly before and here is a link to how it turned out.
I would love to hear how this challenge affected your daily outlook, if you had any troubles and just over all, how it made your heart feel, to think, plan and then execute this challenge.
Ideas to get you going:
- Give away reesecups and Little Debbie Cakes randomly
- Have a NO chore day for family
- Leave the closer parking space for someone else
- Purchase a book of stamps and mail to Spreading Joy
- Recycle, recycle, recycle
- Have a “Eat dessert first” night with your family.
- Make a financial donation to Spreading Joy, see if your company matches charitable giving – 2 acts in one
- Meet someone for coffee and purchase it for them. Enjoy the chat.
- Sign up for this challenge and invite others to do so as well!
There are some ideas to get you going. If you need more, don’t forget that there are a total of 100 ways of making a difference WITHOUT spending one single penny listed here and here on this web site.
Are you ready to take the challenge? Are you ready to develop the habit of spreading joy?
Those taking the 30 day challenge:
IF we all do just 1 act of JOY a day – so far we are up to 217 #actsofJOY for the month!! wow. I’m so excited to be making a difference this way!! Thanks for JOYning me!!
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I’m in!
Sharon and Angie – thank you sooo much for taking this challenge with me!!
I know your hearts will be soaring by the end of the month!
big {{HUGS}}
Spreading JOY Daily
Marie
@spreadingJOY
I’m definately in @LifeVerse
whahooo thank you!!! i appreciate you sooo much!!!
Count me in and I have tweeted it too! You can find me @sweetshel Happy New Year to you!
Marie, I am so happy to join in with you on these 30 days of Spreading Joy! =)
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So, 2011 is off to a fantabulous start!! Spreading JOY daily is soo easy and wonderful. Don’t focus on what you do or for whom you do it… just do something for others.
Here is how my first few days are looking!
1/1/11 – reesecup mini’s for 4 special ppl in my world
1/2/11 – card of appreciation and encouraging email
1/3/11 – mailed reesecups to someone who makes me smile often
1/4/11 – spent extra time praying for a wonderful friend and grandchild.
so, there you have it! – Its not to late to JOYn in and develop a habit of spreading joy DAILY!!
tell me – how are you spreading JOY?
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I signed up… Happy to follow in His footsteps and will let the Spirit guide me.
1/5/11 Mailed cards of appreciation
1/6/11 left 3 “joy packs” for ppl (little things in cello baggie)
1/7/11 family time – dinner and a movie
1/8/11 took gifts to a friend – book, necklace, game
1/9/11 made monetary gift to spreading joy
1/10/11 blog comments & gave out little debbie nutter bars
1/11/11 gave out more little debbie nutter butter bars this morning already 🙂
are you doing things for others each day? how is it shaping up? are you developing a wonderful habit of spreadingJOY? tell me here some of the things you are doing.
{{HUGS}} yall
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1/1/11 – Used GoodSearch for Spreading Joy
1/2/11 – Wrote letters to friends
1/3/11 – Sent cards to friends
1/4/11 – Started a children’s book drive
1/5/11 – Donated money
1/6/11 – Volunteered at animal shelter
1/7/11 – Sent e-card to a friend
1/8/11 – Washed dishes for my mom
1/9/11 – Cleaned house for mom
1/10/11 – Clicked around on ‘free click sites’ for charity
1/11/11 – Clicked around on ‘free click sites’ for charity
1/12/11 – Donated money
1/13/11 – Spent time with sister
wow!! you are off to an ahhhmazing start! Thank you for updating here and letting me know!! HOW are you feeling? Are you seeing more opportunities?
Thank you for participating and sharing!! YOU made my day!
{{HUGS}}
@spreadingJOY
I’m a bit late on the draw, but I’m here. Thanks for doing this, Marie.
YOU are never ever ever too late Susan!!
Thank you!!
Big {{HUGS}}
@spreadingJOY
OK – here is how I’m spreading joy so far this month!! from where I left off at the 11th.
1/12/11 – sent encouraging email
1/13/11 – mailed 2 cards
1/14/11 – Gave book & necklace away, dropped toiletries off at homeless shelter And dropped some encouraging things off at the battered womens shelters. (folders with SJ articles as promised from Christmas for those with no internet access)
1/15/11 – sent books to Angie’s Book drive (@GodsWordisTruth)
1/16/11 – magazines to nursing home, cute calendars to Mom and Angie, blog comments and made a financial contribution to Spreading JOY
1/17/11 – Told someone new about spreading joy (spreading the word) and used good search
1/18/11 – gave subway cookies to pizza place employees
1/19/11 – sent 10 greetums cards http://www.greetums.com
1/20/11 – bought Megan a perfect looking cupcake
1/21/11 – hot fudge sundae to lady in burger king
1/22/11 – took gift to a new friend
1/23/11 – made financial contribution to spreading JOY
1/24/11 – made donation to surrender40 homeless ministry
whew!!! there you have it – and its almost the 25th already – and i already have planned what I’ll be doing for spreading JOY!! *grinning*
so, tell me…. how are YOU spreading JOY? hmmmm??
{{HUGS}} yall
Marie
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yes, count me in:)
1/14/11 – Clicked around on ‘free click sites’ for charity
1/15/11 – Volunteered at animal shelter
1/16/11 – Sent ‘happy’ picture texts
1/17/11 – Sent ‘happy’ picture texts
1/18/11 – Bought hot chocolates for my sisters
1/19/11 – Clicked around on ‘free click sites’ for charity
1/20/11 – Sent encouraging email
1/21/11 – Volunteered at animal shelter
1/22/11 – Sent cards
1/23/11 – Sent e-cards
Angie – wow, thank you for this! I’m so excited to see how you have been spreading joy with me this month! Has been an ahhhhmazing month so far!!
I know your heart has been flooded with great joy as you’ve done for others!
big {{HUGS}}
@spreadingJOY
1/25/11 – Sent several encouraging emails
1/26/11 – Cookies 4 Coworker
1/27/11 – Left several blog comments
1/28/11 – Treated Angie out to lunch, coffee and dinner 🙂 luv my sis
1/29/11 – Greeted everyone with a HUGE smile! One person even said “you have been a bundle of JOY since you’ve walked in” – HE made MY day!
1/30/11 – Left larger than deserved tip – sent Greetums e-cards
1/31/11 – made a donation to valentines effort at afiveoh4uplifting.org
So, that completes my MONTH of giving. I plan each day to make a difference for someone. I look for opportunities and find that the more I look, the more that present themselves.
Spreading joy is soooo easy!!
Thanks for how YOU are spreading joy!